Go

Go is pre-installed in Kloud Workspace and comes with a full development toolchain ready to use out of the box.

Key features provided out-of-the-box:

• Go runtime and compiler.
• The Go VS Code extension (golang.go) with rich language support.
• A comprehensive set of Go development tools (linting, debugging, testing, code generation).
• Auto-completion, go-to-definition, and refactoring powered by gopls.

Pre-installed Tools

Kloud Workspace ships with the following Go tools, all pre-compiled and available on $PATH:

• dlv: Delve debugger for Go.
• gopls: The official Go language server providing IDE features.
• staticcheck: Advanced static analysis and linting.
• gomodifytags: Modify struct field tags (add, remove, clear).
• gotests: Generate table-driven tests from function signatures.
• impl: Generate method stubs for implementing interfaces.
• go-outline Extract JSON representation of Go source file declarations.
• goplay: Run Go snippets in the Go Playground from the editor.

VS Code Integration

The pre-installed Go extension provides:

• IntelliSense and auto-completion via gopls.
• Integrated debugging with dlv.
• Test runner with code-lens support.
• Code generation (struct tags, interface stubs, test skeletons).
• Linting and analysis via staticcheck.

Go Version Management

Alternative Go versions can be installed using the features system.

Creating Workspace Configuration

When developing in Go, VS Code expects the project root to be located at the workspace root (e.g., /workspace).

However, this isn't always the case, especially when dealing with complex project structures.

To handle such scenarios, you can create a go.work file at /workspace/go.work with the following content:

go 1.24.0

toolchain go1.24.0

use (
  /workspace/project
  /workspace/team/project
  /workspace/hobby
)

This setup allows you to work with multiple projects simultaneously, even if they are located at varying depths within the workspace.

ℹ️ INFO

A go.work.sum file will be generated alongside the go.work file. This file contains the checksums of the downloaded dependencies, ensuring consistency across builds.