bartek1912 / vscode-golang-snippets

VS Code Go Snippets

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This extension contains code snippets for Go language in VS Code.

Installation

In order to install an extension you need to launch the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P or Cmd + Shift + P) and type Extensions. There you have either the option to show the already installed snippets or install new ones. Search for honnamkuan.golang-snippets and install it.

Supported languages (file extensions)

• Go (.go)

Snippets

Below is a list of all available snippets and the triggers of each one.

General

Prefix	Content
vv	initialize variable varName := value
ier	if error if err != nil { myStatements }
ifok	if ok if value,ok := myFunc; ok { myStatements }
fr	for range for _, v := range values { myStatements }
frr	for range channel for v := range channel { myStatements }
def	case default default:
cl	close close(closable)
fms	fmt Sprinf fmt.Sprintf("%+v", args)

Types

Prefix	Content
st	struct type type structName struct { }
sf	struct field fieldName string
stt	struct tag `json:"jsonFieldName"`
ne	struct constructor method func NewFoo() *Foo{ return &Foo { } }
inte	Interface type type interfaceName interface { }

Collection manipulation

Prefix	Content
sr	remove one element from slice slice = append(slice[:index], slice[index+1:]...)
ap	append element to slice slice = append(slice, element)
del	delete map element by key delete(map, key)

Return values

Prefix	Content
rn	Return Nil return nil
rne	Return Nil and err return nil, err
re	Return err return err

Logging

Prefix	Content
lo	log variable log.Printf("%+v\n", varName)
le	log error log.Printf("%+v\n", err)

Error Handling

Prefix	Content
es	errors with stack errors.WithStack(err)
em	error with message errors.WithMessage(err, message)
emf	error with messagef errors.WithMessagef(err, format, args)
is	errors Is if errors.Is(err, MyError) { myStatements }
as	errors As var e ErrorType errors.As(err, &e) { myStatements }

Concurrency

Prefix	Content
gofunc	anonymous go function go func() { myStatements }
defunc	anonymous defer function defer func { myStatements }
lock	sync.Mutex Lock and defer Unlock mu.Lock() defer mu.Unlock()
nb	non-blocking channel send select { case msg <- msgChan: default: }