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+// Copyright (c) 2025 The Jaeger Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/parser"
+	"go/printer"
+	"go/token"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// FieldDoc represents documentation for a struct field.
+type FieldDoc struct {
+	Name         string      `json:"name"`
+	Type         string      `json:"type"`
+	Tag          string      `json:"tag,omitempty"`
+	DefaultValue interface{} `json:"default_value,omitempty"`
+	Comment      string      `json:"comment,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// StructDoc represents documentation for a struct.
+type StructDoc struct {
+	Name    string     `json:"name"`
+	Fields  []FieldDoc `json:"fields"`
+	Comment string     `json:"comment,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// List of target directories
+	targetDirs := []string{
+		"cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery",
+		"pkg/es/config",
+	}
+
+	var allStructs []StructDoc
+
+	// Iterate over each target directory
+	for _, dir := range targetDirs {
+		fmt.Printf("Parsing directory: %s\n", dir)
+		err := filepath.Walk(dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			// Process only Go source files
+			if !info.IsDir() && filepath.Ext(path) == ".go" {
+				structs, err := parseFile(path)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("Error parsing file %s: %v", path, err)
+					return err
+				}
+				allStructs = append(allStructs, structs...)
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error walking the path %s: %v", dir, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Serialize the collected struct documentation to JSON
+	outputFile, err := os.Create("struct_docs.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error creating output file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer outputFile.Close()
+
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(outputFile)
+	encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
+	if err := encoder.Encode(allStructs); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error encoding JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Struct documentation has been written to struct_docs.json")
+}
+
+// processField processes a struct field and handles nested structs.
+func processField(fset *token.FileSet, field *ast.Field, structs map[string]StructDoc) []FieldDoc {
+	var fieldDocs []FieldDoc
+	fieldType := exprToString(fset, field.Type)
+	fieldTag := extractTag(field.Tag)
+
+	for _, name := range field.Names {
+		fieldDoc := FieldDoc{
+			Name:    name.Name,
+			Type:    fieldType,
+			Tag:     fieldTag,
+			Comment: extractComment(field.Doc),
+		}
+		fieldDocs = append(fieldDocs, fieldDoc)
+	}
+
+	// Handle nested struct
+	if ident, ok := field.Type.(*ast.Ident); ok && ident.Obj != nil {
+		if typeSpec, ok := ident.Obj.Decl.(*ast.TypeSpec); ok {
+			if structType, isStruct := typeSpec.Type.(*ast.StructType); isStruct {
+				nestedStructDoc := StructDoc{
+					Name:    ident.Name,
+					Comment: extractComment(typeSpec.Doc),
+				}
+				for _, nestedField := range structType.Fields.List {
+					nestedStructDoc.Fields = append(nestedStructDoc.Fields, processField(fset, nestedField, structs)...)
+				}
+				structs[ident.Name] = nestedStructDoc
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fieldDocs
+}
+
+// parseFile parses a Go source file and extracts struct information.
+func parseFile(filePath string) ([]StructDoc, error) {
+	var structs []StructDoc
+	structMap := make(map[string]StructDoc)
+	defaultValues := make(map[string]map[string]interface{}) // Store default values for structs
+
+	// Create a new token file set
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	node, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, filePath, nil, parser.ParseComments)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse file %s: %w", filePath, err)
+	}
+
+	// Traverse the AST to find struct type declarations and functions
+	ast.Inspect(node, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		switch n := n.(type) {
+		case *ast.GenDecl: // Handle struct declarations
+			if n.Tok != token.TYPE {
+				return true
+			}
+			for _, spec := range n.Specs {
+				typeSpec, ok := spec.(*ast.TypeSpec)
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+				structType, ok := typeSpec.Type.(*ast.StructType)
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				structDoc := StructDoc{
+					Name:    typeSpec.Name.Name,
+					Comment: extractComment(n.Doc),
+				}
+
+				for _, field := range structType.Fields.List {
+					structDoc.Fields = append(structDoc.Fields, processField(fset, field, structMap)...)
+				}
+
+				structMap[structDoc.Name] = structDoc
+			}
+
+		case *ast.FuncDecl: // Handle `createDefaultConfig()`
+			if n.Name.Name == "createDefaultConfig" {
+				structName, defaults := extractDefaultValues(fset, n)
+
+				if structName != "" {
+					defaultValues[structName] = defaults
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+
+	// Apply extracted defaults to structs
+	for structName, defaults := range defaultValues {
+		if structDoc, exists := structMap[structName]; exists {
+			for i, field := range structDoc.Fields {
+				if val, found := defaults[field.Name]; found {
+					structDoc.Fields[i].DefaultValue = val
+				}
+			}
+			structMap[structName] = structDoc
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Convert map to slice
+	for _, structDoc := range structMap {
+		structs = append(structs, structDoc)
+	}
+	return structs, nil
+}
+
+// function to extract default value from struct
+func extractDefaultValues(fset *token.FileSet, fn *ast.FuncDecl) (string, map[string]interface{}) {
+	defaults := make(map[string]interface{})
+	var structName string
+
+	if fn.Body.List == nil {
+		return "", defaults
+	}
+
+	for _, stmt := range fn.Body.List {
+		retStmt, ok := stmt.(*ast.ReturnStmt)
+		if !ok || len(retStmt.Results) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		unaryExpr, ok := retStmt.Results[0].(*ast.UnaryExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		compLit, ok := unaryExpr.X.(*ast.CompositeLit)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if ident, ok := compLit.Type.(*ast.Ident); ok {
+			structName = ident.Name
+		}
+
+		for _, elt := range compLit.Elts {
+			kvExpr, ok := elt.(*ast.KeyValueExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Pass a valid fset instead of nil
+			fieldName := exprToString(fset, kvExpr.Key)
+			defaultValue := extractValue(kvExpr.Value)
+			defaults[fieldName] = defaultValue
+		}
+	}
+
+	return structName, defaults
+}
+
+// function to extract value
+func extractValue(expr ast.Expr) interface{} {
+	switch v := expr.(type) {
+	case *ast.BasicLit: // Handle basic types
+		switch v.Kind {
+		case token.STRING:
+			return strings.Trim(v.Value, `"`)
+		case token.INT:
+			var intValue int
+			fmt.Sscanf(v.Value, "%d", &intValue)
+			return intValue
+		case token.FLOAT:
+			var floatValue float64
+			fmt.Sscanf(v.Value, "%f", &floatValue)
+			return floatValue
+		default:
+			return v.Value
+		}
+	case *ast.Ident: // Handle boolean values
+		if v.Name == "true" {
+			return true
+		} else if v.Name == "false" {
+			return false
+		}
+		return v.Name // Could be a constant
+	case *ast.CallExpr: // Handle function calls
+		if fun, ok := v.Fun.(*ast.SelectorExpr); ok {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("function_call: %s.%s", fun.X, fun.Sel.Name)
+		} else if fun, ok := v.Fun.(*ast.Ident); ok {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("function_call: %s", fun.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// extractComment retrieves the text from a CommentGroup.
+func extractComment(cg *ast.CommentGroup) string {
+	if cg != nil {
+		return strings.TrimSpace(cg.Text())
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// exprToString converts an ast.Expr to its string representation.
+func exprToString(fset *token.FileSet, expr ast.Expr) string {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := printer.Fprint(&buf, fset, expr); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+// extractTag extracts the tag value from a BasicLit.
+func extractTag(tag *ast.BasicLit) string {
+	if tag != nil {
+		return strings.Trim(tag.Value, "`")
+	}
+	return ""
+}