[jaeger-v2] Add validation and comments to memory storage config (#5925)

plugin/storage/memory/config.go

@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@
 
 package memory
 
-// Configuration describes the options to customize the storage behavior
+import "github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
+
+// Configuration describes the options to customize the storage behavior.
 type Configuration struct {
+	// MaxTraces is the maximum amount of traces to store to store in memory.
+	// If MaxTraces is set to 0 (default), the number of traces stored will be unbounded.
 	MaxTraces int `mapstructure:"max_traces"`
 }
+
+func (c *Configuration) Validate() error {
+	_, err := govalidator.ValidateStruct(c)
+	return err
+}

plugin/storage/memory/config_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 The Jaeger Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package memory
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestValidate_DoesNotReturnErrorWhenValid(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		config *Configuration
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "non-required fields not set",
+			config: &Configuration{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all fields are set",
+			config: &Configuration{
+				MaxTraces: 100,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := test.config.Validate()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		})
+	}
+}