A Go application boilerplate and example implementing modern development practices like configuration, logging, telemetry, and graceful shutdown.
Modern Go Application is a boilerplate and example project that demonstrates best practices for building production-ready applications in Go. It provides a structured foundation covering configuration, logging, error handling, telemetry, and deployment, helping developers avoid common pitfalls and follow modern standards.
Go developers and teams starting new projects who want a production-tested template with integrated tools for configuration, observability, and maintainability.
It consolidates widely-adopted libraries and patterns into a single, coherent example, reducing setup time and ensuring applications are built with robust, scalable practices from the start.
Modern Go Application example
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Packages modern Go libraries like Viper for configuration and Logur/Logrus for logging, providing a cohesive foundation that reduces setup time and enforces consistency.
Includes Prometheus for metrics and Jaeger for distributed tracing via OpenCensus, essential for monitoring and debugging in scalable environments.
Implements health checks with go-sundheit and graceful shutdown with tableflip, ensuring application stability and zero-downtime deployments as highlighted in the README.
Integrates Watermill for messaging, enabling building decoupled, scalable applications without needing to set up event handling from scratch.
Includes numerous third-party libraries that can lead to bloat, increased complexity, and potential version conflicts for simpler use cases.
Locks you into specific tools like Viper and Logrus, making it harder to switch to alternatives or customize without significant refactoring.
The init script helps, but customizing components (e.g., replacing MySQL) requires deep diving into integrated code, which can be time-consuming and error-prone.