add ability to use validation checker with classes and inheritance

src/main/java/it/aboutbits/springboot/testing/validation/core/BaseRuleBuilder.java

@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
-public abstract class BaseRuleBuilder<R extends BaseRuleBuilder<?>> implements
+public abstract class BaseRuleBuilder<R extends BaseRuleBuilder<R>> implements
         ValidationRulesData,
         BetweenRule<R>,
         FutureRule<R>,
@@ -53,6 +54,12 @@ public void addRule(@NonNull Rule rule) {
         rules.add(rule);
     }
 
+    public <T extends BaseRuleBuilder<T>> T withAdditionalRules(Consumer<T> registrar) {
+        var self = (T) this;
+        registrar.accept(self);
+        return self;
+    }
+
     public void isCompliant() {
         triggerValidation.run();
     }

src/main/java/it/aboutbits/springboot/testing/validation/core/RuleValidator.java

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -217,10 +219,10 @@ private static <P> Stream<?> getValues(Rule rule, P parameterUnderTest) {
     private static <T> T createCopyWithAlteredProperty(T original, String property, Object alteredValue) {
         try {
             // Get the class of the original object
-            var clazz = original.getClass();
+            var clazz = (Class<T>) original.getClass();
 
             // Get all the declared fields of the class
-            var fields = clazz.getDeclaredFields();
+            var fields = getAllFields(clazz);
 
             // Create an array to hold the values of the original object's properties
             var propertyValues = new Object[fields.length];
@@ -235,10 +237,6 @@ private static <T> T createCopyWithAlteredProperty(T original, String property,
                 parameterTypes[i] = fields[i].getType();
             }
 
-            // Get the constructor that accepts all properties as arguments
-            var constructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor(parameterTypes);
-            constructor.setAccessible(true);
-
             // Create an array to hold the new property values
             var newPropertyValues = new Object[propertyValues.length];
 
@@ -261,18 +259,46 @@ private static <T> T createCopyWithAlteredProperty(T original, String property,
                 }
             }
 
-            // Create a copy with the altered property value
-            return (T) constructor.newInstance(newPropertyValues);
+            return createCopyWithAlteredValues(clazz, parameterTypes, newPropertyValues, fields);
         } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
             throw new RuleValidationException(
-                    "Error creating copy with altered property. Maybe there is no all-args-constructor?",
+                    "Error creating copy with altered property. Maybe there is no eligible-constructor?",
                     e
             );
         } catch (IllegalAccessException | InstantiationException | InvocationTargetException e) {
             throw new RuleValidationException("Error creating copy with altered property: " + property, e);
         }
     }
 
+    private static <T> T createCopyWithAlteredValues(
+            Class<T> clazz,
+            Class<?>[] parameterTypes,
+            Object[] newPropertyValues,
+            Field[] fields
+    ) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
+        T instance = null;
+        try {
+            // Get the constructor that accepts all properties as arguments
+            var constructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor(parameterTypes);
+            constructor.setAccessible(true);
+
+            // Create a copy with the altered property value
+            instance = constructor.newInstance(newPropertyValues);
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            // Get the no args constructor
+            var constructor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor();
+            constructor.setAccessible(true);
+
+            // Create a copy with the altered property value
+            instance = constructor.newInstance();
+            for (var i = 0; i < newPropertyValues.length; i++) {
+                fields[i].setAccessible(true);
+                fields[i].set(instance, newPropertyValues[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        return instance;
+    }
+
     private static <T> Set<String> getAllPropertiesOf(T object) {
         var clazz = object.getClass();
 
@@ -307,12 +333,23 @@ private static boolean hasNullableAnnotation(String propertyName, Object object)
     private static Field getFieldOrFail(String propertyName, Object object) {
         var clazz = object.getClass();
 
-        Field field = null;
-        try {
-            field = clazz.getDeclaredField(propertyName);
-        } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
-            throw new RuleValidationException("Property does not exist: " + propertyName, e);
+        var field = Arrays.stream(getAllFields(clazz))
+                .filter(
+                        f -> f.getName().equals(propertyName)
+                )
+                .findFirst();
+
+        return field.orElseThrow(() -> new RuleValidationException("Property does not exist: " + propertyName));
+    }
+
+    private static Field[] getAllFields(Class<?> initialClazz) {
+        Class<?> clazz = initialClazz;
+
+        var fields = new ArrayList<Field>();
+        while (clazz != null) {
+            fields.addAll(Arrays.asList(clazz.getDeclaredFields()));
+            clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
         }
-        return field;
+        return fields.toArray(new Field[0]);
     }
 }

src/test/java/it/aboutbits/springboot/testing/validation/ValidationAssertTest.java

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import java.time.YearMonth;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import static it.aboutbits.springboot.testing.validation.ValidationAssertTest.TestValidationAssert.assertThatValidation;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
@@ -618,6 +619,49 @@ void givenNotValidatedClass_shouldAlwaysFail() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldAlsoWorkForExtendedClassesEvenWithoutAllArgsConstructors() {
+        var item = new SomeExtendingClass();
+        item.notNull = "notNull";
+        item.notNullPositiveOrZero = ScaledBigDecimal.ONE;
+
+        assertThatValidation().of(item)
+                .usingBeanValidation()
+                .notNull("notNull")
+                .notNull("notNull")
+                .positiveOrZero("notNullPositiveOrZero")
+                .isCompliant();
+
+        var invalidItem = new SomeExtendingClass();
+
+        assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionError.class).isThrownBy(
+                () -> assertThatValidation().of(invalidItem)
+                        .usingBeanValidation()
+                        .notNull("notNull")
+                        .notNull("notNull")
+                        .positiveOrZero("notNullPositiveOrZero")
+                        .isCompliant()
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void usingRuleRegistrarShouldWork() {
+        var item = new SomeExtendingClass();
+        item.notNull = "notNull";
+        item.notNullPositiveOrZero = ScaledBigDecimal.ONE;
+
+        var registrar = (Consumer<TestValidationAssert.TestRuleBuilder>) ruleBuilder -> ruleBuilder
+                .notNull("notNull")
+                .notNull("notNull")
+                .positiveOrZero("notNullPositiveOrZero");
+
+        assertThatValidation().of(item)
+                .usingBeanValidation()
+                .withAdditionalRules(registrar)
+                .isCompliant();
+    }
+
+
     private static SomeValidParameter getSomeValidParameter() {
         return new SomeValidParameter(
                 // NotNull
@@ -791,4 +835,15 @@ public void someMethodWithoutValidParameter(Long first, String last) {
         public void someMethodWithoutValidParameter(Long first, Integer second, String last) {
         }
     }
+
+    public abstract static class SomeBaseClass {
+        @NotNull
+        protected String notNull;
+    }
+
+    public static class SomeExtendingClass extends SomeBaseClass {
+        @NotNull
+        @PositiveOrZero
+        private ScaledBigDecimal notNullPositiveOrZero;
+    }
 }