python-desert#100 Propagate meta dict to Nested dataclasses

src/desert/_make.py

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def class_schema(
             attributes[field.name] = field_for_schema(
                 hints.get(field.name, field.type),
                 _get_field_default(field),
-                field.metadata,
+                {**meta, **field.metadata},
             )
 
     cls_schema = type(
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ def field_for_schema(
 
     if field is None:
         nested = forward_reference or class_schema(typ)
-        field = marshmallow.fields.Nested(nested)
+        params = {k: v for k, v in metadata.items() if type(k) is str}
+        field = marshmallow.fields.Nested(nested, **params)
 
     field.metadata.update(metadata)
 

tests/test_make.py

@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ class B:
     assert data == B(A(5))
 
 
+def test_nested_unknown(module):
+    """Schemas will propagate meta to Nested dataclasses."""
+
+    @module.dataclass
+    class A:
+        x: int
+
+    @module.dataclass
+    class B:
+        y: A
+
+    data = desert.schema_class(B, meta={"unknown": marshmallow.EXCLUDE})().load({"y": {"x": 5, "z": 3}})
+
+    assert data == B(A(5))
+
+
 def test_optional(module):
     """Setting an optional type makes the default None."""