From bbe0caf5669905231b3f7d93a60c579d5a178ed1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:25:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(assertions): guard copyExportedFields against nil
 interface values in slices, maps, and pointers
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When copyExportedFields recursively processes elements in slices, maps,
or pointer targets that are nil interfaces, it returns nil.

Calling reflect.ValueOf(nil) produces a zero reflect.Value, which panics when
passed to Set. Add nil guards after each recursive call.

Also removes a stale rapid fail file and regenerates docs.

Signed-off-by: Frédéric BIDON <fredbi@yahoo.com>
Co-Authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+copilot-swe-agent[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 docs/doc-site/api/comparison.md               |  6 +++---
 docs/doc-site/api/ordering.md                 | 20 +++++++++----------
 docs/doc-site/api/panic.md                    |  8 ++++----
 docs/doc-site/api/type.md                     | 18 ++++++++---------
 internal/assertions/equal.go                  | 12 ++++++++---
 ...etyExportedValues-20260619051753-8674.fail |  6 ------
 6 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 internal/testintegration/assertions/testdata/rapid/TestNilSafetyExportedValues/TestNilSafetyExportedValues-20260619051753-8674.fail

diff --git a/docs/doc-site/api/comparison.md b/docs/doc-site/api/comparison.md
index 3d7a016c9..034bc49a2 100644
--- a/docs/doc-site/api/comparison.md
+++ b/docs/doc-site/api/comparison.md
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.Negative(t T, e any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Negative) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Negative](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/compare.go#L320)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Negative](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/compare.go#L324)
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@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.NegativeT[SignedNumber SignedNumeric](t T, e SignedNumber, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NegativeT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NegativeT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/compare.go#L341)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NegativeT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/compare.go#L349)
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@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.PositiveT[SignedNumber SignedNumeric](t T, e SignedNumber, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PositiveT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PositiveT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/compare.go#L294)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PositiveT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/compare.go#L298)
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diff --git a/docs/doc-site/api/ordering.md b/docs/doc-site/api/ordering.md
index 2f4c6781a..801ba0223 100644
--- a/docs/doc-site/api/ordering.md
+++ b/docs/doc-site/api/ordering.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsDecreasing(t T, collection any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsDecreasing) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsDecreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L205)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsDecreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L206)
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@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsDecreasingT[OrderedSlice ~[]E, E Ordered](t T, collection OrderedSlice, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsDecreasingT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsDecreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L236)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsDecreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L237)
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@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsIncreasing(t T, collection any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsIncreasing) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsIncreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L24)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsIncreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L25)
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@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsIncreasingT[OrderedSlice ~[]E, E Ordered](t T, collection OrderedSlice, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsIncreasingT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsIncreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L54)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsIncreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L55)
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@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsNonDecreasing(t T, collection any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonDecreasing) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonDecreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L269)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonDecreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L270)
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@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsNonDecreasingT[OrderedSlice ~[]E, E Ordered](t T, collection OrderedSlice, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonDecreasingT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonDecreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L304)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonDecreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L305)
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@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsNonIncreasing(t T, collection any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonIncreasing) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonIncreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L144)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonIncreasing](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L145)
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@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsNonIncreasingT[OrderedSlice ~[]E, E Ordered](t T, collection OrderedSlice, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonIncreasingT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonIncreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L179)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNonIncreasingT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L180)
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@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.NotSortedT[OrderedSlice ~[]E, E Ordered](t T, collection OrderedSlice, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotSortedT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotSortedT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L112)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotSortedT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L113)
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@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.SortedT[OrderedSlice ~[]E, E Ordered](t T, collection OrderedSlice, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#SortedT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#SortedT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L83)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#SortedT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/order.go#L84)
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diff --git a/docs/doc-site/api/panic.md b/docs/doc-site/api/panic.md
index 61225da0c..5557b3bfc 100644
--- a/docs/doc-site/api/panic.md
+++ b/docs/doc-site/api/panic.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.NotPanics(t T, f func(), msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotPanics) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotPanics](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L112)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotPanics](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L113)
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@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.Panics(t T, f func(), msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Panics) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Panics](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L25)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Panics](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L26)
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@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.PanicsWithError(t T, errString string, f func(), msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PanicsWithError) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PanicsWithError](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L78)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PanicsWithError](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L79)
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@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.PanicsWithValue(t T, expected any, f func(), msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PanicsWithValue) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PanicsWithValue](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L50)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#PanicsWithValue](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/panic.go#L51)
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diff --git a/docs/doc-site/api/type.md b/docs/doc-site/api/type.md
index f5d5068c1..73243029f 100644
--- a/docs/doc-site/api/type.md
+++ b/docs/doc-site/api/type.md
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ type myType float64
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsNotOfTypeT[EType any](t T, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNotOfTypeT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNotOfTypeT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L144)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNotOfTypeT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L152)
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@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsNotType(t T, theType any, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNotType) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNotType](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L123)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsNotType](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L131)
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@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ type myType float64
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsOfTypeT[EType any](t T, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsOfTypeT) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsOfTypeT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L98)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsOfTypeT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L106)
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@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.IsType(t T, expectedType any, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsType) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsType](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L76)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#IsType](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L84)
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@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.Kind(t T, expectedKind reflect.Kind, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Kind) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Kind](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L214)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Kind](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L222)
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@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.NotImplements(t T, interfaceObject any, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotImplements) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotImplements](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L49)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotImplements](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L53)
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@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.NotKind(t T, expectedKind reflect.Kind, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotKind) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotKind](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L248)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotKind](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L256)
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@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.NotZero(t T, i any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotZero) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotZero](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L190)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#NotZero](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L198)
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@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ func main() {
 |--|--|
 | [`assertions.Zero(t T, i any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Zero) | internal implementation |
 
-**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Zero](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L168)
+**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#Zero](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/type.go#L176)
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diff --git a/internal/assertions/equal.go b/internal/assertions/equal.go
index 07910c5f4..223df40d7 100644
--- a/internal/assertions/equal.go
+++ b/internal/assertions/equal.go
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@ func copyExportedFields(expected any) any {
 	case reflect.Pointer:
 		result := reflect.New(expectedType.Elem())
 		unexportedRemoved := copyExportedFields(expectedValue.Elem().Interface())
-		result.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+		if unexportedRemoved != nil {
+			result.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+		}
 		return result.Interface()
 
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
@@ -395,7 +397,9 @@ func copyExportedFields(expected any) any {
 				panic(fmt.Errorf("internal error: can't resolve Interface() for value %v", index))
 			}
 			unexportedRemoved := copyExportedFields(index.Interface())
-			result.Index(i).Set(reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+			if unexportedRemoved != nil {
+				result.Index(i).Set(reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+			}
 		}
 		return result.Interface()
 
@@ -408,7 +412,9 @@ func copyExportedFields(expected any) any {
 				panic(fmt.Errorf("internal error: can't resolve Interface() for value %v", index))
 			}
 			unexportedRemoved := copyExportedFields(index.Interface())
-			result.SetMapIndex(k, reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+			if unexportedRemoved != nil {
+				result.SetMapIndex(k, reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+			}
 		}
 		return result.Interface()
 
diff --git a/internal/testintegration/assertions/testdata/rapid/TestNilSafetyExportedValues/TestNilSafetyExportedValues-20260619051753-8674.fail b/internal/testintegration/assertions/testdata/rapid/TestNilSafetyExportedValues/TestNilSafetyExportedValues-20260619051753-8674.fail
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b88bb249..000000000
--- a/internal/testintegration/assertions/testdata/rapid/TestNilSafetyExportedValues/TestNilSafetyExportedValues-20260619051753-8674.fail
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
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