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A command-line tool to generate constructor code for a struct. It doesn't need manual installation, just add a comment line to the struct then it works.

Just add this comment line to the struct you want to generate a constructor. It doesn't need a manual installation.

//go:generate go run github.com/Bin-Huang/[email protected]

For example:

//go:generate go run github.com/Bin-Huang/[email protected]
type UserService struct {
	baseService
	userRepository *repositories.UserRepository
	proRepository  *repositories.ProRepository
}

After go generate ./... you will get this:

// constructor_gen.go

// NewUserService Create a new UserService
func NewUserService(baseService baseService, userRepository *repositories.UserRepository, proRepository *repositories.ProRepository) *UserService {
	return &UserService{
		baseService:    baseService,
		userRepository: userRepository,
		proRepository:  proRepository,
	}
}

See more examples here

Go will automatically install it locally, but you can also install it manually.

go get -u github.com/Bin-Huang/make-constructor

Now you can use it like this:

//go:generate make-constructor
type UserService struct {
	baseService
	userRepository *repositories.UserRepository
	proRepository  *repositories.ProRepository
}

1. Add --init parameter
2. Write an init method for the struct

//go:generate go run github.com/Bin-Huang/[email protected] --init
type Controller struct {
	logger *zap.Logger
	debug  bool
}

func (c *Controller) init() {
	c.logger = c.logger.With(zap.String("tag", "this-special-controller"))
	c.debug = true
}

Generated code:

// constructor_gen.go

// NewController Create a new Controller
func NewController(logger *zap.Logger, debug bool) *Controller {
	s := &Controller{
		logger: logger,
		debug:  debug,
	}
	s.init()
	return s
}

Some suggestions:

1. Add a code snippest in your editor/IDE for the tool (suggested)
2. Install this tool manually

It makes your code easier to write and maintain.

Writing and updating constructor code for many structs can be laborious and error-prone, especially if you have a huge codebase. These should be handed over to automatic tools like this tool.

And it also works well with these dependency injection tools like wire. That is to say, if you use wire in your project, you may need this tool very much.

It takes care of the generated code.

Don't worry about the imports, variable naming, and code style in the generated code.

It doesn't need manual installation and another dependency.

It works anywhere there is a GO runtime and network. It doesn't break the work of other people who don't have installed this tool in collaboration.

MIT