Golang Tools

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Extensions with frequently used snippets and code actions for productive go development.

Extension in active development! Your contribution is always welcome :)

Snippets

Prefix	Description
pkg	Package header line
construct	Constructor for structure type
iferr	if err := fuction(); err != nil { ... }

Code actions

Add error checking - adds stub error checking to current line:

Interface implementation

Command "Go: Implement Interface Methods" based on https://github.com/ricardoerikson/vscode-go-impl-methods/ extension by Ricardo Erikson.

Install the impl package as follows:

go get -u github.com/josharian/impl

Usage

1. At command pallete select command "Go: Implement Interface Methods"
2. Write receiver for methods. Example: "f *File", "m MyType", "c CustomType"
3. Select interface to implement

Group imports

Group imports command based on https://github.com/gustavo-bordin/golang-imports-group/ extension by Gustavo Bordin.

Usage

1. At command pallete select command "Go: Group imports"