Struct tags are compact, but compact formats can become hard to read when every package interprets them differently. A parser should keep the original intent visible.

Reading struct tags without losing intent

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Most struct tag APIs expose strings first. That is flexible, but application code often needs typed values after parsing.

Turning tag values into useful primitives

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A tag parser should do one thing well: turn tag text into a shape that is easy to inspect. It does not need to become a validation framework.

Keeping the parser small and predictable

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