Add server-side metadata unknown field validation

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go

@@ -1331,10 +1331,14 @@ func (v *unstructuredSchemaCoercer) apply(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (unknown
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	objectMeta, foundObjectMeta, err := schemaobjectmeta.GetObjectMeta(u.Object, v.dropInvalidMetadata)
+	objectMeta, foundObjectMeta, metaUnknownFields, err := schemaobjectmeta.GetObjectMetaWithOptions(u.Object, schemaobjectmeta.ObjectMetaOptions{
+		DropMalformedFields:     v.dropInvalidMetadata,
+		ReturnUnknownFieldPaths: v.returnUnknownFieldPaths,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	unknownFieldPaths = append(unknownFieldPaths, metaUnknownFields...)
 
 	// compare group and kind because also other object like DeleteCollection options pass through here
 	gv, err := schema.ParseGroupVersion(apiVersion)
@@ -1345,17 +1349,23 @@ func (v *unstructuredSchemaCoercer) apply(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (unknown
 	if gv.Group == v.structuralSchemaGK.Group && kind == v.structuralSchemaGK.Kind {
 		if !v.preserveUnknownFields {
 			// TODO: switch over pruning and coercing at the root to schemaobjectmeta.Coerce too
-			pruneOpts := structuralpruning.PruneOptions{}
+			pruneOpts := structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions{}
 			if v.returnUnknownFieldPaths {
-				pruneOpts.ReturnPruned = true
+				pruneOpts.TrackUnknownFieldPaths = true
 			}
-			unknownFieldPaths = structuralpruning.PruneWithOptions(u.Object, v.structuralSchemas[gv.Version], true, pruneOpts)
+			unknownFieldPaths = append(unknownFieldPaths, structuralpruning.PruneWithOptions(u.Object, v.structuralSchemas[gv.Version], true, pruneOpts)...)
 			structuraldefaulting.PruneNonNullableNullsWithoutDefaults(u.Object, v.structuralSchemas[gv.Version])
 		}
 
-		if err := schemaobjectmeta.Coerce(nil, u.Object, v.structuralSchemas[gv.Version], false, v.dropInvalidMetadata); err != nil {
+		err, paths := schemaobjectmeta.CoerceWithOptions(nil, u.Object, v.structuralSchemas[gv.Version], false, schemaobjectmeta.CoerceOptions{
+			DropInvalidFields:       v.dropInvalidMetadata,
+			ReturnUnknownFieldPaths: v.returnUnknownFieldPaths,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		unknownFieldPaths = append(unknownFieldPaths, paths...)
+
 		// fixup missing generation in very old CRs
 		if v.repairGeneration && objectMeta.Generation == 0 {
 			objectMeta.Generation = 1

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/objectmeta/algorithm.go

@@ -17,15 +17,34 @@ limitations under the License.
 package objectmeta
 
 import (
+	"sort"
+
 	structuralschema "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 )
 
+// CoerceOptions gives the ability to ReturnUnknownFieldPaths for fields
+// unrecognized by the schema or DropInvalidFields for fields that are a part
+// of the schema, but are malformed.
+type CoerceOptions struct {
+	// DropInvalidFields discards malformed serialized metadata fields that
+	// cannot be successfully decoded to the corresponding ObjectMeta field.
+	// This only applies to fields that are recognized as part of the schema,
+	// but of an invalid type (i.e. cause an error when unmarshaling, rather
+	// than being dropped or causing a strictErr).
+	DropInvalidFields bool
+	// ReturnUnknownFieldPaths will return the paths to fields that are not
+	// recognized as part of the schema.
+	ReturnUnknownFieldPaths bool
+}
+
 // Coerce checks types of embedded ObjectMeta and TypeMeta and prunes unknown fields inside the former.
 // It does coerce ObjectMeta and TypeMeta at the root if isResourceRoot is true.
-// If dropInvalidFields is true, fields of wrong type will be dropped.
-func Coerce(pth *field.Path, obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourceRoot, dropInvalidFields bool) *field.Error {
+// If opts.ReturnUnknownFieldPaths is true, it will return the paths of any fields that are not a part of the
+// schema that are dropped when unmarshaling.
+// If opts.DropInvalidFields is true, fields of wrong type will be dropped.
+func CoerceWithOptions(pth *field.Path, obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourceRoot bool, opts CoerceOptions) (*field.Error, []string) {
 	if isResourceRoot {
 		if s == nil {
 			s = &structuralschema.Structural{}
@@ -36,36 +55,57 @@ func Coerce(pth *field.Path, obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, is
 			s = &clone
 		}
 	}
-	c := coercer{dropInvalidFields: dropInvalidFields}
-	return c.coerce(pth, obj, s)
+	c := coercer{DropInvalidFields: opts.DropInvalidFields, ReturnUnknownFieldPaths: opts.ReturnUnknownFieldPaths}
+	schemaOpts := &structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions{
+		TrackUnknownFieldPaths: opts.ReturnUnknownFieldPaths,
+	}
+	fieldErr := c.coerce(pth, obj, s, schemaOpts)
+	sort.Strings(schemaOpts.UnknownFieldPaths)
+	return fieldErr, schemaOpts.UnknownFieldPaths
+}
+
+// Coerce calls CoerceWithOptions without returning unknown field paths.
+func Coerce(pth *field.Path, obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourceRoot, dropInvalidFields bool) *field.Error {
+	fieldErr, _ := CoerceWithOptions(pth, obj, s, isResourceRoot, CoerceOptions{DropInvalidFields: dropInvalidFields})
+	return fieldErr
 }
 
 type coercer struct {
-	dropInvalidFields bool
+	DropInvalidFields       bool
+	ReturnUnknownFieldPaths bool
 }
 
-func (c *coercer) coerce(pth *field.Path, x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural) *field.Error {
+func (c *coercer) coerce(pth *field.Path, x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions) *field.Error {
 	if s == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+	origPathLen := len(opts.ParentPath)
+	defer func() {
+		opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
+	}()
 	switch x := x.(type) {
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		for k, v := range x {
 			if s.XEmbeddedResource {
 				switch k {
 				case "apiVersion", "kind":
-					if _, ok := v.(string); !ok && c.dropInvalidFields {
+					if _, ok := v.(string); !ok && c.DropInvalidFields {
 						delete(x, k)
 					} else if !ok {
 						return field.Invalid(pth.Child(k), v, "must be a string")
 					}
 				case "metadata":
-					meta, found, err := GetObjectMeta(x, c.dropInvalidFields)
+					meta, found, unknownFields, err := GetObjectMetaWithOptions(x, ObjectMetaOptions{
+						DropMalformedFields:     c.DropInvalidFields,
+						ReturnUnknownFieldPaths: c.ReturnUnknownFieldPaths,
+						ParentPath:              pth,
+					})
+					opts.UnknownFieldPaths = append(opts.UnknownFieldPaths, unknownFields...)
 					if err != nil {
-						if !c.dropInvalidFields {
+						if !c.DropInvalidFields {
 							return field.Invalid(pth.Child("metadata"), v, err.Error())
 						}
-						// pass through on error if dropInvalidFields is true
+						// pass through on error if DropInvalidFields is true
 					} else if found {
 						if err := SetObjectMeta(x, meta); err != nil {
 							return field.Invalid(pth.Child("metadata"), v, err.Error())
@@ -78,20 +118,26 @@ func (c *coercer) coerce(pth *field.Path, x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Str
 			}
 			prop, ok := s.Properties[k]
 			if ok {
-				if err := c.coerce(pth.Child(k), v, &prop); err != nil {
+				opts.AppendKey(k)
+				if err := c.coerce(pth.Child(k), v, &prop, opts); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			} else if s.AdditionalProperties != nil {
-				if err := c.coerce(pth.Key(k), v, s.AdditionalProperties.Structural); err != nil {
+				opts.AppendKey(k)
+				if err := c.coerce(pth.Key(k), v, s.AdditionalProperties.Structural, opts); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			}
 		}
 	case []interface{}:
 		for i, v := range x {
-			if err := c.coerce(pth.Index(i), v, s.Items); err != nil {
+			opts.AppendIndex(i)
+			if err := c.coerce(pth.Index(i), v, s.Items, opts); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 		}
 	default:
 		// scalars, do nothing

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/objectmeta/algorithm_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package objectmeta
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	structuralschema "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema"
@@ -28,13 +29,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestCoerce(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name              string
-		json              string
-		includeRoot       bool
-		dropInvalidFields bool
-		schema            *structuralschema.Structural
-		expected          string
-		expectedError     bool
+		name                  string
+		json                  string
+		includeRoot           bool
+		dropInvalidFields     bool
+		schema                *structuralschema.Structural
+		expected              string
+		expectedError         bool
+		expectedUnknownFields []string
 	}{
 		{name: "empty", json: "null", schema: nil, expected: "null"},
 		{name: "scalar", json: "4", schema: &structuralschema.Structural{}, expected: "4"},
@@ -199,7 +201,12 @@ func TestCoerce(t *testing.T) {
     }
   }
 }
-`},
+`, expectedUnknownFields: []string{
+			"nested.metadata.unspecified",
+			"nested.spec.embedded.metadata.unspecified",
+			"preserving.metadata.unspecified",
+			"pruned.metadata.unspecified",
+		}},
 		{name: "x-kubernetes-embedded-resource, with includeRoot=true", json: `
 {
   "apiVersion": "foo/v1",
@@ -356,8 +363,13 @@ func TestCoerce(t *testing.T) {
       }
     }
   }
-}
-`},
+}`, expectedUnknownFields: []string{
+			"metadata.unspecified",
+			"nested.metadata.unspecified",
+			"nested.spec.embedded.metadata.unspecified",
+			"preserving.metadata.unspecified",
+			"pruned.metadata.unspecified",
+		}},
 		{name: "without name", json: `
 {
   "apiVersion": "foo/v1",
@@ -495,7 +507,10 @@ func TestCoerce(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			err := Coerce(nil, in, tt.schema, tt.includeRoot, tt.dropInvalidFields)
+			err, unknownFields := CoerceWithOptions(nil, in, tt.schema, tt.includeRoot, CoerceOptions{
+				DropInvalidFields:       tt.dropInvalidFields,
+				ReturnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			})
 			if tt.expectedError && err == nil {
 				t.Error("expected error, but did not get any")
 			} else if !tt.expectedError && err != nil {
@@ -510,6 +525,9 @@ func TestCoerce(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				t.Errorf("expected: %s\ngot: %s\ndiff: %s", tt.expected, buf.String(), diff.ObjectDiff(expected, in))
 			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(unknownFields, tt.expectedUnknownFields) {
+				t.Errorf("expected unknown fields:\n\t%v\ngot:\n\t%v\n", strings.Join(tt.expectedUnknownFields, "\n\t"), strings.Join(unknownFields, "\n\t"))
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/objectmeta/coerce.go

@@ -23,35 +23,83 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utiljson "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+	kjson "sigs.k8s.io/json"
 )
 
-// GetObjectMeta does conversion of JSON to ObjectMeta. It first tries json.Unmarshal into a metav1.ObjectMeta
-// type. If that does not work and dropMalformedFields is true, it does field-by-field best-effort conversion
-// throwing away fields which lead to errors.
+// GetObjectMeta calls GetObjectMetaWithOptions without returning unknown field paths.
 func GetObjectMeta(obj map[string]interface{}, dropMalformedFields bool) (*metav1.ObjectMeta, bool, error) {
+	meta, found, _, err := GetObjectMetaWithOptions(obj, ObjectMetaOptions{
+		DropMalformedFields: dropMalformedFields,
+	})
+	return meta, found, err
+}
+
+// ObjectMetaOptions provides the options for how GetObjectMeta should retrieve the object meta.
+type ObjectMetaOptions struct {
+	// DropMalformedFields discards malformed serialized metadata fields that
+	// cannot be successfully decoded to the corresponding ObjectMeta field.
+	// This only applies to fields that are recognized as part of the schema,
+	// but of an invalid type (i.e. cause an error when unmarshaling, rather
+	// than being dropped or causing a strictErr).
+	DropMalformedFields bool
+	// ReturnUnknownFieldPaths will return the paths to fields that are not
+	// recognized as part of the schema.
+	ReturnUnknownFieldPaths bool
+	// ParentPath provides the current path up to the given ObjectMeta.
+	// If nil, the metadata is assumed to be at the root of the object.
+	ParentPath *field.Path
+}
+
+// GetObjectMetaWithOptions  does conversion of JSON to ObjectMeta.
+// It first tries json.Unmarshal into a metav1.ObjectMeta
+// type. If that does not work and opts.DropMalformedFields is true, it does field-by-field best-effort conversion
+// throwing away fields which lead to errors.
+// If opts.ReturnedUnknownFields is true, it will UnmarshalStrict instead, returning the paths of any unknown fields
+// it encounters (i.e. paths returned as strict errs from UnmarshalStrict)
+func GetObjectMetaWithOptions(obj map[string]interface{}, opts ObjectMetaOptions) (*metav1.ObjectMeta, bool, []string, error) {
 	metadata, found := obj["metadata"]
 	if !found {
-		return nil, false, nil
+		return nil, false, nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// round-trip through JSON first, hoping that unmarshalling just works
 	objectMeta := &metav1.ObjectMeta{}
 	metadataBytes, err := utiljson.Marshal(metadata)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
+		return nil, false, nil, err
 	}
-	if err = utiljson.Unmarshal(metadataBytes, objectMeta); err == nil {
-		// if successful, return
-		return objectMeta, true, nil
+	var unmarshalErr error
+	if opts.ReturnUnknownFieldPaths {
+		var strictErrs []error
+		strictErrs, unmarshalErr = kjson.UnmarshalStrict(metadataBytes, objectMeta)
+		if unmarshalErr == nil {
+			if len(strictErrs) > 0 {
+				unknownPaths := []string{}
+				prefix := opts.ParentPath.Child("metadata").String()
+				for _, err := range strictErrs {
+					if fieldPathErr, ok := err.(kjson.FieldError); ok {
+						unknownPaths = append(unknownPaths, prefix+"."+fieldPathErr.FieldPath())
+					}
+				}
+				return objectMeta, true, unknownPaths, nil
+			}
+			return objectMeta, true, nil, nil
+		}
+	} else {
+		if unmarshalErr = utiljson.Unmarshal(metadataBytes, objectMeta); unmarshalErr == nil {
+			// if successful, return
+			return objectMeta, true, nil, nil
+		}
 	}
-	if !dropMalformedFields {
+	if !opts.DropMalformedFields {
 		// if we're not trying to drop malformed fields, return the error
-		return nil, true, err
+		return nil, true, nil, unmarshalErr
 	}
 
 	metadataMap, ok := metadata.(map[string]interface{})
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata: expected object, got %T", metadata)
+		return nil, false, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata: expected object, got %T", metadata)
 	}
 
 	// Go field by field accumulating into the metadata object.
@@ -59,18 +107,31 @@ func GetObjectMeta(obj map[string]interface{}, dropMalformedFields bool) (*metav
 	// each iteration preserving the old key-values.
 	accumulatedObjectMeta := &metav1.ObjectMeta{}
 	testObjectMeta := &metav1.ObjectMeta{}
+	var unknownFields []string
 	for k, v := range metadataMap {
 		// serialize a single field
 		if singleFieldBytes, err := utiljson.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{k: v}); err == nil {
 			// do a test unmarshal
 			if utiljson.Unmarshal(singleFieldBytes, testObjectMeta) == nil {
 				// if that succeeds, unmarshal for real
-				utiljson.Unmarshal(singleFieldBytes, accumulatedObjectMeta)
+				if opts.ReturnUnknownFieldPaths {
+					strictErrs, _ := kjson.UnmarshalStrict(singleFieldBytes, accumulatedObjectMeta)
+					if len(strictErrs) > 0 {
+						prefix := opts.ParentPath.Child("metadata").String()
+						for _, err := range strictErrs {
+							if fieldPathErr, ok := err.(kjson.FieldError); ok {
+								unknownFields = append(unknownFields, prefix+"."+fieldPathErr.FieldPath())
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				} else {
+					utiljson.Unmarshal(singleFieldBytes, accumulatedObjectMeta)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return accumulatedObjectMeta, true, nil
+	return accumulatedObjectMeta, true, unknownFields, nil
 }
 
 // SetObjectMeta writes back ObjectMeta into a JSON data structure.

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/objectmeta/coerce_test.go

@@ -161,6 +161,194 @@ func TestMalformedObjectMetaFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetObjectMetaWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	unknownAndMalformed := map[string]interface{}{
+		"kind":       "Pod",
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name":         "my-meta",
+			"unknownField": "foo",
+			"generateName": nil,
+			"generation":   nil,
+			"labels": map[string]string{
+				"foo": "bar",
+			},
+			"annotations": 11,
+		},
+	}
+
+	unknownOnly := map[string]interface{}{
+		"kind":       "Pod",
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name":         "my-meta",
+			"unknownField": "foo",
+			"generateName": nil,
+			"generation":   nil,
+			"labels": map[string]string{
+				"foo": "bar",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	malformedOnly := map[string]interface{}{
+		"kind":       "Pod",
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name":         "my-meta",
+			"generateName": nil,
+			"generation":   nil,
+			"labels": map[string]string{
+				"foo": "bar",
+			},
+			"annotations": 11,
+		},
+	}
+
+	var testcases = []struct {
+		obj                     map[string]interface{}
+		dropMalformedFields     bool
+		returnUnknownFieldPaths bool
+		expectedObject          *metav1.ObjectMeta
+		expectedUnknownPaths    []string
+		expectedErr             string
+	}{
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownAndMalformed,
+			dropMalformedFields:     false,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: false,
+			expectedErr:             "json: cannot unmarshal number into Go struct field ObjectMeta.annotations of type map[string]string",
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownAndMalformed,
+			dropMalformedFields:     true,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: false,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownAndMalformed,
+			dropMalformedFields:     false,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			expectedErr:             "json: cannot unmarshal number into Go struct field ObjectMeta.annotations of type map[string]string",
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownAndMalformed,
+			dropMalformedFields:     true,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedUnknownPaths: []string{"metadata.unknownField"},
+		},
+
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     false,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: false,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     true,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: false,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     false,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedUnknownPaths: []string{"metadata.unknownField"},
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     unknownOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     true,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedUnknownPaths: []string{"metadata.unknownField"},
+		},
+
+		{
+			obj:                     malformedOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     false,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: false,
+			expectedErr:             "json: cannot unmarshal number into Go struct field ObjectMeta.annotations of type map[string]string",
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     malformedOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     true,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: false,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     malformedOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     false,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			expectedErr:             "json: cannot unmarshal number into Go struct field ObjectMeta.annotations of type map[string]string",
+		},
+		{
+			obj:                     malformedOnly,
+			dropMalformedFields:     true,
+			returnUnknownFieldPaths: true,
+			expectedObject: &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "my-meta",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		opts := ObjectMetaOptions{
+			ReturnUnknownFieldPaths: tc.returnUnknownFieldPaths,
+			DropMalformedFields:     tc.dropMalformedFields,
+		}
+		obj, _, unknownPaths, err := GetObjectMetaWithOptions(tc.obj, opts)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(tc.expectedObject, obj) {
+			t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectedObject, obj)
+		}
+		if (err == nil && tc.expectedErr != "") || err != nil && (err.Error() != tc.expectedErr) {
+			t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectedErr, err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(tc.expectedUnknownPaths, unknownPaths) {
+			t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectedUnknownPaths, unknownPaths)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetObjectMetaNils(t *testing.T) {
 	u := &unstructured.Unstructured{
 		Object: map[string]interface{}{

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/options.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package schema
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// UnknownFieldPathOptions allow for tracking paths to unknown fields.
+type UnknownFieldPathOptions struct {
+	// TrackUnknownFieldPaths determines whether or not unknown field
+	// paths should be stored or not.
+	TrackUnknownFieldPaths bool
+	// ParentPath builds the path to unknown fields as the object
+	// is recursively traversed.
+	ParentPath []string
+	// UnknownFieldPaths is the list of all unknown fields identified.
+	UnknownFieldPaths []string
+}
+
+// RecordUnknownFields adds a path to an unknown field to the
+// record of UnknownFieldPaths, if TrackUnknownFieldPaths is true
+func (o *UnknownFieldPathOptions) RecordUnknownField(field string) {
+	if !o.TrackUnknownFieldPaths {
+		return
+	}
+	l := len(o.ParentPath)
+	o.AppendKey(field)
+	o.UnknownFieldPaths = append(o.UnknownFieldPaths, strings.Join(o.ParentPath, ""))
+	o.ParentPath = o.ParentPath[:l]
+}
+
+// AppendKey adds a key (i.e. field) to the current parent
+// path, if TrackUnknownFieldPaths is true.
+func (o *UnknownFieldPathOptions) AppendKey(key string) {
+	if !o.TrackUnknownFieldPaths {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(o.ParentPath) > 0 {
+		o.ParentPath = append(o.ParentPath, ".")
+	}
+	o.ParentPath = append(o.ParentPath, key)
+}
+
+// AppendIndex adds an index to the most recent field of
+// the current parent path, if TrackUnknownFieldPaths is true.
+func (o *UnknownFieldPathOptions) AppendIndex(index int) {
+	if !o.TrackUnknownFieldPaths {
+		return
+	}
+	o.ParentPath = append(o.ParentPath, "[", strconv.Itoa(index), "]")
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/pruning/algorithm.go

@@ -18,37 +18,15 @@ package pruning
 
 import (
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 
 	structuralschema "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema"
 )
 
-// PruneOptions sets options for pruning
-// unknown fields
-type PruneOptions struct {
-	// parentPath collects the path that the pruning
-	// takes as it traverses the object.
-	// It is used to report the full path to any unknown
-	// fields that the pruning encounters.
-	// It is only populated if ReturnPruned is true.
-	parentPath []string
-
-	// prunedPaths collects pruned field paths resulting from
-	// calls to recordPrunedKey.
-	// It is only populated if ReturnPruned is true.
-	prunedPaths []string
-
-	// ReturnPruned defines whether we want to track the
-	// fields that are pruned
-	ReturnPruned bool
-}
-
 // PruneWithOptions removes object fields in obj which are not specified in s. It skips TypeMeta
 // and ObjectMeta fields if XEmbeddedResource is set to true, or for the root if isResourceRoot=true,
 // i.e. it does not prune unknown metadata fields.
-// It returns the set of fields that it prunes if opts.ReturnPruned is true
-func PruneWithOptions(obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourceRoot bool, opts PruneOptions) []string {
+// It returns the set of fields that it prunes if opts.TrackUnknownFieldPaths is true
+func PruneWithOptions(obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourceRoot bool, opts structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions) []string {
 	if isResourceRoot {
 		if s == nil {
 			s = &structuralschema.Structural{}
@@ -60,14 +38,14 @@ func PruneWithOptions(obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourc
 		}
 	}
 	prune(obj, s, &opts)
-	sort.Strings(opts.prunedPaths)
-	return opts.prunedPaths
+	sort.Strings(opts.UnknownFieldPaths)
+	return opts.UnknownFieldPaths
 }
 
 // Prune is equivalent to
-// PruneWithOptions(obj, s, isResourceRoot, PruneOptions{})
+// PruneWithOptions(obj, s, isResourceRoot, structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions{})
 func Prune(obj interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, isResourceRoot bool) {
-	PruneWithOptions(obj, s, isResourceRoot, PruneOptions{})
+	PruneWithOptions(obj, s, isResourceRoot, structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions{})
 }
 
 var metaFields = map[string]bool{
@@ -76,48 +54,21 @@ var metaFields = map[string]bool{
 	"metadata":   true,
 }
 
-func (p *PruneOptions) recordPrunedKey(key string) {
-	if !p.ReturnPruned {
-		return
-	}
-	l := len(p.parentPath)
-	p.appendKey(key)
-	p.prunedPaths = append(p.prunedPaths, strings.Join(p.parentPath, ""))
-	p.parentPath = p.parentPath[:l]
-}
-
-func (p *PruneOptions) appendKey(key string) {
-	if !p.ReturnPruned {
-		return
-	}
-	if len(p.parentPath) > 0 {
-		p.parentPath = append(p.parentPath, ".")
-	}
-	p.parentPath = append(p.parentPath, key)
-}
-
-func (p *PruneOptions) appendIndex(index int) {
-	if !p.ReturnPruned {
-		return
-	}
-	p.parentPath = append(p.parentPath, "[", strconv.Itoa(index), "]")
-}
-
-func prune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *PruneOptions) {
+func prune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions) {
 	if s != nil && s.XPreserveUnknownFields {
 		skipPrune(x, s, opts)
 		return
 	}
 
-	origPathLen := len(opts.parentPath)
+	origPathLen := len(opts.ParentPath)
 	defer func() {
-		opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+		opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 	}()
 	switch x := x.(type) {
 	case map[string]interface{}:
 		if s == nil {
 			for k := range x {
-				opts.recordPrunedKey(k)
+				opts.RecordUnknownField(k)
 				delete(x, k)
 			}
 			return
@@ -128,16 +79,16 @@ func prune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *PruneOptions) {
 			}
 			prop, ok := s.Properties[k]
 			if ok {
-				opts.appendKey(k)
+				opts.AppendKey(k)
 				prune(v, &prop, opts)
-				opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			} else if s.AdditionalProperties != nil {
-				opts.appendKey(k)
+				opts.AppendKey(k)
 				prune(v, s.AdditionalProperties.Structural, opts)
-				opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			} else {
-				if !metaFields[k] || len(opts.parentPath) > 0 {
-					opts.recordPrunedKey(k)
+				if !metaFields[k] || len(opts.ParentPath) > 0 {
+					opts.RecordUnknownField(k)
 				}
 				delete(x, k)
 			}
@@ -145,29 +96,29 @@ func prune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *PruneOptions) {
 	case []interface{}:
 		if s == nil {
 			for i, v := range x {
-				opts.appendIndex(i)
+				opts.AppendIndex(i)
 				prune(v, nil, opts)
-				opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			}
 			return
 		}
 		for i, v := range x {
-			opts.appendIndex(i)
+			opts.AppendIndex(i)
 			prune(v, s.Items, opts)
-			opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+			opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 		}
 	default:
 		// scalars, do nothing
 	}
 }
 
-func skipPrune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *PruneOptions) {
+func skipPrune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions) {
 	if s == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	origPathLen := len(opts.parentPath)
+	origPathLen := len(opts.ParentPath)
 	defer func() {
-		opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+		opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 	}()
 
 	switch x := x.(type) {
@@ -177,20 +128,20 @@ func skipPrune(x interface{}, s *structuralschema.Structural, opts *PruneOptions
 				continue
 			}
 			if prop, ok := s.Properties[k]; ok {
-				opts.appendKey(k)
+				opts.AppendKey(k)
 				prune(v, &prop, opts)
-				opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			} else if s.AdditionalProperties != nil {
-				opts.appendKey(k)
+				opts.AppendKey(k)
 				prune(v, s.AdditionalProperties.Structural, opts)
-				opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+				opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 			}
 		}
 	case []interface{}:
 		for i, v := range x {
-			opts.appendIndex(i)
+			opts.AppendIndex(i)
 			skipPrune(v, s.Items, opts)
-			opts.parentPath = opts.parentPath[:origPathLen]
+			opts.ParentPath = opts.ParentPath[:origPathLen]
 		}
 	default:
 		// scalars, do nothing

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/pruning/algorithm_test.go

@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ func TestPrune(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			pruned := PruneWithOptions(in, tt.schema, tt.isResourceRoot, PruneOptions{
-				ReturnPruned: true,
+			pruned := PruneWithOptions(in, tt.schema, tt.isResourceRoot, structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions{
+				TrackUnknownFieldPaths: true,
 			})
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(in, expectedObject) {
 				var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ func TestPrune(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("expected pruned:\n\t%v\ngot:\n\t%v\n", strings.Join(tt.expectedPruned, "\n\t"), strings.Join(pruned, "\n\t"))
 			}
 
-			// now check that pruned is empty when ReturnPruned is false
-			emptyPruned := PruneWithOptions(in, tt.schema, tt.isResourceRoot, PruneOptions{})
+			// now check that pruned is empty when TrackUnknownFieldPaths is false
+			emptyPruned := PruneWithOptions(in, tt.schema, tt.isResourceRoot, structuralschema.UnknownFieldPathOptions{})
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(in, expectedObject) {
 				var buf bytes.Buffer
 				enc := json.NewEncoder(&buf)

test/integration/apiserver/field_validation_test.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	kubeapiservertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
@@ -49,8 +50,10 @@ var (
 		"apiVersion": "apps/v1",
 		"kind": "Deployment",
 		"metadata": {
+			"name": "dupename",
 			"name": "%s",
-			"labels": {"app": "nginx"}
+			"labels": {"app": "nginx"},
+			"unknownMeta": "metaVal"
 		},
 		"spec": {
 			"unknown1": "val1",
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ var (
 	invalidBodyYAML = `apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
+  name: dupename
   name: %s
+  unknownMeta: metaVal
   labels:
     app: nginx
 spec:
@@ -236,7 +241,9 @@ spec:
 	"apiVersion": "%s",
 	"kind": "%s",
 	"metadata": {
+		"name": "dupename",
 		"name": "%s",
+		"unknownMeta": "metaVal",
 		"resourceVersion": "%s"
 	},
 	"spec": {
@@ -252,7 +259,16 @@ spec:
 				"hostPort": 8081,
 				"hostPort": 8082,
 				"unknownNested": "val"
-			}]
+			}],
+		"embeddedObj": {
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "my-cm",
+				"namespace": "my-ns",
+				"unknownEmbeddedMeta": "foo"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }`
 
@@ -271,7 +287,14 @@ spec:
 				"containerPort": 8080,
 				"protocol": "TCP",
 				"hostPort": 8081
-			}]
+			}],
+		"embeddedObj": {
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "my-cm"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 	`
@@ -280,8 +303,10 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: "%s"
 kind: "%s"
 metadata:
+  name: dupename
   name: "%s"
   resourceVersion: "%s"
+  unknownMeta: metaVal
 spec:
   unknown1: val1
   unknownDupe: valDupe
@@ -294,7 +319,14 @@ spec:
     protocol: TCP
     hostPort: 8081
     hostPort: 8082
-    unknownNested: val`
+    unknownNested: val
+  embeddedObj:
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    metadata:
+      name: my-cm
+      namespace: my-ns
+      unknownEmbeddedMeta: foo`
 
 	crdValidBodyYAML = `
 apiVersion: "%s"
@@ -308,7 +340,13 @@ spec:
   - name: portName
     containerPort: 8080
     protocol: TCP
-    hostPort: 8081`
+    hostPort: 8081
+  embeddedObj:
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    metadata:
+      name: my-cm
+      namespace: my-ns`
 
 	crdApplyInvalidBody = `
 {
@@ -326,7 +364,15 @@ spec:
 			"protocol": "TCP",
 			"hostPort": 8081,
 			"hostPort": 8082
-		}]
+		}],
+		"embeddedObj": {
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "my-cm",
+				"namespace": "my-ns"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }`
 
@@ -344,7 +390,15 @@ spec:
 			"containerPort": 8080,
 			"protocol": "TCP",
 			"hostPort": 8082
-		}]
+		}],
+		"embeddedObj": {
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "my-cm",
+				"namespace": "my-ns"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }`
 
@@ -362,7 +416,15 @@ spec:
 			"containerPort": 8080,
 			"protocol": "TCP",
 			"hostPort": 8083
-		}]
+		}],
+		"embeddedObj": {
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "my-cm",
+				"namespace": "my-ns"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }`
 
@@ -397,6 +459,21 @@ spec:
 						"knownField1": {
 							"type": "string"
 						},
+						"embeddedObj": {
+							"x-kubernetes-embedded-resource": true,
+							"type": "object",
+							"properties": {
+								"apiversion": {
+									"type": "string"
+								},
+								"kind": {
+									"type": "string"
+								},
+								"metadata": {
+									"type": "object"
+								}
+							}
+						},
 						"ports": {
 							"type": "array",
 							"x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": [
@@ -516,7 +593,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 				FieldValidation: "Strict",
 			},
 			bodyBase:            invalidBodyJSON,
-			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.paused", unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", duplicate field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy"`,
+			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "metadata.name", unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.paused", unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", duplicate field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "post-warn-validation",
@@ -525,6 +602,8 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			},
 			bodyBase: invalidBodyJSON,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.paused"`,
@@ -546,6 +625,8 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			name:     "post-no-validation",
 			bodyBase: invalidBodyJSON,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.paused"`,
@@ -564,9 +645,10 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			bodyBase:    invalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: yaml: unmarshal errors:
-  line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
-  line 12: key "paused" already set in map
-  line 26: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map, unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+  line 5: key "name" already set in map
+  line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
+  line 14: key "paused" already set in map
+  line 28: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map, unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "post-warn-validation-yaml",
@@ -576,9 +658,11 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			bodyBase:    invalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "paused" already set in map`,
-				`line 26: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`line 5: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "paused" already set in map`,
+				`line 28: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
@@ -597,9 +681,11 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			bodyBase:    invalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "paused" already set in map`,
-				`line 26: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`line 5: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "paused" already set in map`,
+				`line 28: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
@@ -609,6 +695,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPost(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			klog.Warningf("running tc named: %s", tc.name)
 			body := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(tc.bodyBase, fmt.Sprintf("test-deployment-%s", tc.name)))
 			req := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Post().
 				AbsPath("/apis/apps/v1").
@@ -667,7 +754,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPut(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 				FieldValidation: "Strict",
 			},
 			putBodyBase:         invalidBodyJSON,
-			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.paused", unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", duplicate field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy"`,
+			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "metadata.name", unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.paused", unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", duplicate field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "put-warn-validation",
@@ -676,6 +763,8 @@ func testFieldValidationPut(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			},
 			putBodyBase: invalidBodyJSON,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.paused"`,
@@ -687,16 +776,18 @@ func testFieldValidationPut(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "put-default-ignore-validation",
+			name: "put-ignore-validation",
 			opts: metav1.UpdateOptions{
 				FieldValidation: "Ignore",
 			},
 			putBodyBase: invalidBodyJSON,
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "put-ignore-validation",
+			name:        "put-no-validation",
 			putBodyBase: invalidBodyJSON,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.paused"`,
@@ -715,9 +806,10 @@ func testFieldValidationPut(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			putBodyBase: invalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: yaml: unmarshal errors:
-  line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
-  line 12: key "paused" already set in map
-  line 26: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map, unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+  line 5: key "name" already set in map
+  line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
+  line 14: key "paused" already set in map
+  line 28: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map, unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "put-warn-validation-yaml",
@@ -727,9 +819,11 @@ func testFieldValidationPut(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			putBodyBase: invalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "paused" already set in map`,
-				`line 26: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`line 5: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "paused" already set in map`,
+				`line 28: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
@@ -748,9 +842,11 @@ func testFieldValidationPut(t *testing.T, client clientset.Interface) {
 			putBodyBase: invalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "paused" already set in map`,
-				`line 26: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`line 5: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "paused" already set in map`,
+				`line 28: key "imagePullPolicy" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.template.spec.containers[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
@@ -1421,7 +1517,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gr
 				FieldValidation: "Strict",
 			},
 			body:                crdInvalidBody,
-			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "metadata.name", duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "crd-post-warn-validation",
@@ -1430,12 +1526,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gr
 			},
 			body: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1449,12 +1548,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gr
 			name: "crd-post-no-validation",
 			body: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1465,9 +1567,10 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gr
 			body:        crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: yaml: unmarshal errors:
-  line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
-  line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map
-  line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+  line 6: key "name" already set in map
+  line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
+  line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map
+  line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "crd-post-warn-validation-yaml",
@@ -1477,12 +1580,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gr
 			body:        crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1498,17 +1604,21 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gr
 			body:        crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			klog.Warningf("running tc named: %s", tc.name)
 			kind := gvk.Kind
 			apiVersion := gvk.Group + "/" + gvk.Version
 
@@ -1558,7 +1668,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 				FieldValidation: "Strict",
 			},
 			body:                crdInvalidBody,
-			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "metadata.name", duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "schemaless-crd-post-warn-validation",
@@ -1567,10 +1677,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			},
 			body: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1584,10 +1697,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			name: "schemaless-crd-post-no-validation",
 			body: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1598,9 +1714,10 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			body:        crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: yaml: unmarshal errors:
-  line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
-  line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map
-  line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+  line 6: key "name" already set in map
+  line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
+  line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map
+  line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "schemaless-crd-post-warn-validation-yaml",
@@ -1610,10 +1727,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			body:        crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1629,10 +1749,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPostCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			body:        crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -1695,7 +1818,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gro
 				FieldValidation: "Strict",
 			},
 			putBody:             crdInvalidBody,
-			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "metadata.name", duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "crd-put-warn-validation",
@@ -1704,12 +1827,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gro
 			},
 			putBody: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1723,12 +1849,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gro
 			name:    "crd-put-no-validation",
 			putBody: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1739,9 +1868,10 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gro
 			putBody:     crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: yaml: unmarshal errors:
-  line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
-  line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map
-  line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+  line 6: key "name" already set in map
+  line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
+  line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map
+  line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.unknown1", unknown field "spec.unknownDupe", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "crd-put-warn-validation-yaml",
@@ -1751,12 +1881,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gro
 			putBody:     crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1772,12 +1905,15 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRD(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk schema.Gro
 			putBody:     crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknown1"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -1847,7 +1983,7 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 				FieldValidation: "Strict",
 			},
 			putBody:             crdInvalidBody,
-			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: duplicate field "metadata.name", duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe", duplicate field "spec.knownField1", duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort", unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "schemaless-crd-put-warn-validation",
@@ -1856,10 +1992,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			},
 			putBody: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1873,10 +2012,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			name:    "schemaless-crd-put-no-validation",
 			putBody: crdInvalidBody,
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
+				`duplicate field "metadata.name"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.unknownDupe"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.knownField1"`,
 				`duplicate field "spec.ports[0].hostPort"`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1887,9 +2029,10 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			putBody:     crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingError: `strict decoding error: yaml: unmarshal errors:
-  line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
-  line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map
-  line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+  line 6: key "name" already set in map
+  line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map
+  line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map
+  line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map, unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta", unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested", unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "schemaless-crd-put-warn-validation-yaml",
@@ -1899,10 +2042,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			putBody:     crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1918,10 +2064,13 @@ func testFieldValidationPutCRDSchemaless(t *testing.T, rest rest.Interface, gvk
 			putBody:     crdInvalidBodyYAML,
 			contentType: "application/yaml",
 			strictDecodingWarnings: []string{
-				`line 10: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
-				`line 12: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
-				`line 18: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`line 6: key "name" already set in map`,
+				`line 12: key "unknownDupe" already set in map`,
+				`line 14: key "knownField1" already set in map`,
+				`line 20: key "hostPort" already set in map`,
+				`unknown field "metadata.unknownMeta"`,
 				`unknown field "spec.ports[0].unknownNested"`,
+				`unknown field "spec.embeddedObj.metadata.unknownEmbeddedMeta"`,
 			},
 		},
 	}

vendor/sigs.k8s.io/json/internal/golang/encoding/json/decode.go

@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) object(v reflect.Value) error {
 					seenKeys = map[string]struct{}{}
 				}
 				if _, seen := seenKeys[fieldName]; seen {
-					d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError("duplicate field", fieldName))
+					d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError(duplicateStrictErrType, fieldName))
 				} else {
 					seenKeys[fieldName] = struct{}{}
 				}
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) object(v reflect.Value) error {
 				var seenKeys uint64
 				checkDuplicateField = func(fieldNameIndex int, fieldName string) {
 					if seenKeys&(1<<fieldNameIndex) != 0 {
-						d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError("duplicate field", fieldName))
+						d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError(duplicateStrictErrType, fieldName))
 					} else {
 						seenKeys = seenKeys | (1 << fieldNameIndex)
 					}
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) object(v reflect.Value) error {
 						seenIndexes = make([]bool, len(fields.list))
 					}
 					if seenIndexes[fieldNameIndex] {
-						d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError("duplicate field", fieldName))
+						d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError(duplicateStrictErrType, fieldName))
 					} else {
 						seenIndexes[fieldNameIndex] = true
 					}
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) object(v reflect.Value) error {
 				d.errorContext.Struct = t
 				d.appendStrictFieldStackKey(f.name)
 			} else if d.disallowUnknownFields {
-				d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError("unknown field", string(key)))
+				d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError(unknownStrictErrType, string(key)))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) objectInterface() map[string]interface{} {
 
 		if d.disallowDuplicateFields {
 			if _, exists := m[key]; exists {
-				d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError("duplicate field", key))
+				d.saveStrictError(d.newFieldError(duplicateStrictErrType, key))
 			}
 		}
 

vendor/sigs.k8s.io/json/internal/golang/encoding/json/kubernetes_patch.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package json
 
 import (
 	gojson "encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -71,17 +70,23 @@ func (d *Decoder) DisallowDuplicateFields() {
 	d.d.disallowDuplicateFields = true
 }
 
-func (d *decodeState) newFieldError(msg, field string) error {
+func (d *decodeState) newFieldError(errType strictErrType, field string) *strictError {
 	if len(d.strictFieldStack) > 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s %q", msg, strings.Join(d.strictFieldStack, "")+"."+field)
+		return &strictError{
+			ErrType: errType,
+			Path:    strings.Join(d.strictFieldStack, "") + "." + field,
+		}
 	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s %q", msg, field)
+		return &strictError{
+			ErrType: errType,
+			Path:    field,
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 // saveStrictError saves a strict decoding error,
 // for reporting at the end of the unmarshal if no other errors occurred.
-func (d *decodeState) saveStrictError(err error) {
+func (d *decodeState) saveStrictError(err *strictError) {
 	// prevent excessive numbers of accumulated errors
 	if len(d.savedStrictErrors) >= 100 {
 		return
@@ -118,6 +123,33 @@ func (d *decodeState) appendStrictFieldStackIndex(i int) {
 	d.strictFieldStack = append(d.strictFieldStack, "[", strconv.Itoa(i), "]")
 }
 
+type strictErrType string
+
+const (
+	unknownStrictErrType   strictErrType = "unknown field"
+	duplicateStrictErrType strictErrType = "duplicate field"
+)
+
+// strictError is a strict decoding error
+// It has an ErrType (either unknown or duplicate)
+// and a path to the erroneous field
+type strictError struct {
+	ErrType strictErrType
+	Path    string
+}
+
+func (e *strictError) Error() string {
+	return string(e.ErrType) + " " + strconv.Quote(e.Path)
+}
+
+func (e *strictError) FieldPath() string {
+	return e.Path
+}
+
+func (e *strictError) SetFieldPath(path string) {
+	e.Path = path
+}
+
 // UnmarshalStrictError holds errors resulting from use of strict disallow___ decoder directives.
 // If this is returned from Unmarshal(), it means the decoding was successful in all other respects.
 type UnmarshalStrictError struct {

vendor/sigs.k8s.io/json/json.go

@@ -137,3 +137,11 @@ func SyntaxErrorOffset(err error) (isSyntaxError bool, offset int64) {
 		return false, 0
 	}
 }
+
+// FieldError are errors that provide access to
+// the path of the erroneous field
+type FieldError interface {
+	Error() string
+	FieldPath() string
+	SetFieldPath(path string)
+}