cmd/cloner, cmd/viewer, util/codegen: add support for generic types and interfaces

This adds support for generic types and interfaces to our cloner and viewer codegens.
It updates these packages to determine whether to make shallow or deep copies based
on the type parameter constraints. Additionally, if a template parameter or an interface
type has View() and Clone() methods, we'll use them for getters and the cloner of the
owning structure.

Updates #12736

Signed-off-by: Nick Khyl <nickk@tailscale.com>

cmd/cloner/cloner.go

@@ -91,16 +91,19 @@ func gen(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named) {
 	}
 
 	name := typ.Obj().Name()
+	typeParams := typ.Origin().TypeParams()
+	_, typeParamNames := codegen.FormatTypeParams(typeParams, it)
+	nameWithParams := name + typeParamNames
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "// Clone makes a deep copy of %s.\n", name)
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "// The result aliases no memory with the original.\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "func (src *%s) Clone() *%s {\n", name, name)
+	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "func (src *%s) Clone() *%s {\n", nameWithParams, nameWithParams)
 	writef := func(format string, args ...any) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "\t"+format+"\n", args...)
 	}
 	writef("if src == nil {")
 	writef("\treturn nil")
 	writef("}")
-	writef("dst := new(%s)", name)
+	writef("dst := new(%s)", nameWithParams)
 	writef("*dst = *src")
 	for i := range t.NumFields() {
 		fname := t.Field(i).Name()
@@ -126,16 +129,23 @@ func gen(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named) {
 				writef("dst.%s = make([]%s, len(src.%s))", fname, n, fname)
 				writef("for i := range dst.%s {", fname)
 				if ptr, isPtr := ft.Elem().(*types.Pointer); isPtr {
-					if _, isBasic := ptr.Elem().Underlying().(*types.Basic); isBasic {
+					writef("if src.%s[i] == nil { dst.%s[i] = nil } else {", fname, fname)
+					if codegen.ContainsPointers(ptr.Elem()) {
+						if _, isIface := ptr.Elem().Underlying().(*types.Interface); isIface {
+							it.Import("tailscale.com/types/ptr")
+							writef("\tdst.%s[i] = ptr.To((*src.%s[i]).Clone())", fname, fname)
+						} else {
+							writef("\tdst.%s[i] = src.%s[i].Clone()", fname, fname)
+						}
+					} else {
 						it.Import("tailscale.com/types/ptr")
-						writef("if src.%s[i] == nil { dst.%s[i] = nil } else {", fname, fname)
 						writef("\tdst.%s[i] = ptr.To(*src.%s[i])", fname, fname)
-						writef("}")
-					} else {
-						writef("\tdst.%s[i] = src.%s[i].Clone()", fname, fname)
 					}
+					writef("}")
 				} else if ft.Elem().String() == "encoding/json.RawMessage" {
 					writef("\tdst.%s[i] = append(src.%s[i][:0:0], src.%s[i]...)", fname, fname, fname)
+				} else if _, isIface := ft.Elem().Underlying().(*types.Interface); isIface {
+					writef("\tdst.%s[i] = src.%s[i].Clone()", fname, fname)
 				} else {
 					writef("\tdst.%s[i] = *src.%s[i].Clone()", fname, fname)
 				}
@@ -145,14 +155,19 @@ func gen(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named) {
 				writef("dst.%s = append(src.%s[:0:0], src.%s...)", fname, fname, fname)
 			}
 		case *types.Pointer:
-			if named, _ := ft.Elem().(*types.Named); named != nil && codegen.ContainsPointers(ft.Elem()) {
+			base := ft.Elem()
+			hasPtrs := codegen.ContainsPointers(base)
+			if named, _ := base.(*types.Named); named != nil && hasPtrs {
 				writef("dst.%s = src.%s.Clone()", fname, fname)
 				continue
 			}
 			it.Import("tailscale.com/types/ptr")
 			writef("if dst.%s != nil {", fname)
-			writef("\tdst.%s = ptr.To(*src.%s)", fname, fname)
-			if codegen.ContainsPointers(ft.Elem()) {
+			if _, isIface := base.Underlying().(*types.Interface); isIface && hasPtrs {
+				writef("\tdst.%s = ptr.To((*src.%s).Clone())", fname, fname)
+			} else if !hasPtrs {
+				writef("\tdst.%s = ptr.To(*src.%s)", fname, fname)
+			} else {
 				writef("\t" + `panic("TODO pointers in pointers")`)
 			}
 			writef("}")
@@ -172,18 +187,50 @@ func gen(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named) {
 				writef("if dst.%s != nil {", fname)
 				writef("\tdst.%s = map[%s]%s{}", fname, it.QualifiedName(ft.Key()), it.QualifiedName(elem))
 				writef("\tfor k, v := range src.%s {", fname)
-				switch elem.(type) {
+
+				switch elem := elem.Underlying().(type) {
 				case *types.Pointer:
-					writef("\t\tdst.%s[k] = v.Clone()", fname)
+					writef("\t\tif v == nil { dst.%s[k] = nil } else {", fname)
+					if base := elem.Elem().Underlying(); codegen.ContainsPointers(base) {
+						if _, isIface := base.(*types.Interface); isIface {
+							it.Import("tailscale.com/types/ptr")
+							writef("\t\t\tdst.%s[k] = ptr.To((*v).Clone())", fname)
+						} else {
+							writef("\t\t\tdst.%s[k] = v.Clone()", fname)
+						}
+					} else {
+						it.Import("tailscale.com/types/ptr")
+						writef("\t\t\tdst.%s[k] = ptr.To(*v)", fname)
+					}
+					writef("}")
+				case *types.Interface:
+					if cloneResultType := methodResultType(elem, "Clone"); cloneResultType != nil {
+						if _, isPtr := cloneResultType.(*types.Pointer); isPtr {
+							writef("\t\tdst.%s[k] = *(v.Clone())", fname)
+						} else {
+							writef("\t\tdst.%s[k] = v.Clone()", fname)
+						}
+					} else {
+						writef(`panic("%s (%v) does not have a Clone method")`, fname, elem)
+					}
 				default:
 					writef("\t\tdst.%s[k] = *(v.Clone())", fname)
 				}
+
 				writef("\t}")
 				writef("}")
 			} else {
 				it.Import("maps")
 				writef("\tdst.%s = maps.Clone(src.%s)", fname, fname)
 			}
+		case *types.Interface:
+			// If ft is an interface with a "Clone() ft" method, it can be used to clone the field.
+			// This includes scenarios where ft is a constrained type parameter.
+			if cloneResultType := methodResultType(ft, "Clone"); cloneResultType.Underlying() == ft {
+				writef("dst.%s = src.%s.Clone()", fname, fname)
+				continue
+			}
+			writef(`panic("%s (%v) does not have a compatible Clone method")`, fname, ft)
 		default:
 			writef(`panic("TODO: %s (%T)")`, fname, ft)
 		}
@@ -191,7 +238,7 @@ func gen(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named) {
 	writef("return dst")
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "}\n\n")
 
-	buf.Write(codegen.AssertStructUnchanged(t, name, "Clone", it))
+	buf.Write(codegen.AssertStructUnchanged(t, name, typeParams, "Clone", it))
 }
 
 // hasBasicUnderlying reports true when typ.Underlying() is a slice or a map.
@@ -203,3 +250,15 @@ func hasBasicUnderlying(typ types.Type) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 }
+
+func methodResultType(typ types.Type, method string) types.Type {
+	viewMethod := codegen.LookupMethod(typ, method)
+	if viewMethod == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	sig, ok := viewMethod.Type().(*types.Signature)
+	if !ok || sig.Results().Len() != 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return sig.Results().At(0).Type()
+}

cmd/viewer/tests/tests.go

@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ package tests
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
+	"tailscale.com/types/views"
 )
 
-//go:generate go run tailscale.com/cmd/viewer --type=StructWithPtrs,StructWithoutPtrs,Map,StructWithSlices,OnlyGetClone,StructWithEmbedded --clone-only-type=OnlyGetClone
+//go:generate go run tailscale.com/cmd/viewer --type=StructWithPtrs,StructWithoutPtrs,Map,StructWithSlices,OnlyGetClone,StructWithEmbedded,GenericIntStruct,GenericNoPtrsStruct,GenericCloneableStruct --clone-only-type=OnlyGetClone
 
 type StructWithoutPtrs struct {
 	Int int
@@ -25,12 +28,12 @@ type Map struct {
 	SlicesWithPtrs      map[string][]*StructWithPtrs
 	SlicesWithoutPtrs   map[string][]*StructWithoutPtrs
 	StructWithoutPtrKey map[StructWithoutPtrs]int `json:"-"`
+	StructWithPtr       map[string]StructWithPtrs
 
 	// Unsupported views.
 	SliceIntPtr      map[string][]*int
 	PointerKey       map[*string]int        `json:"-"`
 	StructWithPtrKey map[StructWithPtrs]int `json:"-"`
-	StructWithPtr    map[string]StructWithPtrs
 }
 
 type StructWithPtrs struct {
@@ -50,12 +53,14 @@ type StructWithSlices struct {
 	Values         []StructWithoutPtrs
 	ValuePointers  []*StructWithoutPtrs
 	StructPointers []*StructWithPtrs
-	Structs        []StructWithPtrs
-	Ints           []*int
 
 	Slice    []string
 	Prefixes []netip.Prefix
 	Data     []byte
+
+	// Unsupported views.
+	Structs []StructWithPtrs
+	Ints    []*int
 }
 
 type OnlyGetClone struct {
@@ -66,3 +71,46 @@ type StructWithEmbedded struct {
 	A *StructWithPtrs
 	StructWithSlices
 }
+
+type GenericIntStruct[T constraints.Integer] struct {
+	Value   T
+	Pointer *T
+	Slice   []T
+	Map     map[string]T
+
+	// Unsupported views.
+	PtrSlice    []*T
+	PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+	PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+	SliceMap    map[string][]T
+}
+
+type BasicType interface {
+	~bool | constraints.Integer | constraints.Float | constraints.Complex | ~string
+}
+
+type GenericNoPtrsStruct[T StructWithoutPtrs | netip.Prefix | BasicType] struct {
+	Value   T
+	Pointer *T
+	Slice   []T
+	Map     map[string]T
+
+	// Unsupported views.
+	PtrSlice    []*T
+	PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+	PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+	SliceMap    map[string][]T
+}
+
+type GenericCloneableStruct[T views.ViewCloner[T, V], V views.StructView[T]] struct {
+	Value T
+	Slice []T
+	Map   map[string]T
+
+	// Unsupported views.
+	Pointer     *T
+	PtrSlice    []*T
+	PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+	PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+	SliceMap    map[string][]T
+}

cmd/viewer/tests/tests_clone.go

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"maps"
 	"net/netip"
 
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
 	"tailscale.com/types/ptr"
+	"tailscale.com/types/views"
 )
 
 // Clone makes a deep copy of StructWithPtrs.
@@ -71,13 +73,21 @@ func (src *Map) Clone() *Map {
 	if dst.StructPtrWithPtr != nil {
 		dst.StructPtrWithPtr = map[string]*StructWithPtrs{}
 		for k, v := range src.StructPtrWithPtr {
-			dst.StructPtrWithPtr[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.StructPtrWithPtr[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.StructPtrWithPtr[k] = v.Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if dst.StructPtrWithoutPtr != nil {
 		dst.StructPtrWithoutPtr = map[string]*StructWithoutPtrs{}
 		for k, v := range src.StructPtrWithoutPtr {
-			dst.StructPtrWithoutPtr[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.StructPtrWithoutPtr[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.StructPtrWithoutPtr[k] = ptr.To(*v)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	dst.StructWithoutPtr = maps.Clone(src.StructWithoutPtr)
@@ -94,6 +104,12 @@ func (src *Map) Clone() *Map {
 		}
 	}
 	dst.StructWithoutPtrKey = maps.Clone(src.StructWithoutPtrKey)
+	if dst.StructWithPtr != nil {
+		dst.StructWithPtr = map[string]StructWithPtrs{}
+		for k, v := range src.StructWithPtr {
+			dst.StructWithPtr[k] = *(v.Clone())
+		}
+	}
 	if dst.SliceIntPtr != nil {
 		dst.SliceIntPtr = map[string][]*int{}
 		for k := range src.SliceIntPtr {
@@ -102,12 +118,6 @@ func (src *Map) Clone() *Map {
 	}
 	dst.PointerKey = maps.Clone(src.PointerKey)
 	dst.StructWithPtrKey = maps.Clone(src.StructWithPtrKey)
-	if dst.StructWithPtr != nil {
-		dst.StructWithPtr = map[string]StructWithPtrs{}
-		for k, v := range src.StructWithPtr {
-			dst.StructWithPtr[k] = *(v.Clone())
-		}
-	}
 	return dst
 }
 
@@ -121,10 +131,10 @@ var _MapCloneNeedsRegeneration = Map(struct {
 	SlicesWithPtrs      map[string][]*StructWithPtrs
 	SlicesWithoutPtrs   map[string][]*StructWithoutPtrs
 	StructWithoutPtrKey map[StructWithoutPtrs]int
+	StructWithPtr       map[string]StructWithPtrs
 	SliceIntPtr         map[string][]*int
 	PointerKey          map[*string]int
 	StructWithPtrKey    map[StructWithPtrs]int
-	StructWithPtr       map[string]StructWithPtrs
 }{})
 
 // Clone makes a deep copy of StructWithSlices.
@@ -139,15 +149,26 @@ func (src *StructWithSlices) Clone() *StructWithSlices {
 	if src.ValuePointers != nil {
 		dst.ValuePointers = make([]*StructWithoutPtrs, len(src.ValuePointers))
 		for i := range dst.ValuePointers {
-			dst.ValuePointers[i] = src.ValuePointers[i].Clone()
+			if src.ValuePointers[i] == nil {
+				dst.ValuePointers[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.ValuePointers[i] = ptr.To(*src.ValuePointers[i])
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if src.StructPointers != nil {
 		dst.StructPointers = make([]*StructWithPtrs, len(src.StructPointers))
 		for i := range dst.StructPointers {
-			dst.StructPointers[i] = src.StructPointers[i].Clone()
+			if src.StructPointers[i] == nil {
+				dst.StructPointers[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.StructPointers[i] = src.StructPointers[i].Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	dst.Slice = append(src.Slice[:0:0], src.Slice...)
+	dst.Prefixes = append(src.Prefixes[:0:0], src.Prefixes...)
+	dst.Data = append(src.Data[:0:0], src.Data...)
 	if src.Structs != nil {
 		dst.Structs = make([]StructWithPtrs, len(src.Structs))
 		for i := range dst.Structs {
@@ -164,9 +185,6 @@ func (src *StructWithSlices) Clone() *StructWithSlices {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	dst.Slice = append(src.Slice[:0:0], src.Slice...)
-	dst.Prefixes = append(src.Prefixes[:0:0], src.Prefixes...)
-	dst.Data = append(src.Data[:0:0], src.Data...)
 	return dst
 }
 
@@ -175,11 +193,11 @@ var _StructWithSlicesCloneNeedsRegeneration = StructWithSlices(struct {
 	Values         []StructWithoutPtrs
 	ValuePointers  []*StructWithoutPtrs
 	StructPointers []*StructWithPtrs
-	Structs        []StructWithPtrs
-	Ints           []*int
 	Slice          []string
 	Prefixes       []netip.Prefix
 	Data           []byte
+	Structs        []StructWithPtrs
+	Ints           []*int
 }{})
 
 // Clone makes a deep copy of OnlyGetClone.
@@ -216,3 +234,185 @@ var _StructWithEmbeddedCloneNeedsRegeneration = StructWithEmbedded(struct {
 	A *StructWithPtrs
 	StructWithSlices
 }{})
+
+// Clone makes a deep copy of GenericIntStruct.
+// The result aliases no memory with the original.
+func (src *GenericIntStruct[T]) Clone() *GenericIntStruct[T] {
+	if src == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	dst := new(GenericIntStruct[T])
+	*dst = *src
+	if dst.Pointer != nil {
+		dst.Pointer = ptr.To(*src.Pointer)
+	}
+	dst.Slice = append(src.Slice[:0:0], src.Slice...)
+	dst.Map = maps.Clone(src.Map)
+	if src.PtrSlice != nil {
+		dst.PtrSlice = make([]*T, len(src.PtrSlice))
+		for i := range dst.PtrSlice {
+			if src.PtrSlice[i] == nil {
+				dst.PtrSlice[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.PtrSlice[i] = ptr.To(*src.PtrSlice[i])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	dst.PtrKeyMap = maps.Clone(src.PtrKeyMap)
+	if dst.PtrValueMap != nil {
+		dst.PtrValueMap = map[string]*T{}
+		for k, v := range src.PtrValueMap {
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.PtrValueMap[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.PtrValueMap[k] = ptr.To(*v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if dst.SliceMap != nil {
+		dst.SliceMap = map[string][]T{}
+		for k := range src.SliceMap {
+			dst.SliceMap[k] = append([]T{}, src.SliceMap[k]...)
+		}
+	}
+	return dst
+}
+
+// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
+func _GenericIntStructCloneNeedsRegeneration[T constraints.Integer](GenericIntStruct[T]) {
+	_GenericIntStructCloneNeedsRegeneration(struct {
+		Value       T
+		Pointer     *T
+		Slice       []T
+		Map         map[string]T
+		PtrSlice    []*T
+		PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+		PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+		SliceMap    map[string][]T
+	}{})
+}
+
+// Clone makes a deep copy of GenericNoPtrsStruct.
+// The result aliases no memory with the original.
+func (src *GenericNoPtrsStruct[T]) Clone() *GenericNoPtrsStruct[T] {
+	if src == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	dst := new(GenericNoPtrsStruct[T])
+	*dst = *src
+	if dst.Pointer != nil {
+		dst.Pointer = ptr.To(*src.Pointer)
+	}
+	dst.Slice = append(src.Slice[:0:0], src.Slice...)
+	dst.Map = maps.Clone(src.Map)
+	if src.PtrSlice != nil {
+		dst.PtrSlice = make([]*T, len(src.PtrSlice))
+		for i := range dst.PtrSlice {
+			if src.PtrSlice[i] == nil {
+				dst.PtrSlice[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.PtrSlice[i] = ptr.To(*src.PtrSlice[i])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	dst.PtrKeyMap = maps.Clone(src.PtrKeyMap)
+	if dst.PtrValueMap != nil {
+		dst.PtrValueMap = map[string]*T{}
+		for k, v := range src.PtrValueMap {
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.PtrValueMap[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.PtrValueMap[k] = ptr.To(*v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if dst.SliceMap != nil {
+		dst.SliceMap = map[string][]T{}
+		for k := range src.SliceMap {
+			dst.SliceMap[k] = append([]T{}, src.SliceMap[k]...)
+		}
+	}
+	return dst
+}
+
+// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
+func _GenericNoPtrsStructCloneNeedsRegeneration[T StructWithoutPtrs | netip.Prefix | BasicType](GenericNoPtrsStruct[T]) {
+	_GenericNoPtrsStructCloneNeedsRegeneration(struct {
+		Value       T
+		Pointer     *T
+		Slice       []T
+		Map         map[string]T
+		PtrSlice    []*T
+		PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+		PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+		SliceMap    map[string][]T
+	}{})
+}
+
+// Clone makes a deep copy of GenericCloneableStruct.
+// The result aliases no memory with the original.
+func (src *GenericCloneableStruct[T, V]) Clone() *GenericCloneableStruct[T, V] {
+	if src == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	dst := new(GenericCloneableStruct[T, V])
+	*dst = *src
+	dst.Value = src.Value.Clone()
+	if src.Slice != nil {
+		dst.Slice = make([]T, len(src.Slice))
+		for i := range dst.Slice {
+			dst.Slice[i] = src.Slice[i].Clone()
+		}
+	}
+	if dst.Map != nil {
+		dst.Map = map[string]T{}
+		for k, v := range src.Map {
+			dst.Map[k] = v.Clone()
+		}
+	}
+	if dst.Pointer != nil {
+		dst.Pointer = ptr.To((*src.Pointer).Clone())
+	}
+	if src.PtrSlice != nil {
+		dst.PtrSlice = make([]*T, len(src.PtrSlice))
+		for i := range dst.PtrSlice {
+			if src.PtrSlice[i] == nil {
+				dst.PtrSlice[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.PtrSlice[i] = ptr.To((*src.PtrSlice[i]).Clone())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	dst.PtrKeyMap = maps.Clone(src.PtrKeyMap)
+	if dst.PtrValueMap != nil {
+		dst.PtrValueMap = map[string]*T{}
+		for k, v := range src.PtrValueMap {
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.PtrValueMap[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.PtrValueMap[k] = ptr.To((*v).Clone())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if dst.SliceMap != nil {
+		dst.SliceMap = map[string][]T{}
+		for k := range src.SliceMap {
+			dst.SliceMap[k] = append([]T{}, src.SliceMap[k]...)
+		}
+	}
+	return dst
+}
+
+// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
+func _GenericCloneableStructCloneNeedsRegeneration[T views.ViewCloner[T, V], V views.StructView[T]](GenericCloneableStruct[T, V]) {
+	_GenericCloneableStructCloneNeedsRegeneration(struct {
+		Value       T
+		Slice       []T
+		Map         map[string]T
+		Pointer     *T
+		PtrSlice    []*T
+		PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+		PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+		SliceMap    map[string][]T
+	}{})
+}

cmd/viewer/tests/tests_view.go

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/netip"
 
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
 	"tailscale.com/types/views"
 )
 
-//go:generate go run tailscale.com/cmd/cloner  -clonefunc=false -type=StructWithPtrs,StructWithoutPtrs,Map,StructWithSlices,OnlyGetClone,StructWithEmbedded
+//go:generate go run tailscale.com/cmd/cloner  -clonefunc=false -type=StructWithPtrs,StructWithoutPtrs,Map,StructWithSlices,OnlyGetClone,StructWithEmbedded,GenericIntStruct,GenericNoPtrsStruct,GenericCloneableStruct
 
 // View returns a readonly view of StructWithPtrs.
 func (p *StructWithPtrs) View() StructWithPtrsView {
@@ -221,15 +222,15 @@ func (v MapView) SlicesWithoutPtrs() views.MapFn[string, []*StructWithoutPtrs, v
 func (v MapView) StructWithoutPtrKey() views.Map[StructWithoutPtrs, int] {
 	return views.MapOf(v.ж.StructWithoutPtrKey)
 }
-func (v MapView) SliceIntPtr() map[string][]*int           { panic("unsupported") }
-func (v MapView) PointerKey() map[*string]int              { panic("unsupported") }
-func (v MapView) StructWithPtrKey() map[StructWithPtrs]int { panic("unsupported") }
 
 func (v MapView) StructWithPtr() views.MapFn[string, StructWithPtrs, StructWithPtrsView] {
 	return views.MapFnOf(v.ж.StructWithPtr, func(t StructWithPtrs) StructWithPtrsView {
 		return t.View()
 	})
 }
+func (v MapView) SliceIntPtr() map[string][]*int           { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v MapView) PointerKey() map[*string]int              { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v MapView) StructWithPtrKey() map[StructWithPtrs]int { panic("unsupported") }
 
 // A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
 var _MapViewNeedsRegeneration = Map(struct {
@@ -241,10 +242,10 @@ var _MapViewNeedsRegeneration = Map(struct {
 	SlicesWithPtrs      map[string][]*StructWithPtrs
 	SlicesWithoutPtrs   map[string][]*StructWithoutPtrs
 	StructWithoutPtrKey map[StructWithoutPtrs]int
+	StructWithPtr       map[string]StructWithPtrs
 	SliceIntPtr         map[string][]*int
 	PointerKey          map[*string]int
 	StructWithPtrKey    map[StructWithPtrs]int
-	StructWithPtr       map[string]StructWithPtrs
 }{})
 
 // View returns a readonly view of StructWithSlices.
@@ -301,24 +302,24 @@ func (v StructWithSlicesView) ValuePointers() views.SliceView[*StructWithoutPtrs
 func (v StructWithSlicesView) StructPointers() views.SliceView[*StructWithPtrs, StructWithPtrsView] {
 	return views.SliceOfViews[*StructWithPtrs, StructWithPtrsView](v.ж.StructPointers)
 }
-func (v StructWithSlicesView) Structs() StructWithPtrs    { panic("unsupported") }
-func (v StructWithSlicesView) Ints() *int                 { panic("unsupported") }
 func (v StructWithSlicesView) Slice() views.Slice[string] { return views.SliceOf(v.ж.Slice) }
 func (v StructWithSlicesView) Prefixes() views.Slice[netip.Prefix] {
 	return views.SliceOf(v.ж.Prefixes)
 }
 func (v StructWithSlicesView) Data() views.ByteSlice[[]byte] { return views.ByteSliceOf(v.ж.Data) }
+func (v StructWithSlicesView) Structs() StructWithPtrs       { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v StructWithSlicesView) Ints() *int                    { panic("unsupported") }
 
 // A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
 var _StructWithSlicesViewNeedsRegeneration = StructWithSlices(struct {
 	Values         []StructWithoutPtrs
 	ValuePointers  []*StructWithoutPtrs
 	StructPointers []*StructWithPtrs
-	Structs        []StructWithPtrs
-	Ints           []*int
 	Slice          []string
 	Prefixes       []netip.Prefix
 	Data           []byte
+	Structs        []StructWithPtrs
+	Ints           []*int
 }{})
 
 // View returns a readonly view of StructWithEmbedded.
@@ -376,3 +377,230 @@ var _StructWithEmbeddedViewNeedsRegeneration = StructWithEmbedded(struct {
 	A *StructWithPtrs
 	StructWithSlices
 }{})
+
+// View returns a readonly view of GenericIntStruct.
+func (p *GenericIntStruct[T]) View() GenericIntStructView[T] {
+	return GenericIntStructView[T]{ж: p}
+}
+
+// GenericIntStructView[T] provides a read-only view over GenericIntStruct[T].
+//
+// Its methods should only be called if `Valid()` returns true.
+type GenericIntStructView[T constraints.Integer] struct {
+	// ж is the underlying mutable value, named with a hard-to-type
+	// character that looks pointy like a pointer.
+	// It is named distinctively to make you think of how dangerous it is to escape
+	// to callers. You must not let callers be able to mutate it.
+	ж *GenericIntStruct[T]
+}
+
+// Valid reports whether underlying value is non-nil.
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) Valid() bool { return v.ж != nil }
+
+// AsStruct returns a clone of the underlying value which aliases no memory with
+// the original.
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) AsStruct() *GenericIntStruct[T] {
+	if v.ж == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return v.ж.Clone()
+}
+
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return json.Marshal(v.ж) }
+
+func (v *GenericIntStructView[T]) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	if v.ж != nil {
+		return errors.New("already initialized")
+	}
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var x GenericIntStruct[T]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &x); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v.ж = &x
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) Value() T { return v.ж.Value }
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) Pointer() *T {
+	if v.ж.Pointer == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	x := *v.ж.Pointer
+	return &x
+}
+
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) Slice() views.Slice[T] { return views.SliceOf(v.ж.Slice) }
+
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) Map() views.Map[string, T]  { return views.MapOf(v.ж.Map) }
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) PtrSlice() *T               { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) PtrKeyMap() map[*T]string   { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) PtrValueMap() map[string]*T { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericIntStructView[T]) SliceMap() map[string][]T   { panic("unsupported") }
+
+// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
+func _GenericIntStructViewNeedsRegeneration[T constraints.Integer](GenericIntStruct[T]) {
+	_GenericIntStructViewNeedsRegeneration(struct {
+		Value       T
+		Pointer     *T
+		Slice       []T
+		Map         map[string]T
+		PtrSlice    []*T
+		PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+		PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+		SliceMap    map[string][]T
+	}{})
+}
+
+// View returns a readonly view of GenericNoPtrsStruct.
+func (p *GenericNoPtrsStruct[T]) View() GenericNoPtrsStructView[T] {
+	return GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]{ж: p}
+}
+
+// GenericNoPtrsStructView[T] provides a read-only view over GenericNoPtrsStruct[T].
+//
+// Its methods should only be called if `Valid()` returns true.
+type GenericNoPtrsStructView[T StructWithoutPtrs | netip.Prefix | BasicType] struct {
+	// ж is the underlying mutable value, named with a hard-to-type
+	// character that looks pointy like a pointer.
+	// It is named distinctively to make you think of how dangerous it is to escape
+	// to callers. You must not let callers be able to mutate it.
+	ж *GenericNoPtrsStruct[T]
+}
+
+// Valid reports whether underlying value is non-nil.
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) Valid() bool { return v.ж != nil }
+
+// AsStruct returns a clone of the underlying value which aliases no memory with
+// the original.
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) AsStruct() *GenericNoPtrsStruct[T] {
+	if v.ж == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return v.ж.Clone()
+}
+
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return json.Marshal(v.ж) }
+
+func (v *GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	if v.ж != nil {
+		return errors.New("already initialized")
+	}
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var x GenericNoPtrsStruct[T]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &x); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v.ж = &x
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) Value() T { return v.ж.Value }
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) Pointer() *T {
+	if v.ж.Pointer == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	x := *v.ж.Pointer
+	return &x
+}
+
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) Slice() views.Slice[T] { return views.SliceOf(v.ж.Slice) }
+
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) Map() views.Map[string, T]  { return views.MapOf(v.ж.Map) }
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) PtrSlice() *T               { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) PtrKeyMap() map[*T]string   { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) PtrValueMap() map[string]*T { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericNoPtrsStructView[T]) SliceMap() map[string][]T   { panic("unsupported") }
+
+// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
+func _GenericNoPtrsStructViewNeedsRegeneration[T StructWithoutPtrs | netip.Prefix | BasicType](GenericNoPtrsStruct[T]) {
+	_GenericNoPtrsStructViewNeedsRegeneration(struct {
+		Value       T
+		Pointer     *T
+		Slice       []T
+		Map         map[string]T
+		PtrSlice    []*T
+		PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+		PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+		SliceMap    map[string][]T
+	}{})
+}
+
+// View returns a readonly view of GenericCloneableStruct.
+func (p *GenericCloneableStruct[T, V]) View() GenericCloneableStructView[T, V] {
+	return GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]{ж: p}
+}
+
+// GenericCloneableStructView[T, V] provides a read-only view over GenericCloneableStruct[T, V].
+//
+// Its methods should only be called if `Valid()` returns true.
+type GenericCloneableStructView[T views.ViewCloner[T, V], V views.StructView[T]] struct {
+	// ж is the underlying mutable value, named with a hard-to-type
+	// character that looks pointy like a pointer.
+	// It is named distinctively to make you think of how dangerous it is to escape
+	// to callers. You must not let callers be able to mutate it.
+	ж *GenericCloneableStruct[T, V]
+}
+
+// Valid reports whether underlying value is non-nil.
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) Valid() bool { return v.ж != nil }
+
+// AsStruct returns a clone of the underlying value which aliases no memory with
+// the original.
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) AsStruct() *GenericCloneableStruct[T, V] {
+	if v.ж == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return v.ж.Clone()
+}
+
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return json.Marshal(v.ж) }
+
+func (v *GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	if v.ж != nil {
+		return errors.New("already initialized")
+	}
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var x GenericCloneableStruct[T, V]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &x); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v.ж = &x
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) Value() V { return v.ж.Value.View() }
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) Slice() views.SliceView[T, V] {
+	return views.SliceOfViews[T, V](v.ж.Slice)
+}
+
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) Map() views.MapFn[string, T, V] {
+	return views.MapFnOf(v.ж.Map, func(t T) V {
+		return t.View()
+	})
+}
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) Pointer() map[string]T      { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) PtrSlice() *T               { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) PtrKeyMap() map[*T]string   { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) PtrValueMap() map[string]*T { panic("unsupported") }
+func (v GenericCloneableStructView[T, V]) SliceMap() map[string][]T   { panic("unsupported") }
+
+// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.
+func _GenericCloneableStructViewNeedsRegeneration[T views.ViewCloner[T, V], V views.StructView[T]](GenericCloneableStruct[T, V]) {
+	_GenericCloneableStructViewNeedsRegeneration(struct {
+		Value       T
+		Slice       []T
+		Map         map[string]T
+		Pointer     *T
+		PtrSlice    []*T
+		PtrKeyMap   map[*T]string `json:"-"`
+		PtrValueMap map[string]*T
+		SliceMap    map[string][]T
+	}{})
+}

cmd/viewer/viewer.go

@@ -20,43 +20,43 @@ import (
 
 const viewTemplateStr = `{{define "common"}}
 // View returns a readonly view of {{.StructName}}.
-func (p *{{.StructName}}) View() {{.ViewName}} {
-	return {{.ViewName}}{ж: p}
+func (p *{{.StructName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) View() {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}} {
+	return {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}{ж: p}
 }
 
-// {{.ViewName}} provides a read-only view over {{.StructName}}.
+// {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}} provides a read-only view over {{.StructName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}.
 //
 // Its methods should only be called if ` + "`Valid()`" + ` returns true.
-type {{.ViewName}} struct {
+type {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParams}} struct {
 	// ж is the underlying mutable value, named with a hard-to-type
 	// character that looks pointy like a pointer.
 	// It is named distinctively to make you think of how dangerous it is to escape
 	// to callers. You must not let callers be able to mutate it.
-	ж *{{.StructName}}
+	ж *{{.StructName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}
 }
 
 // Valid reports whether underlying value is non-nil.
-func (v {{.ViewName}}) Valid() bool { return v.ж != nil }
+func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) Valid() bool { return v.ж != nil }
 
 // AsStruct returns a clone of the underlying value which aliases no memory with
 // the original.
-func (v {{.ViewName}}) AsStruct() *{{.StructName}}{ 
+func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) AsStruct() *{{.StructName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}{ 
 	if v.ж == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	return v.ж.Clone()
 }
 
-func (v {{.ViewName}}) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return json.Marshal(v.ж) }
+func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) { return json.Marshal(v.ж) }
 
-func (v *{{.ViewName}}) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+func (v *{{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	if v.ж != nil {
 		return errors.New("already initialized")
 	}
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	var x {{.StructName}}
+	var x {{.StructName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &x); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ func (v *{{.ViewName}}) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 }
 
 {{end}}
-{{define "valueField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}} { return v.ж.{{.FieldName}} }
+{{define "valueField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}} { return v.ж.{{.FieldName}} }
 {{end}}
-{{define "byteSliceField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.ByteSlice[{{.FieldType}}] { return views.ByteSliceOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
+{{define "byteSliceField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.ByteSlice[{{.FieldType}}] { return views.ByteSliceOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
 {{end}}
-{{define "sliceField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.Slice[{{.FieldType}}] { return views.SliceOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
+{{define "sliceField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.Slice[{{.FieldType}}] { return views.SliceOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
 {{end}}
-{{define "viewSliceField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.SliceView[{{.FieldType}},{{.FieldViewName}}] { return views.SliceOfViews[{{.FieldType}},{{.FieldViewName}}](v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
+{{define "viewSliceField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.SliceView[{{.FieldType}},{{.FieldViewName}}] { return views.SliceOfViews[{{.FieldType}},{{.FieldViewName}}](v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
 {{end}}
-{{define "viewField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}}View { return v.ж.{{.FieldName}}.View() }
+{{define "viewField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldViewName}} { return v.ж.{{.FieldName}}.View() }
 {{end}}
-{{define "valuePointerField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}} {
+{{define "valuePointerField"}}func (v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}} {
 	if v.ж.{{.FieldName}} == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -85,21 +85,21 @@ func (v *{{.ViewName}}) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 
 {{end}}
 {{define "mapField"}}
-func(v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.Map[{{.MapKeyType}},{{.MapValueType}}] { return views.MapOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}})}
+func(v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.Map[{{.MapKeyType}},{{.MapValueType}}] { return views.MapOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}})}
 {{end}}
 {{define "mapFnField"}}
-func(v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.MapFn[{{.MapKeyType}},{{.MapValueType}},{{.MapValueView}}] { return views.MapFnOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}, func (t {{.MapValueType}}) {{.MapValueView}} {
+func(v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.MapFn[{{.MapKeyType}},{{.MapValueType}},{{.MapValueView}}] { return views.MapFnOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}, func (t {{.MapValueType}}) {{.MapValueView}} {
 	return {{.MapFn}}
 })}
 {{end}}
 {{define "mapSliceField"}}
-func(v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.MapSlice[{{.MapKeyType}},{{.MapValueType}}] { return views.MapSliceOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
+func(v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() views.MapSlice[{{.MapKeyType}},{{.MapValueType}}] { return views.MapSliceOf(v.ж.{{.FieldName}}) }
 {{end}}
-{{define "unsupportedField"}}func(v {{.ViewName}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}} {panic("unsupported")}
+{{define "unsupportedField"}}func(v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) {{.FieldName}}() {{.FieldType}} {panic("unsupported")}
 {{end}}
-{{define "stringFunc"}}func(v {{.ViewName}}) String() string { return v.ж.String() }
+{{define "stringFunc"}}func(v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) String() string { return v.ж.String() }
 {{end}}
-{{define "equalFunc"}}func(v {{.ViewName}}) Equal(v2 {{.ViewName}}) bool { return v.ж.Equal(v2.ж) }
+{{define "equalFunc"}}func(v {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) Equal(v2 {{.ViewName}}{{.TypeParamNames}}) bool { return v.ж.Equal(v2.ж) }
 {{end}}
 `
 
@@ -131,8 +131,11 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 	it.Import("errors")
 
 	args := struct {
-		StructName    string
-		ViewName      string
+		StructName     string
+		ViewName       string
+		TypeParams     string // e.g. [T constraints.Integer]
+		TypeParamNames string // e.g. [T]
+
 		FieldName     string
 		FieldType     string
 		FieldViewName string
@@ -143,9 +146,12 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 		MapFn        string
 	}{
 		StructName: typ.Obj().Name(),
-		ViewName:   typ.Obj().Name() + "View",
+		ViewName:   typ.Origin().Obj().Name() + "View",
 	}
 
+	typeParams := typ.Origin().TypeParams()
+	args.TypeParams, args.TypeParamNames = codegen.FormatTypeParams(typeParams, it)
+
 	writeTemplate := func(name string) {
 		if err := viewTemplate.ExecuteTemplate(buf, name, args); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
@@ -182,19 +188,35 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 				it.Import("tailscale.com/types/views")
 				shallow, deep, base := requiresCloning(elem)
 				if deep {
-					if _, isPtr := elem.(*types.Pointer); isPtr {
-						args.FieldViewName = it.QualifiedName(base) + "View"
-						writeTemplate("viewSliceField")
-					} else {
-						writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
+					switch elem.Underlying().(type) {
+					case *types.Pointer:
+						if _, isIface := base.Underlying().(*types.Interface); !isIface {
+							args.FieldViewName = appendNameSuffix(it.QualifiedName(base), "View")
+							writeTemplate("viewSliceField")
+						} else {
+							writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
+						}
+						continue
+					case *types.Interface:
+						if viewType := viewTypeForValueType(elem); viewType != nil {
+							args.FieldViewName = it.QualifiedName(viewType)
+							writeTemplate("viewSliceField")
+							continue
+						}
 					}
+					writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
 					continue
 				} else if shallow {
-					if _, isBasic := base.(*types.Basic); isBasic {
+					switch base.Underlying().(type) {
+					case *types.Basic, *types.Interface:
 						writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
-					} else {
-						args.FieldViewName = it.QualifiedName(base) + "View"
-						writeTemplate("viewSliceField")
+					default:
+						if _, isIface := base.Underlying().(*types.Interface); !isIface {
+							args.FieldViewName = appendNameSuffix(it.QualifiedName(base), "View")
+							writeTemplate("viewSliceField")
+						} else {
+							writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
+						}
 					}
 					continue
 				}
@@ -205,6 +227,7 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 			strucT := underlying
 			args.FieldType = it.QualifiedName(fieldType)
 			if codegen.ContainsPointers(strucT) {
+				args.FieldViewName = appendNameSuffix(args.FieldType, "View")
 				writeTemplate("viewField")
 				continue
 			}
@@ -229,7 +252,7 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 					args.MapFn = "t.View()"
 					template = "mapFnField"
 					args.MapValueType = it.QualifiedName(mElem)
-					args.MapValueView = args.MapValueType + "View"
+					args.MapValueView = appendNameSuffix(args.MapValueType, "View")
 				} else {
 					template = "mapField"
 					args.MapValueType = it.QualifiedName(mElem)
@@ -249,15 +272,20 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 				case *types.Pointer:
 					ptr := x
 					pElem := ptr.Elem()
-					switch pElem.(type) {
-					case *types.Struct, *types.Named:
-						ptrType := it.QualifiedName(ptr)
-						viewType := it.QualifiedName(pElem) + "View"
-						args.MapFn = fmt.Sprintf("views.SliceOfViews[%v,%v](t)", ptrType, viewType)
-						args.MapValueView = fmt.Sprintf("views.SliceView[%v,%v]", ptrType, viewType)
-						args.MapValueType = "[]" + ptrType
-						template = "mapFnField"
-					default:
+					template = "unsupportedField"
+					if _, isIface := pElem.Underlying().(*types.Interface); !isIface {
+						switch pElem.(type) {
+						case *types.Struct, *types.Named:
+							ptrType := it.QualifiedName(ptr)
+							viewType := appendNameSuffix(it.QualifiedName(pElem), "View")
+							args.MapFn = fmt.Sprintf("views.SliceOfViews[%v,%v](t)", ptrType, viewType)
+							args.MapValueView = fmt.Sprintf("views.SliceView[%v,%v]", ptrType, viewType)
+							args.MapValueType = "[]" + ptrType
+							template = "mapFnField"
+						default:
+							template = "unsupportedField"
+						}
+					} else {
 						template = "unsupportedField"
 					}
 				default:
@@ -266,13 +294,29 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 			case *types.Pointer:
 				ptr := u
 				pElem := ptr.Elem()
-				switch pElem.(type) {
-				case *types.Struct, *types.Named:
-					args.MapValueType = it.QualifiedName(ptr)
-					args.MapValueView = it.QualifiedName(pElem) + "View"
+				if _, isIface := pElem.Underlying().(*types.Interface); !isIface {
+					switch pElem.(type) {
+					case *types.Struct, *types.Named:
+						args.MapValueType = it.QualifiedName(ptr)
+						args.MapValueView = appendNameSuffix(it.QualifiedName(pElem), "View")
+						args.MapFn = "t.View()"
+						template = "mapFnField"
+					default:
+						template = "unsupportedField"
+					}
+				} else {
+					template = "unsupportedField"
+				}
+			case *types.Interface, *types.TypeParam:
+				if viewType := viewTypeForValueType(u); viewType != nil {
+					args.MapValueType = it.QualifiedName(u)
+					args.MapValueView = it.QualifiedName(viewType)
 					args.MapFn = "t.View()"
 					template = "mapFnField"
-				default:
+				} else if !codegen.ContainsPointers(u) {
+					args.MapValueType = it.QualifiedName(mElem)
+					template = "mapField"
+				} else {
 					template = "unsupportedField"
 				}
 			default:
@@ -283,14 +327,28 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 		case *types.Pointer:
 			ptr := underlying
 			_, deep, base := requiresCloning(ptr)
+
 			if deep {
-				args.FieldType = it.QualifiedName(base)
-				writeTemplate("viewField")
+				if _, isIface := base.Underlying().(*types.Interface); !isIface {
+					args.FieldType = it.QualifiedName(base)
+					args.FieldViewName = appendNameSuffix(args.FieldType, "View")
+					writeTemplate("viewField")
+				} else {
+					writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
+				}
 			} else {
 				args.FieldType = it.QualifiedName(ptr)
 				writeTemplate("valuePointerField")
 			}
 			continue
+		case *types.Interface:
+			// If fieldType is an interface with a "View() {ViewType}" method, it can be used to clone the field.
+			// This includes scenarios where fieldType is a constrained type parameter.
+			if viewType := viewTypeForValueType(underlying); viewType != nil {
+				args.FieldViewName = it.QualifiedName(viewType)
+				writeTemplate("viewField")
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 		writeTemplate("unsupportedField")
 	}
@@ -318,7 +376,27 @@ func genView(buf *bytes.Buffer, it *codegen.ImportTracker, typ *types.Named, thi
 		}
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "\n")
-	buf.Write(codegen.AssertStructUnchanged(t, args.StructName, "View", it))
+	buf.Write(codegen.AssertStructUnchanged(t, args.StructName, typeParams, "View", it))
+}
+
+func appendNameSuffix(name, suffix string) string {
+	if idx := strings.IndexRune(name, '['); idx != -1 {
+		// Insert suffix after the type name, but before type parameters.
+		return name[:idx] + suffix + name[idx:]
+	}
+	return name + suffix
+}
+
+func viewTypeForValueType(typ types.Type) types.Type {
+	viewMethod := codegen.LookupMethod(typ, "View")
+	if viewMethod == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	sig, ok := viewMethod.Type().(*types.Signature)
+	if !ok || sig.Results().Len() != 1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return sig.Results().At(0).Type()
 }
 
 var (

ipn/ipn_clone.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/types/opt"
 	"tailscale.com/types/persist"
 	"tailscale.com/types/preftype"
+	"tailscale.com/types/ptr"
 )
 
 // Clone makes a deep copy of Prefs.
@@ -29,7 +30,11 @@ func (src *Prefs) Clone() *Prefs {
 	if src.DriveShares != nil {
 		dst.DriveShares = make([]*drive.Share, len(src.DriveShares))
 		for i := range dst.DriveShares {
-			dst.DriveShares[i] = src.DriveShares[i].Clone()
+			if src.DriveShares[i] == nil {
+				dst.DriveShares[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.DriveShares[i] = src.DriveShares[i].Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	dst.Persist = src.Persist.Clone()
@@ -81,20 +86,32 @@ func (src *ServeConfig) Clone() *ServeConfig {
 	if dst.TCP != nil {
 		dst.TCP = map[uint16]*TCPPortHandler{}
 		for k, v := range src.TCP {
-			dst.TCP[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.TCP[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.TCP[k] = ptr.To(*v)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if dst.Web != nil {
 		dst.Web = map[HostPort]*WebServerConfig{}
 		for k, v := range src.Web {
-			dst.Web[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.Web[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Web[k] = v.Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	dst.AllowFunnel = maps.Clone(src.AllowFunnel)
 	if dst.Foreground != nil {
 		dst.Foreground = map[string]*ServeConfig{}
 		for k, v := range src.Foreground {
-			dst.Foreground[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.Foreground[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Foreground[k] = v.Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dst
@@ -157,7 +174,11 @@ func (src *WebServerConfig) Clone() *WebServerConfig {
 	if dst.Handlers != nil {
 		dst.Handlers = map[string]*HTTPHandler{}
 		for k, v := range src.Handlers {
-			dst.Handlers[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.Handlers[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Handlers[k] = ptr.To(*v)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dst

tailcfg/tailcfg_clone.go

@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ func (src *Node) Clone() *Node {
 	if src.ExitNodeDNSResolvers != nil {
 		dst.ExitNodeDNSResolvers = make([]*dnstype.Resolver, len(src.ExitNodeDNSResolvers))
 		for i := range dst.ExitNodeDNSResolvers {
-			dst.ExitNodeDNSResolvers[i] = src.ExitNodeDNSResolvers[i].Clone()
+			if src.ExitNodeDNSResolvers[i] == nil {
+				dst.ExitNodeDNSResolvers[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.ExitNodeDNSResolvers[i] = src.ExitNodeDNSResolvers[i].Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dst
@@ -244,7 +248,11 @@ func (src *DNSConfig) Clone() *DNSConfig {
 	if src.Resolvers != nil {
 		dst.Resolvers = make([]*dnstype.Resolver, len(src.Resolvers))
 		for i := range dst.Resolvers {
-			dst.Resolvers[i] = src.Resolvers[i].Clone()
+			if src.Resolvers[i] == nil {
+				dst.Resolvers[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Resolvers[i] = src.Resolvers[i].Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if dst.Routes != nil {
@@ -256,7 +264,11 @@ func (src *DNSConfig) Clone() *DNSConfig {
 	if src.FallbackResolvers != nil {
 		dst.FallbackResolvers = make([]*dnstype.Resolver, len(src.FallbackResolvers))
 		for i := range dst.FallbackResolvers {
-			dst.FallbackResolvers[i] = src.FallbackResolvers[i].Clone()
+			if src.FallbackResolvers[i] == nil {
+				dst.FallbackResolvers[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.FallbackResolvers[i] = src.FallbackResolvers[i].Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	dst.Domains = append(src.Domains[:0:0], src.Domains...)
@@ -393,7 +405,11 @@ func (src *DERPRegion) Clone() *DERPRegion {
 	if src.Nodes != nil {
 		dst.Nodes = make([]*DERPNode, len(src.Nodes))
 		for i := range dst.Nodes {
-			dst.Nodes[i] = src.Nodes[i].Clone()
+			if src.Nodes[i] == nil {
+				dst.Nodes[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Nodes[i] = ptr.To(*src.Nodes[i])
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dst
@@ -422,7 +438,11 @@ func (src *DERPMap) Clone() *DERPMap {
 	if dst.Regions != nil {
 		dst.Regions = map[int]*DERPRegion{}
 		for k, v := range src.Regions {
-			dst.Regions[k] = v.Clone()
+			if v == nil {
+				dst.Regions[k] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Regions[k] = v.Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dst
@@ -476,7 +496,11 @@ func (src *SSHRule) Clone() *SSHRule {
 	if src.Principals != nil {
 		dst.Principals = make([]*SSHPrincipal, len(src.Principals))
 		for i := range dst.Principals {
-			dst.Principals[i] = src.Principals[i].Clone()
+			if src.Principals[i] == nil {
+				dst.Principals[i] = nil
+			} else {
+				dst.Principals[i] = src.Principals[i].Clone()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	dst.SSHUsers = maps.Clone(src.SSHUsers)

util/codegen/codegen.go

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ var flagCopyright = flag.Bool("copyright", true, "add Tailscale copyright to gen
 func LoadTypes(buildTags string, pkgName string) (*packages.Package, map[string]*types.Named, error) {
 	cfg := &packages.Config{
 		Mode:  packages.NeedTypes | packages.NeedTypesInfo | packages.NeedSyntax | packages.NeedName,
-		Tests: false,
+		Tests: buildTags == "test",
 	}
-	if buildTags != "" {
+	if buildTags != "" && !cfg.Tests {
 		cfg.BuildFlags = []string{"-tags=" + buildTags}
 	}
 
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ func LoadTypes(buildTags string, pkgName string) (*packages.Package, map[string]
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+	if cfg.Tests {
+		pkgs = testPackages(pkgs)
+	}
 	if len(pkgs) != 1 {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong number of packages: %d", len(pkgs))
 	}
@@ -44,6 +47,17 @@ func LoadTypes(buildTags string, pkgName string) (*packages.Package, map[string]
 	return pkg, namedTypes(pkg), nil
 }
 
+func testPackages(pkgs []*packages.Package) []*packages.Package {
+	var testPackages []*packages.Package
+	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
+		testPackageID := fmt.Sprintf("%[1]s [%[1]s.test]", pkg.PkgPath)
+		if pkg.ID == testPackageID {
+			testPackages = append(testPackages, pkg)
+		}
+	}
+	return testPackages
+}
+
 // HasNoClone reports whether the provided tag has `codegen:noclone`.
 func HasNoClone(structTag string) bool {
 	val := reflect.StructTag(structTag).Get("codegen")
@@ -193,13 +207,21 @@ func namedTypes(pkg *packages.Package) map[string]*types.Named {
 // ctx is a single-word context for this assertion, such as "Clone".
 // If non-nil, AssertStructUnchanged will add elements to imports
 // for each package path that the caller must import for the returned code to compile.
-func AssertStructUnchanged(t *types.Struct, tname, ctx string, it *ImportTracker) []byte {
+func AssertStructUnchanged(t *types.Struct, tname string, params *types.TypeParamList, ctx string, it *ImportTracker) []byte {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	w := func(format string, args ...any) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, format+"\n", args...)
 	}
 	w("// A compilation failure here means this code must be regenerated, with the command at the top of this file.")
-	w("var _%s%sNeedsRegeneration = %s(struct {", tname, ctx, tname)
+
+	hasTypeParams := params != nil && params.Len() > 0
+	if hasTypeParams {
+		constraints, identifiers := FormatTypeParams(params, it)
+		w("func _%s%sNeedsRegeneration%s (%s%s) {", tname, ctx, constraints, tname, identifiers)
+		w("_%s%sNeedsRegeneration(struct {", tname, ctx)
+	} else {
+		w("var _%s%sNeedsRegeneration = %s(struct {", tname, ctx, tname)
+	}
 
 	for i := range t.NumFields() {
 		st := t.Field(i)
@@ -209,14 +231,25 @@ func AssertStructUnchanged(t *types.Struct, tname, ctx string, it *ImportTracker
 			continue
 		}
 		qname := it.QualifiedName(ft)
+		var tag string
+		if hasTypeParams {
+			tag = t.Tag(i)
+			if tag != "" {
+				tag = "`" + tag + "`"
+			}
+		}
 		if st.Anonymous() {
-			w("\t%s ", fname)
+			w("\t%s %s", fname, tag)
 		} else {
-			w("\t%s %s", fname, qname)
+			w("\t%s %s %s", fname, qname, tag)
 		}
 	}
 
-	w("}{})\n")
+	if hasTypeParams {
+		w("}{})\n}")
+	} else {
+		w("}{})")
+	}
 	return buf.Bytes()
 }
 
@@ -242,10 +275,21 @@ func ContainsPointers(typ types.Type) bool {
 	switch ft := typ.Underlying().(type) {
 	case *types.Array:
 		return ContainsPointers(ft.Elem())
+	case *types.Basic:
+		if ft.Kind() == types.UnsafePointer {
+			return true
+		}
 	case *types.Chan:
 		return true
 	case *types.Interface:
-		return true // a little too broad
+		if ft.Empty() || ft.IsMethodSet() {
+			return true
+		}
+		for i := 0; i < ft.NumEmbeddeds(); i++ {
+			if ContainsPointers(ft.EmbeddedType(i)) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
 	case *types.Map:
 		return true
 	case *types.Pointer:
@@ -258,6 +302,12 @@ func ContainsPointers(typ types.Type) bool {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
+	case *types.Union:
+		for i := range ft.Len() {
+			if ContainsPointers(ft.Term(i).Type()) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -273,3 +323,44 @@ func IsViewType(typ types.Type) bool {
 	}
 	return t.Field(0).Name() == "ж"
 }
+
+// FormatTypeParams formats the specified params and returns two strings:
+//   - constraints are comma-separated type parameters and their constraints in square brackets (e.g. [T any, V constraints.Integer])
+//   - names are comma-separated type parameter names in square brackets (e.g. [T, V])
+//
+// If params is nil or empty, both return values are empty strings.
+func FormatTypeParams(params *types.TypeParamList, it *ImportTracker) (constraints, names string) {
+	if params == nil || params.Len() == 0 {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	var constraintList, nameList []string
+	for i := range params.Len() {
+		param := params.At(i)
+		name := param.Obj().Name()
+		constraint := it.QualifiedName(param.Constraint())
+		nameList = append(nameList, name)
+		constraintList = append(constraintList, name+" "+constraint)
+	}
+	constraints = "[" + strings.Join(constraintList, ", ") + "]"
+	names = "[" + strings.Join(nameList, ", ") + "]"
+	return constraints, names
+}
+
+// LookupMethod returns the method with the specified name in t, or nil if the method does not exist.
+func LookupMethod(t types.Type, name string) *types.Func {
+	if t, ok := t.(*types.Named); ok {
+		for i := 0; i < t.NumMethods(); i++ {
+			if method := t.Method(i); method.Name() == name {
+				return method
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if t, ok := t.Underlying().(*types.Interface); ok {
+		for i := 0; i < t.NumMethods(); i++ {
+			if method := t.Method(i); method.Name() == name {
+				return method
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

util/codegen/codegen_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+package codegen
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
+)
+
+type AnyParam[T any] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type AnyParamPhantom[T any] struct {
+}
+
+type IntegerParam[T constraints.Integer] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type FloatParam[T constraints.Float] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type StringLikeParam[T ~string] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type BasicType interface {
+	~bool | constraints.Integer | constraints.Float | constraints.Complex | ~string
+}
+
+type BasicTypeParam[T BasicType] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type IntPtr *int
+
+type IntPtrParam[T IntPtr] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type IntegerPtr interface {
+	*int | *int32 | *int64
+}
+
+type IntegerPtrParam[T IntegerPtr] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type IntegerParamPtr[T constraints.Integer] struct {
+	V *T
+}
+
+type IntegerSliceParam[T constraints.Integer] struct {
+	V []T
+}
+
+type IntegerMapParam[T constraints.Integer] struct {
+	V []T
+}
+
+type UnsafePointerParam[T unsafe.Pointer] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type ValueUnionParam[T netip.Prefix | BasicType] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type ValueUnionParamPtr[T netip.Prefix | BasicType] struct {
+	V *T
+}
+
+type PointerUnionParam[T netip.Prefix | BasicType | IntPtr] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+type Interface interface {
+	Method()
+}
+
+type InterfaceParam[T Interface] struct {
+	V T
+}
+
+func TestGenericContainsPointers(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		typ         string
+		wantPointer bool
+	}{
+		{
+			typ:         "AnyParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "AnyParamPhantom",
+			wantPointer: false, // has a pointer type parameter, but no pointer fields
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "IntegerParam",
+			wantPointer: false,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "FloatParam",
+			wantPointer: false,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "StringLikeParam",
+			wantPointer: false,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "BasicTypeParam",
+			wantPointer: false,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "IntPtrParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "IntegerPtrParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "IntegerParamPtr",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "IntegerSliceParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "IntegerMapParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "UnsafePointerParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "InterfaceParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "ValueUnionParam",
+			wantPointer: false,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "ValueUnionParamPtr",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+		{
+			typ:         "PointerUnionParam",
+			wantPointer: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, namedTypes, err := LoadTypes("test", ".")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.typ, func(t *testing.T) {
+			typ := namedTypes[tt.typ]
+			if isPointer := ContainsPointers(typ); isPointer != tt.wantPointer {
+				t.Fatalf("ContainsPointers: got %v, want: %v", isPointer, tt.wantPointer)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}