feat: add property path transformation

This resolves #3 to allow custom property paths to be defined.

src/request.validation.tests/RuleBuilderExtensionsTests.cs

@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ internal sealed class RuleBuilderExtensionsTests
 		await Assert.That(valid.IsValid).IsTrue();
 	}
 
+	[Test]
+	public async Task I_can_remove_the_property_path()
+	{
+		var validator = new PropertyValidator<StringValueModel, string?>(model =>
+			model.Value, rule => rule.WithoutPropertyPath().NotEmpty());
+
+		var result = validator.Validate(new StringValueModel { Value = " " });
+
+		await AssertSingleProblem(result, string.Empty, "Value is required.");
+	}
+
 	[Test]
 	public async Task I_can_validate_not_empty_for_collections()
 	{

src/request.validation.tests/ValidatorTests.cs

@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ internal sealed class ValidatorTests
 		await Assert.That(result.Problems.Single().PropertyPath).IsEqualTo("Address.Street");
 	}
 
+	[Test]
+	public async Task I_can_remove_the_parent_property_path_for_nested_validators()
+	{
+		var validator = new PropertyValidator<PersonWithAddress, Address?>(
+			person => person.Address,
+			rule => rule.WithoutPropertyPath().SetValidator(CreateAddressValidator()));
+
+		var result = validator.Validate(new PersonWithAddress
+		{
+			Address = new Address { Street = "" },
+		});
+
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems).Count().IsEqualTo(1);
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems.Single().PropertyPath).IsEqualTo("Street");
+	}
+
 	[Test]
 	public async Task I_skip_null_nested_values_for_composed_validators()
 	{
@@ -90,6 +106,22 @@ internal sealed class ValidatorTests
 		await Assert.That(result.Problems.Single().PropertyPath).IsEqualTo("Members[1].Name");
 	}
 
+	[Test]
+	public async Task I_can_transform_the_collection_property_path_before_appending_indices()
+	{
+		var validator = new CollectionValidator<Team, Member>(
+			team => team.Members,
+			rule => rule.WithPropertyPath(static _ => "People").SetValidator(CreateMemberValidator()));
+
+		var result = validator.Validate(new Team
+		{
+			Members = [new Member { Name = "Ada" }, new Member { Name = "" }],
+		});
+
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems).Count().IsEqualTo(1);
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems.Single().PropertyPath).IsEqualTo("People[1].Name");
+	}
+
 	[Test]
 	public async Task I_can_build_property_paths_for_nested_member_access()
 	{
@@ -129,6 +161,36 @@ internal sealed class ValidatorTests
 		}
 	}
 
+	[Test]
+	public async Task I_can_transform_a_property_rule_path()
+	{
+		var validator = new PropertyValidator<Person, string?>(
+			person => person.Name,
+			rule => rule.WithPropertyPath(static _ => "Username").NotEmpty());
+
+		var result = validator.Validate(new Person { Name = "" });
+
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems).Count().IsEqualTo(1);
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems.Single().PropertyPath).IsEqualTo("Username");
+	}
+
+	[Test]
+	public async Task I_can_compose_parent_and_child_property_path_transforms()
+	{
+		var validator = new PropertyValidator<PersonWithAddress, Address?>(
+			person => person.Address,
+			rule => rule.WithPropertyPath(static _ => "Location")
+				.SetValidator(CreateRenamedAddressValidator()));
+
+		var result = validator.Validate(new PersonWithAddress
+		{
+			Address = new Address { Street = "" },
+		});
+
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems).Count().IsEqualTo(1);
+		await Assert.That(result.Problems.Single().PropertyPath).IsEqualTo("Location.Road");
+	}
+
 	[Test]
 	public async Task I_see_it_throw_for_non_member_expressions()
 	{
@@ -276,4 +338,12 @@ internal sealed class ValidatorTests
 			member => member.Name,
 			rule => rule.Must(name => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name), "Member name is required."));
 	}
+
+	private static PropertyValidator<Address, string?> CreateRenamedAddressValidator()
+	{
+		return new PropertyValidator<Address, string?>(
+			address => address.Street,
+			rule => rule.WithPropertyPath(static _ => "Road")
+				.Must(street => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(street), "Street is required."));
+	}
 }

src/request.validation/IPropertyRuleBuilder.cs

@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ public interface IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, out TProperty>
 	/// <returns>The current rule builder instance for method chaining.</returns>
 	IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, TProperty> WithCode(string code);
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Transforms the property path reported by the validation rule.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <param name="transform">The function used to transform the rule property path.</param>
+	/// <returns>The current rule builder instance for method chaining.</returns>
+	IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, TProperty> WithPropertyPath(Func<PropertyPath, PropertyPath> transform);
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Sets the severity of the validation rule.
 	/// </summary>

src/request.validation/Rule.cs

@@ -6,24 +6,16 @@ using System.Linq.Expressions;
 namespace Geekeey.Request.Validation;
 
 internal abstract record Rule
-{
-	public Severity Severity { get; init; } = Severity.Error;
-
-	public string? Code { get; init; }
-
-	public abstract IEnumerable<Problem> Validate(ValidationContext context);
-}
-
-internal abstract record Rule<T, TProperty> : Rule
 {
 	protected Rule(Expression expression)
 	{
 		PropertyPath = GetPropertyPath(expression);
 	}
 
-	public PropertyPath PropertyPath { get; }
-
-	public IReadOnlyList<IRuleStep<TProperty>> Steps { get; init; } = [];
+	protected PropertyPath GetPropertyPath()
+	{
+		return PropertyPathTransform(PropertyPath);
+	}
 
 	private static PropertyPath GetPropertyPath(Expression expression)
 	{
@@ -55,6 +47,26 @@ internal abstract record Rule<T, TProperty> : Rule
 		return string.Join('.', members);
 	}
 
+	public PropertyPath PropertyPath { get; }
+
+	public Severity Severity { get; init; } = Severity.Error;
+
+	public string? Code { get; init; }
+
+	public Func<PropertyPath, PropertyPath> PropertyPathTransform { get; init; } = static path => path;
+
+	public abstract IEnumerable<Problem> Validate(ValidationContext context);
+}
+
+internal abstract record Rule<T, TProperty> : Rule
+{
+	protected Rule(Expression expression)
+		: base(expression)
+	{
+	}
+
+	public IReadOnlyList<IRuleStep<TProperty>> Steps { get; init; } = [];
+
 	public override IEnumerable<Problem> Validate(ValidationContext context)
 	{
 		if (context.Instance is T instance)
@@ -92,7 +104,8 @@ internal sealed record PropertyRule<T, TProperty> : Rule<T, TProperty>
 		}
 
 		var value = _accessor(instance);
-		return Steps.SelectMany(step => step.Validate(value, context, PropertyPath, Code, Severity));
+		var propertyPath = GetPropertyPath();
+		return Steps.SelectMany(step => step.Validate(value, context, propertyPath, Code, Severity));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +133,7 @@ internal sealed record CollectionRule<T, TElement> : Rule<T, TElement>
 		var index = 0;
 		foreach (var element in collection)
 		{
-			var propertyPath = PropertyPath + index;
+			var propertyPath = GetPropertyPath() + index;
 
 			foreach (var step in Steps)
 			{

src/request.validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs

@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ public static class RuleBuilderExtensions
 		return rule.Must(static value => value is not null && value.Any(), "Value is required.");
 	}
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Removes the current rule property path from emitted validation problems.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the object being validated.</typeparam>
+	/// <typeparam name="TProperty">The type of the property being validated.</typeparam>
+	/// <param name="rule">The rule builder to which the property path transform is applied.</param>
+	/// <returns>The updated rule builder with the property path removed.</returns>
+	public static IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, TProperty> WithoutPropertyPath<T, TProperty>(
+		this IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, TProperty> rule)
+	{
+		ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(rule);
+
+		return rule.WithPropertyPath(static _ => string.Empty);
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Adds a rule to ensure that the string property value meets the specified minimum length.
 	/// </summary>

src/request.validation/Validator.cs

@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ public abstract class Validator<T> : IValidator<T>
 			return this;
 		}
 
+		public IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, TProperty> WithPropertyPath(Func<PropertyPath, PropertyPath> transform)
+		{
+			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(transform);
+
+			CurrentRule = CurrentRule with { PropertyPathTransform = transform };
+
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		public IPropertyRuleBuilder<T, TProperty> WithSeverity(Severity severity)
 		{
 			CurrentRule = CurrentRule with { Severity = severity };

src/request.validation/package-readme.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 - **Structured validation output:** Each failure is returned as a `Problem` with a property path, message, severity,
   code, and attempted value.
 - **Nested validation:** Reuse validators for complex object graphs with `SetValidator`, including DI-based resolution.
+- **Configurable paths:** Rewrite or remove rule property paths when the reported path should differ from the CLR
+  member path.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -65,6 +67,29 @@ public sealed class CreateUserRequestValidator : Validator<CreateUserRequest>
   }
 }
 
+public sealed record LoginInput(string? Username);
+
+public sealed record LoginRequest(LoginInput Input);
+
+public sealed class LoginInputValidator : Validator<LoginInput>
+{
+  public LoginInputValidator()
+  {
+    RuleFor(input => input.Username)
+      .NotEmpty();
+  }
+}
+
+public sealed class LoginRequestValidator : Validator<LoginRequest>
+{
+  public LoginRequestValidator()
+  {
+    RuleFor(request => request.Input)
+      .WithoutPropertyPath()
+      .SetValidator(new LoginInputValidator());
+  }
+}
+
 var validator = new CreateUserRequestValidator();
 var validation = validator.Validate(new CreateUserRequest(
   Name: "",
@@ -80,3 +105,6 @@ foreach (var problem in validation.Problems)
 
 The resulting `Problem` entries include full property paths like `Address.Street` and `Tags[0]`, making it easy to
 surface validation errors back to callers or APIs.
+
+If the validation path needs to differ from the CLR property path, use `WithPropertyPath(...)` for a custom transform
+or `WithoutPropertyPath()` to drop the current rule path entirely before nested paths are appended.