package mergo import ( "encoding/json" "testing" ) var ( request = `{"timestamp":null, "name": "foo"}` maprequest = map[string]interface{}{ "timestamp": nil, "name": "foo", "newStuff": "foo", } ) func TestIssue17MergeWithOverwrite(t *testing.T) { var something map[string]interface{} if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(request), &something); err != nil { t.Errorf("Error while Unmarshalling maprequest %s", err) } if err := MergeWithOverwrite(&something, maprequest); err != nil { t.Errorf("Error while merging %s", err) } }