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Guides the agent to write well-organized Go code and projects. Use when writing or reviewing Go code involving variable scoping, nested control flow, init functions, getters/setters, interfaces, generics, type embedding, functional options, package structure, utility packages, package naming, code documentation, or linter configuration. Covers the 16 most common code and project organization mistakes in Go.

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Go Code and Project Organization — Rules and Patterns

1. Variable shadowing

A variable declared with := in an inner block shadows the outer variable of the same name. The outer variable remains unchanged, which is almost always a bug.

Wrong:

var client *http.Client
if tracing {
    client, err := createClientWithTracing() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
} else {
    client, err := createDefaultClient() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
}
// client is still nil here

Fix — pre-declare err, use = instead of :=:

var client *http.Client
var err error
if tracing {
    client, err = createClientWithTracing()
} else {
    client, err = createDefaultClient()
}
if err != nil {
    return err
}

Alternative: assign := to a temporary variable (c), then client = c after the error check.

Detection: Run go vet -vettool=$(which shadow) (install with golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow).

2. Unnecessary nesting

Keep the happy path left-aligned. Reduce nesting by returning early on errors and flipping conditions.

Rules:

When an if block returns, omit the else.
If the non-happy path is in the else, flip the condition.
Aim for a maximum of two indent levels inside a function body.

Wrong:

if s != "" {
    // ... long happy path
} else {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}

Correct:

if s == "" {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}
// ... happy path at top level

Apply this recursively: replace every if ... { return } else { ... } chain with guard clauses that return early, keeping the happy path at the lowest indent level.

3. init functions

Avoid init when:

The initialization can fail — init cannot return errors, so the only signal is log.Fatal/panic, removing the caller's ability to retry or fall back.
It sets global mutable state — makes testing harder and any function in the package can alter the global.
The side effect is not needed by every test in the file.

Acceptable uses of init:

Registering static, infallible configuration (e.g., http.HandleFunc with non-nil handlers).
Side-effect imports (_ "image/png") for codec registration.

Wrong — DB connection in init:

var db *sql.DB

func init() {
    d, err := sql.Open("mysql", os.Getenv("DSN"))
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err) // caller can't handle this
    }
    db = d
}

Correct — explicit constructor:

func NewDB(dsn string) (*sql.DB, error) {
    db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    if err = db.Ping(); err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    return db, nil
}

4. Getters and setters

Go does not require getters and setters. Do not add them unless they provide value (validation, computed values, mutex wrapping, debugging interception, or forward compatibility).

Naming convention when used:

Getter: Balance() (not GetBalance())
Setter: SetBalance(v int)

currentBalance := customer.Balance()
if currentBalance < 0 {
    customer.SetBalance(0)
}

The standard library exposes struct fields directly when appropriate (e.g., time.Timer.C). Follow the same pragmatism.

5. Interface pollution

Core principle: Abstractions should be discovered, not created. Do not define an interface until you have a concrete need.

Valid reasons to create an interface:

Common behavior — multiple types share the same method set (e.g., sort.Interface).
Decoupling — swap implementations for testing or Liskov substitution.
Restricting behavior — expose only a subset of a type's methods (e.g., read-only config getter from a read-write config struct).

Do not create interfaces preemptively "in case we need them later." If it is unclear how an interface improves the code, remove it.

Keep interfaces small. "The bigger the interface, the weaker the abstraction." (Rob Pike)

6. Interface on the consumer side

Interfaces should live in the package that uses them, not in the package that implements them.

The producer exports the concrete struct.
Each consumer defines only the interface it needs (possibly a single-method interface), keeping it unexported.

Wrong — producer-side interface:

// package store
type CustomerStorage interface {  // forces all consumers into this abstraction
    StoreCustomer(Customer) error
    GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)
    // ... 4 more methods
}

Correct — consumer-side interface:

// package client
type customersGetter interface {          // unexported, minimal
    GetAllCustomers() ([]store.Customer, error)
}

Exception: An interface on the producer side is acceptable when you know (not foresee) it will be used by many consumers (e.g., encoding.BinaryMarshaler). Keep it as small as possible.

7. Returning interfaces

Functions should return concrete types, not interfaces. Returning an interface:

Creates a dependency from the implementation package to the client package.
Forces every consumer into the same abstraction level.

Guideline (Postel's law applied to Go):

Accept interfaces.
Return structs.

Exceptions: The error interface (ubiquitous), and up-front abstractions proven to be universally useful (e.g., io.LimitReader returns io.Reader).

8. `any` says nothing

any (interface{}) discards all type information. Avoid it unless you genuinely need to accept every possible type.

Wrong:

func (s *Store) Get(id string) (any, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) Set(id string, v any) error { ... }

Correct — explicit per-type methods:

func (s *Store) GetContract(id string) (Contract, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) SetContract(id string, c Contract) error  { ... }
func (s *Store) GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)  { ... }
func (s *Store) SetCustomer(id string, c Customer) error  { ... }

Legitimate uses of any: json.Marshal(v any), fmt.Println(a ...any), db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args ...any) — where any possible type is truly expected.

9. Generics

When to use

Data structures — binary trees, linked lists, heaps parameterized by element type.
Functions on slices/maps/channels of any type — e.g., merge[T any](ch1, ch2 <-chan T) <-chan T.
Factoring out behaviors — e.g., a generic SliceFn[T] that implements sort.Interface.

When NOT to use

Calling a method of the type argument — if the body calls w.Write(b), just accept io.Writer directly.
When it makes code harder to read — generics are never mandatory. If the generic version is not clearly simpler, keep the concrete version.

Rule of thumb: Do not use type parameters preemptively. Wait until you are about to write boilerplate code to consider generics.

Constraints

Use comparable for map keys or equality checks.
Use ~int | ~string (union with ~) to allow custom types whose underlying type matches.
Type parameters work on functions and type receivers, not on individual methods:

// Compile error:
func (Foo) bar[T any](t T) {} // methods cannot have type parameters

// OK — use a type-parameterized receiver:
type Foo[T any] struct{ val T }
func (f Foo[T]) Bar() T { return f.val }

10. Type embedding

Embedding promotes all fields and methods of the inner type. Use it only when promotion is desirable.

Do NOT embed when:

It only saves typing (Foo.Baz() vs. Foo.Bar.Baz()) with no semantic benefit.
It promotes fields or methods that should be private (e.g., sync.Mutex — clients should not call Lock/Unlock).

Wrong — mutex embedded:

type InMem struct {
    sync.Mutex           // Lock/Unlock are now public
    m map[string]int
}
// m := inmem.New(); m.Lock() — exposed to external callers

Correct — mutex as a named field:

type InMem struct {
    mu sync.Mutex        // unexported, invisible to clients
    m  map[string]int
}

Good use of embedding — forwarding methods intentionally:

type Logger struct {
    io.WriteCloser       // promotes Write and Close deliberately
}

Remember: Embedding is composition, not inheritance. The embedded type remains the method receiver.

11. Functional options pattern

Use this pattern when a constructor has optional configuration. It is the idiomatic Go approach and avoids the downsides of config structs (zero-value ambiguity) and builder patterns (empty struct boilerplate).

type options struct {
    port    *int
    timeout time.Duration
}

type Option func(*options) error

func WithPort(port int) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        if port < 0 {
            return errors.New("port should be positive")
        }
        o.port = &port
        return nil
    }
}

func WithTimeout(t time.Duration) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        o.timeout = t
        return nil
    }
}

func NewServer(addr string, opts ...Option) (*http.Server, error) {
    var o options
    for _, opt := range opts {
        if err := opt(&o); err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
    }
    // use o.port, o.timeout with defaults ...
}

Caller usage:

srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost",
    httplib.WithPort(8080),
    httplib.WithTimeout(time.Second),
)
// Default config — no extra args needed:
srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost")

Conventions:

Option functions start with With prefix.
The options struct is unexported.
Validation happens inside each With* function, not deferred to Build.

12. Project structure

There is no official Go project structure standard. When choosing a layout:

/cmd — main entry points (/cmd/foo/main.go).
/internal — private packages that cannot be imported externally.
/pkg — public library code (optional; some teams skip this).
/test — integration and public API tests.
No /src directory.

Package organization rules:

Avoid premature packaging. Start simple, split when boundaries become clear.
Avoid nano packages (1-2 files with no cohesion) and monolith packages.
Name packages after what they provide, not what they contain.
Package names: short, single lowercase word, concise.
Minimize exports. When unsure, keep it unexported; export later if needed.
Organize by context (domain) or by layer (hexagonal), but be consistent.

13. No utility packages

Do not create packages named utils, common, shared, or base. These names carry no meaning about what the package provides.

Wrong:

package util

func NewStringSet(...string) map[string]struct{} { ... }
func SortStringSet(map[string]struct{}) []string { ... }

set := util.NewStringSet("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(util.SortStringSet(set))

Correct — name after what it provides:

package stringset

type Set map[string]struct{}
func New(...string) Set { ... }
func (s Set) Sort() []string { ... }

set := stringset.New("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(set.Sort())

If common types are shared between a client and server package, consider merging them into one package rather than creating a common package.

14. Package name collisions

Do not use a variable name that shadows an imported package name. It make

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name: go-code-organization
description: >
  Guides the agent to write well-organized Go code and projects. Use when
  writing or reviewing Go code involving variable scoping, nested control flow,
  init functions, getters/setters, interfaces, generics, type embedding,
  functional options, package structure, utility packages, package naming,
  code documentation, or linter configuration. Covers the 16 most common
  code and project organization mistakes in Go.

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---
name: go-code-organization
description: >
  Guides the agent to write well-organized Go code and projects. Use when
  writing or reviewing Go code involving variable scoping, nested control flow,
  init functions, getters/setters, interfaces, generics, type embedding,
  functional options, package structure, utility packages, package naming,
  code documentation, or linter configuration. Covers the 16 most common
  code and project organization mistakes in Go.
---

# Go Code and Project Organization — Rules and Patterns

## 1. Variable shadowing

A variable declared with `:=` in an inner block shadows the outer variable of the same name. The outer variable remains unchanged, which is almost always a bug.

**Wrong:**

```go
var client *http.Client
if tracing {
    client, err := createClientWithTracing() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
} else {
    client, err := createDefaultClient() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
}
// client is still nil here
```

**Fix — pre-declare `err`, use `=` instead of `:=`:**

```go
var client *http.Client
var err error
if tracing {
    client, err = createClientWithTracing()
} else {
    client, err = createDefaultClient()
}
if err != nil {
    return err
}
```

Alternative: assign `:=` to a temporary variable (`c`), then `client = c` after the error check.

**Detection:** Run `go vet -vettool=$(which shadow)` (install with `golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow`).

## 2. Unnecessary nesting

Keep the happy path left-aligned. Reduce nesting by returning early on errors and flipping conditions.

**Rules:**
- When an `if` block returns, omit the `else`.
- If the non-happy path is in the `else`, flip the condition.
- Aim for a maximum of two indent levels inside a function body.

**Wrong:**

```go
if s != "" {
    // ... long happy path
} else {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}
```

**Correct:**

```go
if s == "" {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}
// ... happy path at top level
```

Apply this recursively: replace every `if ... { return } else { ... }` chain with guard clauses that return early, keeping the happy path at the lowest indent level.

## 3. init functions

**Avoid `init` when:**
- The initialization can fail — `init` cannot return errors, so the only signal is `log.Fatal`/`panic`, removing the caller's ability to retry or fall back.
- It sets global mutable state — makes testing harder and any function in the package can alter the global.
- The side effect is not needed by every test in the file.

**Acceptable uses of `init`:**
- Registering static, infallible configuration (e.g., `http.HandleFunc` with non-nil handlers).
- Side-effect imports (`_ "image/png"`) for codec registration.

**Wrong — DB connection in init:**

```go
var db *sql.DB

func init() {
    d, err := sql.Open("mysql", os.Getenv("DSN"))
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err) // caller can't handle this
    }
    db = d
}
```

**Correct — explicit constructor:**

```go
func NewDB(dsn string) (*sql.DB, error) {
    db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    if err = db.Ping(); err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    return db, nil
}
```

## 4. Getters and setters

Go does not require getters and setters. Do not add them unless they provide value (validation, computed values, mutex wrapping, debugging interception, or forward compatibility).

**Naming convention when used:**
- Getter: `Balance()` (not `GetBalance()`)
- Setter: `SetBalance(v int)`

```go
currentBalance := customer.Balance()
if currentBalance < 0 {
    customer.SetBalance(0)
}
```

The standard library exposes struct fields directly when appropriate (e.g., `time.Timer.C`). Follow the same pragmatism.

## 5. Interface pollution

**Core principle:** Abstractions should be discovered, not created. Do not define an interface until you have a concrete need.

**Valid reasons to create an interface:**
1. **Common behavior** — multiple types share the same method set (e.g., `sort.Interface`).
2. **Decoupling** — swap implementations for testing or Liskov substitution.
3. **Restricting behavior** — expose only a subset of a type's methods (e.g., read-only config getter from a read-write config struct).

**Do not** create interfaces preemptively "in case we need them later." If it is unclear how an interface improves the code, remove it.

**Keep interfaces small.** "The bigger the interface, the weaker the abstraction." (Rob Pike)

## 6. Interface on the consumer side

Interfaces should live in the package that **uses** them, not in the package that **implements** them.

- The producer exports the concrete struct.
- Each consumer defines only the interface it needs (possibly a single-method interface), keeping it unexported.

**Wrong — producer-side interface:**

```go
// package store
type CustomerStorage interface {  // forces all consumers into this abstraction
    StoreCustomer(Customer) error
    GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)
    // ... 4 more methods
}
```

**Correct — consumer-side interface:**

```go
// package client
type customersGetter interface {          // unexported, minimal
    GetAllCustomers() ([]store.Customer, error)
}
```

**Exception:** An interface on the producer side is acceptable when you **know** (not foresee) it will be used by many consumers (e.g., `encoding.BinaryMarshaler`). Keep it as small as possible.

## 7. Returning interfaces

Functions should return concrete types, not interfaces. Returning an interface:
- Creates a dependency from the implementation package to the client package.
- Forces every consumer into the same abstraction level.

**Guideline (Postel's law applied to Go):**
- Accept interfaces.
- Return structs.

**Exceptions:** The `error` interface (ubiquitous), and up-front abstractions proven to be universally useful (e.g., `io.LimitReader` returns `io.Reader`).

## 8. `any` says nothing

`any` (`interface{}`) discards all type information. Avoid it unless you genuinely need to accept every possible type.

**Wrong:**

```go
func (s *Store) Get(id string) (any, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) Set(id string, v any) error { ... }
```

**Correct — explicit per-type methods:**

```go
func (s *Store) GetContract(id string) (Contract, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) SetContract(id string, c Contract) error  { ... }
func (s *Store) GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)  { ... }
func (s *Store) SetCustomer(id string, c Customer) error  { ... }
```

**Legitimate uses of `any`:** `json.Marshal(v any)`, `fmt.Println(a ...any)`, `db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args ...any)` — where any possible type is truly expected.

## 9. Generics

### When to use

- **Data structures** — binary trees, linked lists, heaps parameterized by element type.
- **Functions on slices/maps/channels of any type** — e.g., `merge[T any](ch1, ch2 <-chan T) <-chan T`.
- **Factoring out behaviors** — e.g., a generic `SliceFn[T]` that implements `sort.Interface`.

### When NOT to use

- **Calling a method of the type argument** — if the body calls `w.Write(b)`, just accept `io.Writer` directly.
- **When it makes code harder to read** — generics are never mandatory. If the generic version is not clearly simpler, keep the concrete version.

**Rule of thumb:** Do not use type parameters preemptively. Wait until you are about to write boilerplate code to consider generics.

### Constraints

- Use `comparable` for map keys or equality checks.
- Use `~int | ~string` (union with `~`) to allow custom types whose underlying type matches.
- Type parameters work on functions and type receivers, **not** on individual methods:

```go
// Compile error:
func (Foo) bar[T any](t T) {} // methods cannot have type parameters

// OK — use a type-parameterized receiver:
type Foo[T any] struct{ val T }
func (f Foo[T]) Bar() T { return f.val }
```

## 10. Type embedding

Embedding promotes all fields and methods of the inner type. Use it only when promotion is desirable.

**Do NOT embed when:**
- It only saves typing (`Foo.Baz()` vs. `Foo.Bar.Baz()`) with no semantic benefit.
- It promotes fields or methods that should be private (e.g., `sync.Mutex` — clients should not call `Lock`/`Unlock`).

**Wrong — mutex embedded:**

```go
type InMem struct {
    sync.Mutex           // Lock/Unlock are now public
    m map[string]int
}
// m := inmem.New(); m.Lock() — exposed to external callers
```

**Correct — mutex as a named field:**

```go
type InMem struct {
    mu sync.Mutex        // unexported, invisible to clients
    m  map[string]int
}
```

**Good use of embedding — forwarding methods intentionally:**

```go
type Logger struct {
    io.WriteCloser       // promotes Write and Close deliberately
}
```

**Remember:** Embedding is composition, not inheritance. The embedded type remains the method receiver.

## 11. Functional options pattern

Use this pattern when a constructor has optional configuration. It is the idiomatic Go approach and avoids the downsides of config structs (zero-value ambiguity) and builder patterns (empty struct boilerplate).

```go
type options struct {
    port    *int
    timeout time.Duration
}

type Option func(*options) error

func WithPort(port int) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        if port < 0 {
            return errors.New("port should be positive")
        }
        o.port = &port
        return nil
    }
}

func WithTimeout(t time.Duration) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        o.timeout = t
        return nil
    }
}

func NewServer(addr string, opts ...Option) (*http.Server, error) {
    var o options
    for _, opt := range opts {
        if err := opt(&o); err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
    }
    // use o.port, o.timeout with defaults ...
}
```

**Caller usage:**

```go
srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost",
    httplib.WithPort(8080),
    httplib.WithTimeout(time.Second),
)
// Default config — no extra args needed:
srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost")
```

**Conventions:**
- Option functions start with `With` prefix.
- The options struct is unexported.
- Validation happens inside each `With*` function, not deferred to `Build`.

## 12. Project structure

There is no official Go project structure standard. When choosing a layout:
- `/cmd` — main entry points (`/cmd/foo/main.go`).
- `/internal` — private packages that cannot be imported externally.
- `/pkg` — public library code (optional; some teams skip this).
- `/test` — integration and public API tests.
- No `/src` directory.

**Package organization rules:**
- Avoid premature packaging. Start simple, split when boundaries become clear.
- Avoid nano packages (1-2 files with no cohesion) and monolith packages.
- Name packages after what they **provide**, not what they **contain**.
- Package names: short, single lowercase word, concise.
- Minimize exports. When unsure, keep it unexported; export later if needed.
- Organize by context (domain) or by layer (hexagonal), but be **consistent**.

## 13. No utility packages

Do not create packages named `utils`, `common`, `shared`, or `base`. These names carry no meaning about what the package provides.

**Wrong:**

```go
package util

func NewStringSet(...string) map[string]struct{} { ... }
func SortStringSet(map[string]struct{}) []string { ... }
```

```go
set := util.NewStringSet("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(util.SortStringSet(set))
```

**Correct — name after what it provides:**

```go
package stringset

type Set map[string]struct{}
func New(...string) Set { ... }
func (s Set) Sort() []string { ... }
```

```go
set := stringset.New("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(set.Sort())
```

If common types are shared between a client and server package, consider merging them into one package rather than creating a `common` package.

## 14. Package name collisions

Do not use a variable name that shadows an imported package name. It make

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Go Code and Project Organization — Rules and Patterns

1. Variable shadowing

A variable declared with := in an inner block shadows the outer variable of the same name. The outer variable remains unchanged, which is almost always a bug.

Wrong:

var client *http.Client
if tracing {
    client, err := createClientWithTracing() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
} else {
    client, err := createDefaultClient() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
}
// client is still nil here

Fix — pre-declare err, use = instead of :=:

var client *http.Client
var err error
if tracing {
    client, err = createClientWithTracing()
} else {
    client, err = createDefaultClient()
}
if err != nil {
    return err
}

Alternative: assign := to a temporary variable (c), then client = c after the error check.

Detection: Run go vet -vettool=$(which shadow) (install with golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow).

2. Unnecessary nesting

Keep the happy path left-aligned. Reduce nesting by returning early on errors and flipping conditions.

Rules:

When an if block returns, omit the else.
If the non-happy path is in the else, flip the condition.
Aim for a maximum of two indent levels inside a function body.

Wrong:

if s != "" {
    // ... long happy path
} else {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}

Correct:

if s == "" {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}
// ... happy path at top level

Apply this recursively: replace every if ... { return } else { ... } chain with guard clauses that return early, keeping the happy path at the lowest indent level.

3. init functions

Avoid init when:

The initialization can fail — init cannot return errors, so the only signal is log.Fatal/panic, removing the caller's ability to retry or fall back.
It sets global mutable state — makes testing harder and any function in the package can alter the global.
The side effect is not needed by every test in the file.

Acceptable uses of init:

Registering static, infallible configuration (e.g., http.HandleFunc with non-nil handlers).
Side-effect imports (_ "image/png") for codec registration.

Wrong — DB connection in init:

var db *sql.DB

func init() {
    d, err := sql.Open("mysql", os.Getenv("DSN"))
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err) // caller can't handle this
    }
    db = d
}

Correct — explicit constructor:

func NewDB(dsn string) (*sql.DB, error) {
    db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    if err = db.Ping(); err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    return db, nil
}

4. Getters and setters

Go does not require getters and setters. Do not add them unless they provide value (validation, computed values, mutex wrapping, debugging interception, or forward compatibility).

Naming convention when used:

Getter: Balance() (not GetBalance())
Setter: SetBalance(v int)

currentBalance := customer.Balance()
if currentBalance < 0 {
    customer.SetBalance(0)
}

The standard library exposes struct fields directly when appropriate (e.g., time.Timer.C). Follow the same pragmatism.

5. Interface pollution

Core principle: Abstractions should be discovered, not created. Do not define an interface until you have a concrete need.

Valid reasons to create an interface:

Common behavior — multiple types share the same method set (e.g., sort.Interface).
Decoupling — swap implementations for testing or Liskov substitution.
Restricting behavior — expose only a subset of a type's methods (e.g., read-only config getter from a read-write config struct).

Do not create interfaces preemptively "in case we need them later." If it is unclear how an interface improves the code, remove it.

Keep interfaces small. "The bigger the interface, the weaker the abstraction." (Rob Pike)

6. Interface on the consumer side

Interfaces should live in the package that uses them, not in the package that implements them.

The producer exports the concrete struct.
Each consumer defines only the interface it needs (possibly a single-method interface), keeping it unexported.

Wrong — producer-side interface:

// package store
type CustomerStorage interface {  // forces all consumers into this abstraction
    StoreCustomer(Customer) error
    GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)
    // ... 4 more methods
}

Correct — consumer-side interface:

// package client
type customersGetter interface {          // unexported, minimal
    GetAllCustomers() ([]store.Customer, error)
}

Exception: An interface on the producer side is acceptable when you know (not foresee) it will be used by many consumers (e.g., encoding.BinaryMarshaler). Keep it as small as possible.

7. Returning interfaces

Functions should return concrete types, not interfaces. Returning an interface:

Creates a dependency from the implementation package to the client package.
Forces every consumer into the same abstraction level.

Guideline (Postel's law applied to Go):

Accept interfaces.
Return structs.

Exceptions: The error interface (ubiquitous), and up-front abstractions proven to be universally useful (e.g., io.LimitReader returns io.Reader).

8. `any` says nothing

any (interface{}) discards all type information. Avoid it unless you genuinely need to accept every possible type.

Wrong:

func (s *Store) Get(id string) (any, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) Set(id string, v any) error { ... }

Correct — explicit per-type methods:

func (s *Store) GetContract(id string) (Contract, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) SetContract(id string, c Contract) error  { ... }
func (s *Store) GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)  { ... }
func (s *Store) SetCustomer(id string, c Customer) error  { ... }

Legitimate uses of any: json.Marshal(v any), fmt.Println(a ...any), db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args ...any) — where any possible type is truly expected.

9. Generics

When to use

Data structures — binary trees, linked lists, heaps parameterized by element type.
Functions on slices/maps/channels of any type — e.g., merge[T any](ch1, ch2 <-chan T) <-chan T.
Factoring out behaviors — e.g., a generic SliceFn[T] that implements sort.Interface.

When NOT to use

Calling a method of the type argument — if the body calls w.Write(b), just accept io.Writer directly.
When it makes code harder to read — generics are never mandatory. If the generic version is not clearly simpler, keep the concrete version.

Rule of thumb: Do not use type parameters preemptively. Wait until you are about to write boilerplate code to consider generics.

Constraints

Use comparable for map keys or equality checks.
Use ~int | ~string (union with ~) to allow custom types whose underlying type matches.
Type parameters work on functions and type receivers, not on individual methods:

// Compile error:
func (Foo) bar[T any](t T) {} // methods cannot have type parameters

// OK — use a type-parameterized receiver:
type Foo[T any] struct{ val T }
func (f Foo[T]) Bar() T { return f.val }

10. Type embedding

Embedding promotes all fields and methods of the inner type. Use it only when promotion is desirable.

Do NOT embed when:

It only saves typing (Foo.Baz() vs. Foo.Bar.Baz()) with no semantic benefit.
It promotes fields or methods that should be private (e.g., sync.Mutex — clients should not call Lock/Unlock).

Wrong — mutex embedded:

type InMem struct {
    sync.Mutex           // Lock/Unlock are now public
    m map[string]int
}
// m := inmem.New(); m.Lock() — exposed to external callers

Correct — mutex as a named field:

type InMem struct {
    mu sync.Mutex        // unexported, invisible to clients
    m  map[string]int
}

Good use of embedding — forwarding methods intentionally:

type Logger struct {
    io.WriteCloser       // promotes Write and Close deliberately
}

Remember: Embedding is composition, not inheritance. The embedded type remains the method receiver.

11. Functional options pattern

type options struct {
    port    *int
    timeout time.Duration
}

type Option func(*options) error

func WithPort(port int) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        if port < 0 {
            return errors.New("port should be positive")
        }
        o.port = &port
        return nil
    }
}

func WithTimeout(t time.Duration) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        o.timeout = t
        return nil
    }
}

func NewServer(addr string, opts ...Option) (*http.Server, error) {
    var o options
    for _, opt := range opts {
        if err := opt(&o); err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
    }
    // use o.port, o.timeout with defaults ...
}

Caller usage:

srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost",
    httplib.WithPort(8080),
    httplib.WithTimeout(time.Second),
)
// Default config — no extra args needed:
srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost")

Conventions:

Option functions start with With prefix.
The options struct is unexported.
Validation happens inside each With* function, not deferred to Build.

12. Project structure

There is no official Go project structure standard. When choosing a layout:

/cmd — main entry points (/cmd/foo/main.go).
/internal — private packages that cannot be imported externally.
/pkg — public library code (optional; some teams skip this).
/test — integration and public API tests.
No /src directory.

Package organization rules:

Avoid premature packaging. Start simple, split when boundaries become clear.
Avoid nano packages (1-2 files with no cohesion) and monolith packages.
Name packages after what they provide, not what they contain.
Package names: short, single lowercase word, concise.
Minimize exports. When unsure, keep it unexported; export later if needed.
Organize by context (domain) or by layer (hexagonal), but be consistent.

13. No utility packages

Do not create packages named utils, common, shared, or base. These names carry no meaning about what the package provides.

Wrong:

package util

func NewStringSet(...string) map[string]struct{} { ... }
func SortStringSet(map[string]struct{}) []string { ... }

set := util.NewStringSet("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(util.SortStringSet(set))

Correct — name after what it provides:

package stringset

type Set map[string]struct{}
func New(...string) Set { ... }
func (s Set) Sort() []string { ... }

set := stringset.New("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(set.Sort())

If common types are shared between a client and server package, consider merging them into one package rather than creating a common package.

14. Package name collisions

Do not use a variable name that shadows an imported package name. It make

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description: >
  Guides the agent to write well-organized Go code and projects. Use when
  writing or reviewing Go code involving variable scoping, nested control flow,
  init functions, getters/setters, interfaces, generics, type embedding,
  functional options, package structure, utility packages, package naming,
  code documentation, or linter configuration. Covers the 16 most common
  code and project organization mistakes in Go.

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description: >
  Guides the agent to write well-organized Go code and projects. Use when
  writing or reviewing Go code involving variable scoping, nested control flow,
  init functions, getters/setters, interfaces, generics, type embedding,
  functional options, package structure, utility packages, package naming,
  code documentation, or linter configuration. Covers the 16 most common
  code and project organization mistakes in Go.
---

# Go Code and Project Organization — Rules and Patterns

## 1. Variable shadowing

A variable declared with `:=` in an inner block shadows the outer variable of the same name. The outer variable remains unchanged, which is almost always a bug.

**Wrong:**

```go
var client *http.Client
if tracing {
    client, err := createClientWithTracing() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
} else {
    client, err := createDefaultClient() // shadows outer client
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    log.Println(client)
}
// client is still nil here
```

**Fix — pre-declare `err`, use `=` instead of `:=`:**

```go
var client *http.Client
var err error
if tracing {
    client, err = createClientWithTracing()
} else {
    client, err = createDefaultClient()
}
if err != nil {
    return err
}
```

Alternative: assign `:=` to a temporary variable (`c`), then `client = c` after the error check.

**Detection:** Run `go vet -vettool=$(which shadow)` (install with `golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow`).

## 2. Unnecessary nesting

Keep the happy path left-aligned. Reduce nesting by returning early on errors and flipping conditions.

**Rules:**
- When an `if` block returns, omit the `else`.
- If the non-happy path is in the `else`, flip the condition.
- Aim for a maximum of two indent levels inside a function body.

**Wrong:**

```go
if s != "" {
    // ... long happy path
} else {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}
```

**Correct:**

```go
if s == "" {
    return errors.New("empty string")
}
// ... happy path at top level
```

Apply this recursively: replace every `if ... { return } else { ... }` chain with guard clauses that return early, keeping the happy path at the lowest indent level.

## 3. init functions

**Avoid `init` when:**
- The initialization can fail — `init` cannot return errors, so the only signal is `log.Fatal`/`panic`, removing the caller's ability to retry or fall back.
- It sets global mutable state — makes testing harder and any function in the package can alter the global.
- The side effect is not needed by every test in the file.

**Acceptable uses of `init`:**
- Registering static, infallible configuration (e.g., `http.HandleFunc` with non-nil handlers).
- Side-effect imports (`_ "image/png"`) for codec registration.

**Wrong — DB connection in init:**

```go
var db *sql.DB

func init() {
    d, err := sql.Open("mysql", os.Getenv("DSN"))
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err) // caller can't handle this
    }
    db = d
}
```

**Correct — explicit constructor:**

```go
func NewDB(dsn string) (*sql.DB, error) {
    db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    if err = db.Ping(); err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    return db, nil
}
```

## 4. Getters and setters

Go does not require getters and setters. Do not add them unless they provide value (validation, computed values, mutex wrapping, debugging interception, or forward compatibility).

**Naming convention when used:**
- Getter: `Balance()` (not `GetBalance()`)
- Setter: `SetBalance(v int)`

```go
currentBalance := customer.Balance()
if currentBalance < 0 {
    customer.SetBalance(0)
}
```

The standard library exposes struct fields directly when appropriate (e.g., `time.Timer.C`). Follow the same pragmatism.

## 5. Interface pollution

**Core principle:** Abstractions should be discovered, not created. Do not define an interface until you have a concrete need.

**Valid reasons to create an interface:**
1. **Common behavior** — multiple types share the same method set (e.g., `sort.Interface`).
2. **Decoupling** — swap implementations for testing or Liskov substitution.
3. **Restricting behavior** — expose only a subset of a type's methods (e.g., read-only config getter from a read-write config struct).

**Do not** create interfaces preemptively "in case we need them later." If it is unclear how an interface improves the code, remove it.

**Keep interfaces small.** "The bigger the interface, the weaker the abstraction." (Rob Pike)

## 6. Interface on the consumer side

Interfaces should live in the package that **uses** them, not in the package that **implements** them.

- The producer exports the concrete struct.
- Each consumer defines only the interface it needs (possibly a single-method interface), keeping it unexported.

**Wrong — producer-side interface:**

```go
// package store
type CustomerStorage interface {  // forces all consumers into this abstraction
    StoreCustomer(Customer) error
    GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)
    // ... 4 more methods
}
```

**Correct — consumer-side interface:**

```go
// package client
type customersGetter interface {          // unexported, minimal
    GetAllCustomers() ([]store.Customer, error)
}
```

**Exception:** An interface on the producer side is acceptable when you **know** (not foresee) it will be used by many consumers (e.g., `encoding.BinaryMarshaler`). Keep it as small as possible.

## 7. Returning interfaces

Functions should return concrete types, not interfaces. Returning an interface:
- Creates a dependency from the implementation package to the client package.
- Forces every consumer into the same abstraction level.

**Guideline (Postel's law applied to Go):**
- Accept interfaces.
- Return structs.

**Exceptions:** The `error` interface (ubiquitous), and up-front abstractions proven to be universally useful (e.g., `io.LimitReader` returns `io.Reader`).

## 8. `any` says nothing

`any` (`interface{}`) discards all type information. Avoid it unless you genuinely need to accept every possible type.

**Wrong:**

```go
func (s *Store) Get(id string) (any, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) Set(id string, v any) error { ... }
```

**Correct — explicit per-type methods:**

```go
func (s *Store) GetContract(id string) (Contract, error) { ... }
func (s *Store) SetContract(id string, c Contract) error  { ... }
func (s *Store) GetCustomer(id string) (Customer, error)  { ... }
func (s *Store) SetCustomer(id string, c Customer) error  { ... }
```

**Legitimate uses of `any`:** `json.Marshal(v any)`, `fmt.Println(a ...any)`, `db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args ...any)` — where any possible type is truly expected.

## 9. Generics

### When to use

- **Data structures** — binary trees, linked lists, heaps parameterized by element type.
- **Functions on slices/maps/channels of any type** — e.g., `merge[T any](ch1, ch2 <-chan T) <-chan T`.
- **Factoring out behaviors** — e.g., a generic `SliceFn[T]` that implements `sort.Interface`.

### When NOT to use

- **Calling a method of the type argument** — if the body calls `w.Write(b)`, just accept `io.Writer` directly.
- **When it makes code harder to read** — generics are never mandatory. If the generic version is not clearly simpler, keep the concrete version.

**Rule of thumb:** Do not use type parameters preemptively. Wait until you are about to write boilerplate code to consider generics.

### Constraints

- Use `comparable` for map keys or equality checks.
- Use `~int | ~string` (union with `~`) to allow custom types whose underlying type matches.
- Type parameters work on functions and type receivers, **not** on individual methods:

```go
// Compile error:
func (Foo) bar[T any](t T) {} // methods cannot have type parameters

// OK — use a type-parameterized receiver:
type Foo[T any] struct{ val T }
func (f Foo[T]) Bar() T { return f.val }
```

## 10. Type embedding

Embedding promotes all fields and methods of the inner type. Use it only when promotion is desirable.

**Do NOT embed when:**
- It only saves typing (`Foo.Baz()` vs. `Foo.Bar.Baz()`) with no semantic benefit.
- It promotes fields or methods that should be private (e.g., `sync.Mutex` — clients should not call `Lock`/`Unlock`).

**Wrong — mutex embedded:**

```go
type InMem struct {
    sync.Mutex           // Lock/Unlock are now public
    m map[string]int
}
// m := inmem.New(); m.Lock() — exposed to external callers
```

**Correct — mutex as a named field:**

```go
type InMem struct {
    mu sync.Mutex        // unexported, invisible to clients
    m  map[string]int
}
```

**Good use of embedding — forwarding methods intentionally:**

```go
type Logger struct {
    io.WriteCloser       // promotes Write and Close deliberately
}
```

**Remember:** Embedding is composition, not inheritance. The embedded type remains the method receiver.

## 11. Functional options pattern

Use this pattern when a constructor has optional configuration. It is the idiomatic Go approach and avoids the downsides of config structs (zero-value ambiguity) and builder patterns (empty struct boilerplate).

```go
type options struct {
    port    *int
    timeout time.Duration
}

type Option func(*options) error

func WithPort(port int) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        if port < 0 {
            return errors.New("port should be positive")
        }
        o.port = &port
        return nil
    }
}

func WithTimeout(t time.Duration) Option {
    return func(o *options) error {
        o.timeout = t
        return nil
    }
}

func NewServer(addr string, opts ...Option) (*http.Server, error) {
    var o options
    for _, opt := range opts {
        if err := opt(&o); err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
    }
    // use o.port, o.timeout with defaults ...
}
```

**Caller usage:**

```go
srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost",
    httplib.WithPort(8080),
    httplib.WithTimeout(time.Second),
)
// Default config — no extra args needed:
srv, err := httplib.NewServer("localhost")
```

**Conventions:**
- Option functions start with `With` prefix.
- The options struct is unexported.
- Validation happens inside each `With*` function, not deferred to `Build`.

## 12. Project structure

There is no official Go project structure standard. When choosing a layout:
- `/cmd` — main entry points (`/cmd/foo/main.go`).
- `/internal` — private packages that cannot be imported externally.
- `/pkg` — public library code (optional; some teams skip this).
- `/test` — integration and public API tests.
- No `/src` directory.

**Package organization rules:**
- Avoid premature packaging. Start simple, split when boundaries become clear.
- Avoid nano packages (1-2 files with no cohesion) and monolith packages.
- Name packages after what they **provide**, not what they **contain**.
- Package names: short, single lowercase word, concise.
- Minimize exports. When unsure, keep it unexported; export later if needed.
- Organize by context (domain) or by layer (hexagonal), but be **consistent**.

## 13. No utility packages

Do not create packages named `utils`, `common`, `shared`, or `base`. These names carry no meaning about what the package provides.

**Wrong:**

```go
package util

func NewStringSet(...string) map[string]struct{} { ... }
func SortStringSet(map[string]struct{}) []string { ... }
```

```go
set := util.NewStringSet("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(util.SortStringSet(set))
```

**Correct — name after what it provides:**

```go
package stringset

type Set map[string]struct{}
func New(...string) Set { ... }
func (s Set) Sort() []string { ... }
```

```go
set := stringset.New("c", "a", "b")
fmt.Println(set.Sort())
```

If common types are shared between a client and server package, consider merging them into one package rather than creating a `common` package.

## 14. Package name collisions

Do not use a variable name that shadows an imported package name. It make

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Overview

Go Code and Project Organization — Rules and Patterns

1. Variable shadowing

2. Unnecessary nesting

3. init functions

4. Getters and setters

5. Interface pollution

6. Interface on the consumer side

7. Returning interfaces

8. any says nothing

9. Generics

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Constraints

10. Type embedding

11. Functional options pattern

12. Project structure

13. No utility packages

14. Package name collisions

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Overview

Go Code and Project Organization — Rules and Patterns

1. Variable shadowing

2. Unnecessary nesting

3. init functions

4. Getters and setters

5. Interface pollution

6. Interface on the consumer side

7. Returning interfaces

8. any says nothing

9. Generics

When to use

When NOT to use

Constraints

10. Type embedding

11. Functional options pattern

12. Project structure

13. No utility packages

14. Package name collisions

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