3 files changed, 91 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/validator_derive/src/lib.rs b/validator_derive/src/lib.rs
index 6f74202..3244679 100644
--- a/validator_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validator_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ fn find_validators_for_field(
                                             Validator::NonControlCharacter,
                                         ));
                                     }
+                                    "required" => {
+                                        validators.push(FieldValidation::new(Validator::Required));
+                                    }
+                                    "required_nested" => {
+                                        validators.push(FieldValidation::new(Validator::Required));
+                                        validators.push(FieldValidation::new(Validator::Nested));
+                                    }
                                     _ => panic!("Unexpected validator: {:?}", name.get_ident()),
                                 }
                             }
diff --git a/validator_derive/src/quoting.rs b/validator_derive/src/quoting.rs
index dc466ac..a5af288 100644
--- a/validator_derive/src/quoting.rs
+++ b/validator_derive/src/quoting.rs
@@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ pub fn quote_field_validation(
         Validator::NonControlCharacter => {
             validations.push(quote_non_control_character_validation(&field_quoter, validation))
         }
+        Validator::Required | Validator::RequiredNested => {
+            validations.push(quote_required_validation(&field_quoter, validation))
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -501,3 +504,23 @@ pub fn quote_schema_validation(validation: Option<SchemaValidation>) -> proc_mac
         quote!()
     }
 }
+
+pub fn quote_required_validation(
+    field_quoter: &FieldQuoter,
+    validation: &FieldValidation,
+) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
+    let field_name = &field_quoter.name;
+    let ident = &field_quoter.ident;
+    let validator_param = quote!(&self.#ident);
+
+    let quoted_error = quote_error(&validation);
+    let quoted = quote!(
+        if !::validator::validate_required(#validator_param) {
+            #quoted_error
+            err.add_param(::std::borrow::Cow::from("value"), &#validator_param);
+            errors.add(#field_name, err);
+        }
+    );
+
+    quoted
+}
diff --git a/validator_derive/tests/required.rs b/validator_derive/tests/required.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a073f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validator_derive/tests/required.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate validator_derive;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+use validator::Validate;
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct ObjectRef {
+    id: i32,
+    name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Validate)]
+struct CheckedObjectRef {
+    #[validate(range(min = 1))]
+    id: i32,
+    #[validate(length(min = 1))]
+    name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Validate)]
+struct Required {
+    #[validate(required)]
+    val: Option<ObjectRef>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Validate)]
+struct RequiredNested {
+    #[validate(required_nested)]
+    val: Option<CheckedObjectRef>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn can_validate_required() {
+    let s = Required { val: Some(ObjectRef { id: 0, name: String::new() }) };
+
+    assert!(s.validate().is_ok());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn can_validate_required_nested() {
+    let s = RequiredNested {
+        val: Some(CheckedObjectRef { id: 1, name: String::from("Reference representation") }),
+    };
+
+    assert!(s.validate().is_ok());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn none_fails_required() {
+    let s = Required { val: None };
+
+    assert!(s.validate().is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn none_fails_required_nested() {
+    let s = RequiredNested { val: None };
+
+    assert!(s.validate().is_err());
+}