feat(field): add zap.Dict to Field constructor list

example_test.go

@@ -358,3 +358,16 @@ func ExampleWrapCore_wrap() {
 	// {"level":"info","msg":"doubled"}
 	// {"level":"info","msg":"doubled"}
 }
+
+func ExampleDict() {
+	logger := zap.NewExample()
+	defer logger.Sync()
+
+	logger.Info("login event",
+		zap.Dict("event",
+			zap.Int("id", 123),
+			zap.String("name", "jane"),
+			zap.String("status", "pending")))
+	// Output:
+	// {"level":"info","msg":"login event","event":{"id":123,"name":"jane","status":"pending"}}
+}

field.go

@@ -410,6 +410,26 @@ func Inline(val zapcore.ObjectMarshaler) Field {
 	}
 }
 
+// Dict constructs a field containing the provided key-value pairs.
+// It acts similar to [Object], but with the fields specified as arguments.
+func Dict(key string, val ...Field) Field {
+	return dictField(key, val)
+}
+
+// We need a function with the signature (string, T) for zap.Any.
+func dictField(key string, val []Field) Field {
+	return Object(key, dictObject(val))
+}
+
+type dictObject []Field
+
+func (d dictObject) MarshalLogObject(enc zapcore.ObjectEncoder) error {
+	for _, f := range d {
+		f.AddTo(enc)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // We discovered an issue where zap.Any can cause a performance degradation
 // when used in new goroutines.
 //
@@ -462,6 +482,8 @@ func Any(key string, value interface{}) Field {
 		c = anyFieldC[zapcore.ObjectMarshaler](Object)
 	case zapcore.ArrayMarshaler:
 		c = anyFieldC[zapcore.ArrayMarshaler](Array)
+	case []Field:
+		c = anyFieldC[[]Field](dictField)
 	case bool:
 		c = anyFieldC[bool](Bool)
 	case *bool:

field_test.go

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func TestFieldConstructors(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Inline", Field{Type: zapcore.InlineMarshalerType, Interface: name}, Inline(name)},
 		{"Any:ObjectMarshaler", Any("k", name), Object("k", name)},
 		{"Any:ArrayMarshaler", Any("k", bools([]bool{true})), Array("k", bools([]bool{true}))},
+		{"Any:Dict", Any("k", []Field{String("k", "v")}), Dict("k", String("k", "v"))},
 		{"Any:Stringer", Any("k", addr), Stringer("k", addr)},
 		{"Any:Bool", Any("k", true), Bool("k", true)},
 		{"Any:Bools", Any("k", []bool{true}), Bools("k", []bool{true})},
@@ -288,3 +289,27 @@ func TestStackSkipFieldWithSkip(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, takeStacktrace(1), f.String, "Unexpected stack trace")
 	assertCanBeReused(t, f)
 }
+
+func TestDict(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		field    Field
+		expected any
+	}{
+		{"empty", Dict(""), map[string]any{}},
+		{"single", Dict("", String("k", "v")), map[string]any{"k": "v"}},
+		{"multiple", Dict("", String("k", "v"), String("k2", "v2")), map[string]any{"k": "v", "k2": "v2"}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			enc := zapcore.NewMapObjectEncoder()
+			tt.field.Key = "k"
+			tt.field.AddTo(enc)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, enc.Fields["k"], "unexpected map contents")
+			assert.Len(t, enc.Fields, 1, "found extra keys in map: %v", enc.Fields)
+
+			assertCanBeReused(t, tt.field)
+		})
+	}
+}

zapcore/field_test.go

@@ -309,6 +309,16 @@ func TestEquals(t *testing.T) {
 			b:    zap.Any("k", map[string]string{"a": "d"}),
 			want: false,
 		},
+		{
+			a:    zap.Dict("k", zap.String("a", "b")),
+			b:    zap.Dict("k", zap.String("a", "b")),
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			a:    zap.Dict("k", zap.String("a", "b")),
+			b:    zap.Dict("k", zap.String("a", "d")),
+			want: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {