enable jsontags rule

Signed-off-by: sivchari <[email protected]>

Author: sivchari

.golangci-kal.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ linters-settings:
           enable:
           - "conditions" # Ensure conditions have the correct json tags and markers.
           - "integers" # Ensure only int32 and int64 are used for integers.
-          - "statussubresource" # All root objects that have a `status` field should have a status subresource.
-          - "nofloats" # Ensure floats are not used.
+          - "jsontags" # Ensure every field has a json tag.
           - "maxlength" # Ensure all strings and arrays have maximum lengths/maximum items.
           - "nobools" # Bools do not evolve over time, should use enums instead.
+          - "nofloats" # Ensure floats are not used.
+          - "requiredfields" # Required fields should not be pointers, and should not have `omitempty`.
+          - "statussubresource" # All root objects that have a `status` field should have a status subresource.
 
           # Per discussion in July 2024, we are keeping phase fields for now.
           # See https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/pull/10897#discussion_r1685929508
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ linters-settings:
 
           # Linters below this line are disabled, pending conversation on how and when to enable them.
           # - "commentstart" # Ensure comments start with the serialized version of the field name.
-          # - "jsontags" # Ensure every field has a json tag.
           # - "optionalorrequired" # Every field should be marked as `+optional` or `+required`.
           # - "requiredfields" # Required fields should not be pointers, and should not have `omitempty`.
           disable:
@@ -82,3 +83,8 @@ issues:
     text: "nobools"
     linters:
       - kal
+  # We follow the current CustomResourceDefinition field's json tag pattern.
+  - path: "api/v1beta1/*"
+    text: "field (XPreserveUnknownFields|XPreserveUnknownFields|XValidations|XMetadata|XIntOrString) json tag does not match pattern"
+    linters:
+      - kal

hack/tools/.custom-gcl.yaml

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ name: golangci-lint-kal-v1.63.4
 destination: ./bin
 plugins:
 - module: 'github.com/JoelSpeed/kal'
-  version: v0.0.0-20250208110507-b94e5ede1177
+  version: v0.0.0-20250228165733-9fe9adef0dc7