fleet.go

type FleetVehicle interface {
	MakeAndModel() string
}

type Vehicle struct {
	Type  string `json:"type"`
	Make  string `json:"make"`
	Model string `json:"model"`
}

func (v Vehicle) MakeAndModel() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", v.Make, v.Model)
}

type Car struct {
	Vehicle
	SeatingCapacity int     `json:"seatingCapacity"`
	TopSpeed        float64 `json:"topSpeed"`
}

type Truck struct {
	Vehicle
	PayloadCapacity float64 `json:"payloadCapacity"`
}

type Bike struct {
	Vehicle
	TopSpeed float64 `json:"topSpeed"`
}

type Fleet struct {
	Vehicles    []FleetVehicle    `json:"-"`
	RawVehicles []json.RawMessage `json:"vehicles"`
}

func (f *Fleet) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {

	type fleet Fleet

	if f.Vehicles != nil {
		for _, v := range f.Vehicles {
			b, err := json.Marshal(v)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
			f.RawVehicles = append(f.RawVehicles, b)
		}
	}

	return json.Marshal((*fleet)(f))
}

func (f *Fleet) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {

	type fleet Fleet

	err := json.Unmarshal(b, (*fleet)(f))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	for _, raw := range f.RawVehicles {

		var v Vehicle
		err = json.Unmarshal(raw, &v)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		var i FleetVehicle
		switch v.Type {
		case "car":
			i = &Car{}
		case "truck":
			i = &Truck{}
		case "bike":
			i = &Bike{}
		default:
			return errors.New("unknown vehicle type")
		}

		err = json.Unmarshal(raw, i)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		f.Vehicles = append(f.Vehicles, i)
	}

	return nil
}

fleet_test.go

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"testing"
)

func TestJSONMarshal(t *testing.T) {

	fleet := &Fleet{
		Vehicles: []FleetVehicle{
			&Car{Vehicle{"car", "Mercedes-Benz", "AMG C 63"}, 4, 250},
			&Bike{Vehicle{"bike", "Triumph", "Bonneville T120"}, 193.12},
		},
	}

	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(&fleet, "", "  ")
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}

	t.Logf("%s\n", b)
}

func TestJSONUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {

	const body = `{
		"vehicles": [
			{"type": "car", "make": "BMW", "model": "M3", "seatingCapacity": 4, "topSpeed": 250}, 
			{"type": "truck", "make": "Volvo", "model": "FH", "payloadCapacity": 40000},
			{"type": "bike", "make": "Yamaha", "model": "YZF-R1", "topSpeed": 293}
		]
	}`

	var f *Fleet
	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &f)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}

	for _, vehicle := range f.Vehicles {

		if _, ok := vehicle.(FleetVehicle); !ok {
			t.Fatal("expected type to implement FleetVehicle")
		}

		switch v := vehicle.(type) {
		case *Car:
			t.Logf("%s has a seating capacity of %d and a top speed of %.2f km/h\n",
				v.MakeAndModel(),
				v.SeatingCapacity,
				v.TopSpeed)
		case *Truck:
			t.Logf("%s has a payload capacity of %.2f kg\n",
				v.MakeAndModel(),
				v.PayloadCapacity)
		case *Bike:
			t.Logf("%s has a top speed of %.2f km/h\n",
				v.MakeAndModel(),
				v.TopSpeed)
		}
	}
}

fleet_test_output.txt

=== RUN   TestJSONMarshal
--- PASS: TestJSONMarshal (0.00s)
    json_test.go:22: {
          "vehicles": [
            {
              "type": "car",
              "make": "Mercedes-Benz",
              "model": "AMG C 63",
              "seatingCapacity": 4,
              "topSpeed": 250
            },
            {
              "type": "bike",
              "make": "Triumph",
              "model": "Bonneville T120",
              "topSpeed": 193.12
            }
          ]
        }
=== RUN   TestJSONUnmarshal
--- PASS: TestJSONUnmarshal (0.00s)
    json_test.go:45: BMW M3 has a seating capacity of 4 and a top speed of 250.00 km/h
    json_test.go:50: Volvo FH has a payload capacity of 40000.00 kg
    json_test.go:54: Yamaha YZF-R1 has a top speed of 293.00 km/h
PASS

Hi @inikolaev, as far as I'm aware there is no such functionality in encoding/json. My attempt was intended at replicating this functionality, but of course, it requires additional effort. One of the third-party JSON packages perhaps?