updated validateStructure to accept null and undefined values for par…

…ams not described in the input shape (#3276)
aws · Jan 5, 2021 · 65b6aaa · 65b6aaa
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diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-ParamValidator-971ace5c.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-ParamValidator-971ace5c.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "type": "feature",
+  "category": "ParamValidator",
+  "description": "Updated validateStructure to accept null and undefined values for params not described in the input shape"
+}
diff --git a/lib/param_validator.js b/lib/param_validator.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ AWS.ParamValidator = AWS.util.inherit({
       if (memberShape !== undefined) {
         var memberContext = [context, paramName].join('.');
         this.validateMember(memberShape, paramValue, memberContext);
-      } else {
+      } else if (paramValue !== undefined && paramValue !== null) {
         this.fail('UnexpectedParameter',
           'Unexpected key \'' + paramName + '\' found in ' + context);
       }

diff --git a/test/param_validator.spec.js b/test/param_validator.spec.js