Go Project Template

This project acts as a template for new Go projects I develop. Most of my projects follow a certain structure:

• there is a Makefile with common targets so everyone can easily build and test the project
  • the applications version and build time is set at compile time through ldflags
  • there is a check target to lint the code and ensure that it is properly formatted
  • it uses vgo and the new module system

Run

$ git clone https://github.com/klingtnet/go-project-template.git
$ cd go-project-template
$ make
$ ./example
INFO[0000] [email protected] build time: 2017-07-03T12:31:38+00:00

Use

How to use this as a start for a new project:

$ git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/klingtnet/go-project-template.git my-new-project

and adjust the module path in the go.mod file.

Development

• build the project: make
• test the project: make test
• clean build artifacts and vendor folder: make clean