Really slow benchmark, am I wrong?

[frederikhors]

Why is asaskevich/govalidator so much slower in the below code? Am I wrong?

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
)

// User contains user information
type User struct {
	FirstName string `valid:"required" validate:"required"`
	LastName  string `valid:"required" validate:"required"`
	Age       int32  `valid:"range(0|130)" validate:"gte=0,lte=130"`
	Email     string `valid:"required,email" validate:"required,email"`
	Street    string `valid:"required" validate:"required"`
	City      string `valid:"required" validate:"required"`
	Planet    string `valid:"required" validate:"required"`
	Phone     string `valid:"required" validate:"required"`
}

var validate *validator.Validate

const iterations = 10000

func main() {
	validate = validator.New()

	user := &User{
		FirstName: "Badger",
		LastName:  "Smith",
		Age:       80,
		City:      "string",
		Email:     "Badger.Smith@gmail.com",
		Street:    "Eavesdown Docks",
		Planet:    "Persphone",
		Phone:     "none",
	}

	println("govalidator.Struct (asaskevich):")
	before := time.Now()
	for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {
		govalidator.ValidateStruct(user)
	}
	fmt.Println(time.Since(before))

	println("validate.Struct (go-playground):")
	before = time.Now()
	for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {
		validate.Struct(user)
	}
	fmt.Println(time.Since(before))
}

Result:

govalidator.Struct (asaskevich):
135.03ms
validate.Struct (go-playground):
17.9687ms

[sergeyglazyrindev]

Hello guys!
I forked this package cause owner disappeared. Hope, he will be back, but it would be easier to merge these changes back if he is back
Link to my repo: create issue there and we'll discuss it.