package gorm_test import ( "database/sql" "encoding/json" "os" "reflect" "testing" "github.com/jinzhu/gorm" ) func getPreloadUser(name string) *User { return getPreparedUser(name, "Preload") } func checkUserHasPreloadData(user User, t *testing.T) { u := getPreloadUser(user.Name) if user.BillingAddress.Address1 != u.BillingAddress.Address1 { t.Error("Failed to preload user's BillingAddress") } if user.ShippingAddress.Address1 != u.ShippingAddress.Address1 { t.Error("Failed to preload user's ShippingAddress") } if user.CreditCard.Number != u.CreditCard.Number { t.Error("Failed to preload user's CreditCard") } if user.Company.Name != u.Company.Name { t.Error("Failed to preload user's Company") } if len(user.Emails) != len(u.Emails) { t.Error("Failed to preload user's Emails") } else { var found int for _, e1 := range u.Emails { for _, e2 := range user.Emails { if e1.Email == e2.Email { found++ break } } } if found != len(u.Emails) { t.Error("Failed to preload user's email details") } } } func TestPreload(t *testing.T) { user1 := getPreloadUser("user1") DB.Save(user1) preloadDB := DB.Where("role = ?", "Preload").Preload("BillingAddress").Preload("ShippingAddress"). Preload("CreditCard").Preload("Emails").Preload("Company") var user User preloadDB.Find(&user) checkUserHasPreloadData(user, t) user2 := getPreloadUser("user2") DB.Save(user2) user3 := getPreloadUser("user3") DB.Save(user3) var users []User preloadDB.Find(&users) for _, user := range users { checkUserHasPreloadData(user, t) } var users2 []*User preloadDB.Find(&users2) for _, user := range users2 { checkUserHasPreloadData(*user, t) } var users3 []*User preloadDB.Preload("Emails", "email = ?", user3.Emails[0].Email).Find(&users3) for _, user := range users3 { if user.Name == user3.Name { if len(user.Emails) != 1 { t.Errorf("should only preload one emails for user3 when with condition") } } else if len(user.Emails) != 0 { t.Errorf("should not preload any emails for other users when with condition") } } } func TestNestedPreload1(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1 Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2 Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{Level2: Level2{Level1: Level1{Value: "value"}}} if err := DB.Create(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2").Preload("Level2.Level1").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } if err := DB.Preload("Level2").Preload("Level2.Level1").Find(&got, "name = ?", "not_found").Error; err != gorm.RecordNotFound { t.Error(err) } } func TestNestedPreload2(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1s []*Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2s []Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{ Level2s: []Level2{ { Level1s: []*Level1{ &Level1{Value: "value1"}, &Level1{Value: "value2"}, }, }, { Level1s: []*Level1{ &Level1{Value: "value3"}, }, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2s.Level1s").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestNestedPreload3(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1 Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { Name string ID uint Level2s []Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{ Level2s: []Level2{ {Level1: Level1{Value: "value1"}}, {Level1: Level1{Value: "value2"}}, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2s.Level1").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestNestedPreload4(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1s []Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2 Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{ Level2: Level2{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{Value: "value1"}, Level1{Value: "value2"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } // Slice: []Level3 func TestNestedPreload5(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1 Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2 Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := make([]Level3, 2) want[0] = Level3{Level2: Level2{Level1: Level1{Value: "value"}}} if err := DB.Create(&want[0]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want[1] = Level3{Level2: Level2{Level1: Level1{Value: "value2"}}} if err := DB.Create(&want[1]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2").Preload("Level2.Level1").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestNestedPreload6(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1s []Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2s []Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := make([]Level3, 2) want[0] = Level3{ Level2s: []Level2{ { Level1s: []Level1{ {Value: "value1"}, {Value: "value2"}, }, }, { Level1s: []Level1{ {Value: "value3"}, }, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[0]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want[1] = Level3{ Level2s: []Level2{ { Level1s: []Level1{ {Value: "value3"}, {Value: "value4"}, }, }, { Level1s: []Level1{ {Value: "value5"}, }, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[1]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2s.Level1s").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestNestedPreload7(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1 Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2s []Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := make([]Level3, 2) want[0] = Level3{ Level2s: []Level2{ {Level1: Level1{Value: "value1"}}, {Level1: Level1{Value: "value2"}}, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[0]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want[1] = Level3{ Level2s: []Level2{ {Level1: Level1{Value: "value3"}}, {Level1: Level1{Value: "value4"}}, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[1]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2s.Level1").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestNestedPreload8(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1s []Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2 Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := make([]Level3, 2) want[0] = Level3{ Level2: Level2{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{Value: "value1"}, Level1{Value: "value2"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[0]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want[1] = Level3{ Level2: Level2{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{Value: "value3"}, Level1{Value: "value4"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[1]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestNestedPreload9(t *testing.T) { type ( Level0 struct { ID uint Value string Level1ID uint } Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint Level2_1ID uint Level0s []Level0 } Level2 struct { ID uint Level1s []Level1 Level3ID uint } Level2_1 struct { ID uint Level1s []Level1 Level3ID uint } Level3 struct { ID uint Name string Level2 Level2 Level2_1 Level2_1 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2_1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level0{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}, &Level2_1{}, &Level0{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := make([]Level3, 2) want[0] = Level3{ Level2: Level2{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{Value: "value1"}, Level1{Value: "value2"}, }, }, Level2_1: Level2_1{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{ Value: "value1-1", Level0s: []Level0{{Value: "Level0-1"}}, }, Level1{ Value: "value2-2", Level0s: []Level0{{Value: "Level0-2"}}, }, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[0]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want[1] = Level3{ Level2: Level2{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{Value: "value3"}, Level1{Value: "value4"}, }, }, Level2_1: Level2_1{ Level1s: []Level1{ Level1{Value: "value3-3"}, Level1{Value: "value4-4"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Create(&want[1]).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2").Preload("Level2.Level1s").Preload("Level2_1").Preload("Level2_1.Level1s").Preload("Level2_1.Level1s.Level0s").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } } func TestManyToManyPreloadWithMultiPrimaryKeys(t *testing.T) { if dialect := os.Getenv("GORM_DIALECT"); dialect == "" || dialect == "sqlite" { return } type ( Level1 struct { ID uint `gorm:"primary_key;"` LanguageCode string `gorm:"primary_key"` Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint `gorm:"primary_key;"` LanguageCode string `gorm:"primary_key"` Value string Level1s []Level1 `gorm:"many2many:levels;"` } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists("levels") if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level2{Value: "Bob", LanguageCode: "ru", Level1s: []Level1{ {Value: "ru", LanguageCode: "ru"}, {Value: "en", LanguageCode: "en"}, }} if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want2 := Level2{Value: "Tom", LanguageCode: "zh", Level1s: []Level1{ {Value: "zh", LanguageCode: "zh"}, {Value: "de", LanguageCode: "de"}, }} if err := DB.Save(&want2).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "Bob").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } var got2 Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got2, "value = ?", "Tom").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got2, want2) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got2), toJSONString(want2)) } var got3 []Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got3, "value IN (?)", []string{"Bob", "Tom"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got3, []Level2{got, got2}) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got3), toJSONString([]Level2{got, got2})) } var got4 []Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s", "value IN (?)", []string{"zh", "ru"}).Find(&got4, "value IN (?)", []string{"Bob", "Tom"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var ruLevel1 Level1 var zhLevel1 Level1 DB.First(&ruLevel1, "value = ?", "ru") DB.First(&zhLevel1, "value = ?", "zh") got.Level1s = []Level1{ruLevel1} got2.Level1s = []Level1{zhLevel1} if !reflect.DeepEqual(got4, []Level2{got, got2}) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got4), toJSONString([]Level2{got, got2})) } if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got4, "value IN (?)", []string{"non-existing"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } } func TestManyToManyPreloadForNestedPointer(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint Value string Level1s []*Level1 `gorm:"many2many:levels;"` } Level3 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID sql.NullInt64 Level2 *Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists("levels") if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{ Value: "Bob", Level2: &Level2{ Value: "Foo", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "ru"}, {Value: "en"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want2 := Level3{ Value: "Tom", Level2: &Level2{ Value: "Bar", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "zh"}, {Value: "de"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Save(&want2).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "Bob").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } var got2 Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got2, "value = ?", "Tom").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got2, want2) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got2), toJSONString(want2)) } var got3 []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got3, "value IN (?)", []string{"Bob", "Tom"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got3, []Level3{got, got2}) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got3), toJSONString([]Level3{got, got2})) } var got4 []Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s", "value IN (?)", []string{"zh", "ru"}).Find(&got4, "value IN (?)", []string{"Bob", "Tom"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got5 Level3 DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got5, "value = ?", "bogus") var ruLevel1 Level1 var zhLevel1 Level1 DB.First(&ruLevel1, "value = ?", "ru") DB.First(&zhLevel1, "value = ?", "zh") got.Level2.Level1s = []*Level1{&ruLevel1} got2.Level2.Level1s = []*Level1{&zhLevel1} if !reflect.DeepEqual(got4, []Level3{got, got2}) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got4), toJSONString([]Level3{got, got2})) } } func TestNestedManyToManyPreload(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint Value string Level1s []*Level1 `gorm:"many2many:level1_level2;"` } Level3 struct { ID uint Value string Level2s []Level2 `gorm:"many2many:level2_level3;"` } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists("level1_level2") DB.DropTableIfExists("level2_level3") if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{ Value: "Level3", Level2s: []Level2{ { Value: "Bob", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "ru"}, {Value: "en"}, }, }, { Value: "Tom", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "zh"}, {Value: "de"}, }, }, }, } if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2s").Preload("Level2s.Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "Level3").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } if err := DB.Preload("Level2s.Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "not_found").Error; err != gorm.RecordNotFound { t.Error(err) } } func TestNestedManyToManyPreload2(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint Value string Level1s []*Level1 `gorm:"many2many:level1_level2;"` } Level3 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID sql.NullInt64 Level2 *Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists("level1_level2") if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level3{ Value: "Level3", Level2: &Level2{ Value: "Bob", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "ru"}, {Value: "en"}, }, }, } if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "Level3").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "not_found").Error; err != gorm.RecordNotFound { t.Error(err) } } func TestNestedManyToManyPreload3(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint Value string Level1s []*Level1 `gorm:"many2many:level1_level2;"` } Level3 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID sql.NullInt64 Level2 *Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists("level1_level2") if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } level1Zh := &Level1{Value: "zh"} level1Ru := &Level1{Value: "ru"} level1En := &Level1{Value: "en"} level21 := &Level2{ Value: "Level2-1", Level1s: []*Level1{level1Zh, level1Ru}, } level22 := &Level2{ Value: "Level2-2", Level1s: []*Level1{level1Zh, level1En}, } wants := []*Level3{ { Value: "Level3-1", Level2: level21, }, { Value: "Level3-2", Level2: level22, }, { Value: "Level3-3", Level2: level21, }, } for _, want := range wants { if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } } var gots []*Level3 if err := DB.Preload("Level2.Level1s").Find(&gots).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(gots, wants) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(gots), toJSONString(wants)) } } func TestManyToManyPreloadForPointer(t *testing.T) { type ( Level1 struct { ID uint Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint Value string Level1s []*Level1 `gorm:"many2many:levels;"` } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) DB.DropTableIfExists("levels") if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level2{Value: "Bob", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "ru"}, {Value: "en"}, }} if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want2 := Level2{Value: "Tom", Level1s: []*Level1{ {Value: "zh"}, {Value: "de"}, }} if err := DB.Save(&want2).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got, "value = ?", "Bob").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } var got2 Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got2, "value = ?", "Tom").Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got2, want2) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got2), toJSONString(want2)) } var got3 []Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s").Find(&got3, "value IN (?)", []string{"Bob", "Tom"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got3, []Level2{got, got2}) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got3), toJSONString([]Level2{got, got2})) } var got4 []Level2 if err := DB.Preload("Level1s", "value IN (?)", []string{"zh", "ru"}).Find(&got4, "value IN (?)", []string{"Bob", "Tom"}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got5 Level2 DB.Preload("Level1s").First(&got5, "value = ?", "bogus") var ruLevel1 Level1 var zhLevel1 Level1 DB.First(&ruLevel1, "value = ?", "ru") DB.First(&zhLevel1, "value = ?", "zh") got.Level1s = []*Level1{&ruLevel1} got2.Level1s = []*Level1{&zhLevel1} if !reflect.DeepEqual(got4, []Level2{got, got2}) { t.Errorf("got %s; want %s", toJSONString(got4), toJSONString([]Level2{got, got2})) } } func TestNilPointerSlice(t *testing.T) { type ( Level3 struct { ID uint Value string } Level2 struct { ID uint Value string Level3ID uint Level3 *Level3 } Level1 struct { ID uint Value string Level2ID uint Level2 *Level2 } ) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level3{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level2{}) DB.DropTableIfExists(&Level1{}) if err := DB.AutoMigrate(&Level3{}, &Level2{}, &Level1{}).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want := Level1{Value: "Bob", Level2: &Level2{ Value: "en", Level3: &Level3{ Value: "native", }, }} if err := DB.Save(&want).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } want2 := Level1{Value: "Tom", Level2: nil} if err := DB.Save(&want2).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } var got []Level1 if err := DB.Preload("Level2").Preload("Level2.Level3").Find(&got).Error; err != nil { t.Error(err) } if len(got) != 2 { t.Errorf("got %v items, expected 2", len(got)) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got[0], want) && !reflect.DeepEqual(got[1], want) { t.Errorf("got %s; want array containing %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want)) } if !reflect.DeepEqual(got[0], want2) && !reflect.DeepEqual(got[1], want2) { t.Errorf("got %s; want array containing %s", toJSONString(got), toJSONString(want2)) } } func toJSONString(v interface{}) []byte { r, _ := json.MarshalIndent(v, "", " ") return r }