Go

Go is preinstalled in Kloud Workspace, with its development tools and VS Code extension:

• Go runtime and compiler.
• The Go VS Code extension (golang.go).
• Go development tools (linting, debugging, testing, code generation).
• Auto-completion, go-to-definition, and refactoring powered by gopls.

Projects Below the Workspace Root

VS Code expects a Go project's root to be the workspace root (e.g., /workspace). When your projects sit elsewhere, as in more complex project structures, create a go.work file at /workspace/go.work that lists them:

cd /workspace
go work init ./project ./team/project ./hobby

You can then work on several projects at once, even at different depths in the workspace.

ℹ️ INFO

Go generates a go.work.sum file next to the go.work file. It holds the checksums of the downloaded dependencies, which keeps builds consistent.

Go Version Management

Go downloads the toolchain a module asks for: GOTOOLCHAIN is auto, so a go or toolchain line newer than the preinstalled Go fetches that version. To keep another version alongside, install it with go install golang.org/dl/go1.X.Y@latest.

Preinstalled Tools

Kloud Workspace ships these Go tools, all precompiled and on $PATH:

• dlv: Delve debugger for Go.
• gopls: The official Go language server, which provides the IDE features.
• staticcheck: 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 a JSON representation of the declarations in a Go source file.
• goplay: Run Go snippets in the Go Playground from the editor.

VS Code Integration

The preinstalled 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.