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# Jennifer

Jennifer is a code generator for Go.



```go

package main



import (

    "fmt"



    . "github.com/dave/jennifer/jen"

)



func main() {

	f := NewFile("main")

	f.Func().Id("main").Params().Block(

		Qual("fmt", "Println").Call(Lit("Hello, world")),

	)

	fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

}

```

Output:

```go

package main



import "fmt"



func main() {

	fmt.Println("Hello, world")

}

```



### Install

```

go get -u github.com/dave/jennifer/jen

```



### Need help?

If you get stuck, have a question, would like a code review, or just want a

chat: I'm happy to help! Feel free to open an issue, email me or mention @dave

in your PR.



### Examples

Jennifer has a comprehensive suite of examples - see [godoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/dave/jennifer/jen#pkg-examples) for an index. Here's some examples of jennifer being used in the real-world:



* [genjen](genjen/render.go) (which generates much of jennifer, using data in [data.go](genjen/data.go))

* [zerogen](https://github.com/mrsinham/zerogen/blob/master/generator.go)

* [go-contentful-generator](https://github.com/nicolai86/go-contentful-generator)



### Rendering

For testing, a File or Statement can be rendered with the fmt package

using the %#v verb.



```go

c := Id("a").Call(Lit("b"))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a("b")

```



This is not recommended for use in production because any error will cause a

panic. For production use, [File.Render](#render) or [File.Save](#save) are

preferred.



# Identifiers

**Identifiers** [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



### Id

Id renders an identifier.



```go

c := If(Id("i").Op("==").Id("j")).Block(

	Return(Id("i")),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// if i == j {

// 	return i

// }

```



### Dot

Dot renders a period followed by an identifier. Use for fields and selectors.



```go

c := Qual("a.b/c", "Foo").Call().Dot("Bar").Index(Lit(0)).Dot("Baz")

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// c.Foo().Bar[0].Baz

```



### Qual

Qual renders a qualified identifier.



```go

c := Qual("encoding/gob", "NewEncoder").Call()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// gob.NewEncoder()

```



Imports are automatically added when

used with a File. If the path matches the local path, the package name is

omitted. If package names conflict they are automatically renamed.



```go

f := NewFilePath("a.b/c")

f.Func().Id("init").Params().Block(

	Qual("a.b/c", "Foo").Call().Comment("Local package - name is omitted."),

	Qual("d.e/f", "Bar").Call().Comment("Import is automatically added."),

	Qual("g.h/f", "Baz").Call().Comment("Colliding package name is renamed."),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// package c

//

// import (

// 	f "d.e/f"

// 	f1 "g.h/f"

// )

//

// func init() {

// 	Foo()    // Local package - name is omitted.

// 	f.Bar()  // Import is automatically added.

// 	f1.Baz() // Colliding package name is renamed.

// }

```



Note that

it is not possible to reliably determine the package name given an arbitrary

package path, so a sensible name is guessed from the path and added as an

alias. The names of all standard library packages are known so these do not

need to be aliased. If more control is needed of the aliases, see

[File.ImportName](#importname) or [File.ImportAlias](#importalias).



### List

List renders a comma separated list. Use for multiple return functions.



```go

c := List(Id("a"), Err()).Op(":=").Id("b").Call()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a, err := b()

```



# Keywords

[Identifiers](#identifiers) **Keywords** [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



Simple keywords, predeclared identifiers and built-in functions are self

explanatory:



| Construct        | Name |

| ---------------- | ---- |

| Keywords         | Break, Chan, Const, Continue, Default, Defer, Else, Fallthrough, Func, Go, Goto, Range, Select, Type, Var |

| Functions        | Append, Cap, Clear, Close, Complex, Copy, Delete, Imag, Len, Make, Max, Min, New, Panic, Print, Println, Real, Recover |

| Types            | Bool, Byte, Complex64, Complex128, Error, Float32, Float64, Int, Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64, Rune, String, Uint, Uint8, Uint16, Uint32, Uint64, Uintptr |

| Constants        | True, False, Iota, Nil |

| Helpers          | Err |



Built-in functions take a list of parameters and render them appropriately:



```go

c := Id("a").Op("=").Append(Id("a"), Id("b").Op("..."))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a = append(a, b...)

```



Special cases for [If, For](#if-for), [Interface, Struct](#interface-struct), [Switch, Case](#switch-select), [Return](#return) and [Map](#map) are explained below.



# Operators

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) **Operators** [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



Op renders the provided operator / token.



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Id("b").Call()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := b()

```



```go

c := Id("a").Op("=").Op("*").Id("b")

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a = *b

```



```go

c := Id("a").Call(Id("b").Op("..."))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a(b...)

```



```go

c := If(Parens(Id("a").Op("||").Id("b")).Op("&&").Id("c")).Block()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// if (a || b) && c {

// }

```



# Braces

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) **Braces** [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



Several methods render curly braces, summarized below:



| Name                           | Prefix       | Separator | Example                              |

| ------------------------------ | ------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------|

| [Block](#block)                |              | `\n`      | `func a() { ... }` or `if a { ... }` |

| [Interface](#interface-struct) | `interface`  | `\n`      | `interface { ... }`                  |

| [Struct](#interface-struct)    | `struct`     | `\n`      | `struct { ... }`                     |

| [Values](#values)              |              | `,`       | `[]int{1, 2}` or `A{B: "c"}`         |



### Block

Block renders a statement list enclosed by curly braces. Use for code blocks.



```go

c := Func().Id("foo").Params().String().Block(

	Id("a").Op("=").Id("b"),

	Id("b").Op("++"),

	Return(Id("b")),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// func foo() string {

// 	a = b

// 	b++

// 	return b

// }

```



```go

c := If(Id("a").Op(">").Lit(10)).Block(

	Id("a").Op("=").Id("a").Op("/").Lit(2),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// if a > 10 {

// 	a = a / 2

// }

```



A special case applies when used directly after Case or Default, where the braces are omitted. This allows use in switch and select statements. [See example](#switch-select).



### Interface, Struct

Interface and Struct render the keyword followed by a statement list enclosed

by curly braces.



```go

c := Var().Id("a").Interface()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// var a interface{}

```



```go

c := Type().Id("a").Interface(

	Id("b").Params().String(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// type a interface {

// 	b() string

// }

```



```go

c := Id("c").Op(":=").Make(Chan().Struct())

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// c := make(chan struct{})

```



```go

c := Type().Id("foo").Struct(

	List(Id("x"), Id("y")).Int(),

	Id("u").Float32(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// type foo struct {

// 	x, y int

// 	u    float32

// }

```



# Parentheses

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) **Parentheses** [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



Several methods output parenthesis, summarized below:



| Name              | Prefix | Separator | Example                           |

| ----------------- | ------ | --------- | --------------------------------- |

| [Call](#call)     |        | `,`       | `fmt.Println(b, c)`               |

| [Params](#params) |        | `,`       | `func (a *A) Foo(i int) { ... }`  |

| [Defs](#defs)     |        | `\n`      | `const ( ... )`                   |

| [Parens](#parens) |        |           | `[]byte(s)` or `a / (b + c)`      |

| [Assert](#assert) | `.`    |           | `s, ok := i.(string)`             |



### Call

Call renders a comma separated list enclosed by parenthesis. Use for function calls.



```go

c := Qual("fmt", "Printf").Call(

	Lit("%#v: %T\n"),

	Id("a"),

	Id("b"),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// fmt.Printf("%#v: %T\n", a, b)

```



### Params

Params renders a comma separated list enclosed by parenthesis. Use for function parameters and method receivers.



```go

c := Func().Params(

	Id("a").Id("A"),

).Id("foo").Params(

	Id("b"),

	Id("c").String(),

).String().Block(

	Return(Id("b").Op("+").Id("c")),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// func (a A) foo(b, c string) string {

// 	return b + c

// }

```



### Defs

Defs renders a statement list enclosed in parenthesis. Use for definition lists.



```go

c := Const().Defs(

	Id("a").Op("=").Lit("a"),

	Id("b").Op("=").Lit("b"),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// const (

// 	a = "a"

// 	b = "b"

// )

```



### Parens

Parens renders a single item in parenthesis. Use for type conversion or to specify evaluation order.



```go

c := Id("b").Op(":=").Index().Byte().Parens(Id("s"))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// b := []byte(s)

```



```go

c := Id("a").Op("/").Parens(Id("b").Op("+").Id("c"))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a / (b + c)

```



### Assert

Assert renders a period followed by a single item enclosed by parenthesis. Use for type assertions.



```go

c := List(Id("b"), Id("ok")).Op(":=").Id("a").Assert(Bool())

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// b, ok := a.(bool)

```



# Control flow

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) **Control flow** [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



### If, For

If and For render the keyword followed by a semicolon separated list.



```go

c := If(

	Err().Op(":=").Id("a").Call(),

	Err().Op("!=").Nil(),

).Block(

	Return(Err()),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// if err := a(); err != nil {

// 	return err

// }

```



```go

c := For(

	Id("i").Op(":=").Lit(0),

	Id("i").Op("<").Lit(10),

	Id("i").Op("++"),

).Block(

	Qual("fmt", "Println").Call(Id("i")),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {

// 	fmt.Println(i)

// }

```



### Switch, Select

Switch, Select, Case and Block are used to build switch or select statements:



```go

c := Switch(Id("value").Dot("Kind").Call()).Block(

	Case(Qual("reflect", "Float32"), Qual("reflect", "Float64")).Block(

		Return(Lit("float")),

	),

	Case(Qual("reflect", "Bool")).Block(

		Return(Lit("bool")),

	),

	Case(Qual("reflect", "Uintptr")).Block(

		Fallthrough(),

	),

	Default().Block(

		Return(Lit("none")),

	),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// switch value.Kind() {

// case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:

// 	return "float"

// case reflect.Bool:

// 	return "bool"

// case reflect.Uintptr:

// 	fallthrough

// default:

// 	return "none"

// }

```



### Return

Return renders the keyword followed by a comma separated list.



```go

c := Return(Id("a"), Id("b"))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// return a, b

```



# Collections

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) **Collections** [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



### Map

Map renders the keyword followed by a single item enclosed by square brackets. Use for map definitions.



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Map(String()).String().Values()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := map[string]string{}

```



### Index

Index renders a colon separated list enclosed by square brackets. Use for array / slice indexes and definitions.



```go

c := Var().Id("a").Index().String()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// var a []string

```



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Id("b").Index(Lit(0), Lit(1))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := b[0:1]

```



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Id("b").Index(Lit(1), Empty())

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := b[1:]

```



### Values

Values renders a comma separated list enclosed by curly braces. Use for slice or composite literals.



```go

c := Index().String().Values(Lit("a"), Lit("b"))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// []string{"a", "b"}

```



Dict renders as key/value pairs. Use with Values for map or composite

literals.



```go

c := Map(String()).String().Values(Dict{

	Lit("a"):	Lit("b"),

	Lit("c"):	Lit("d"),

})

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// map[string]string{

// 	"a": "b",

// 	"c": "d",

// }

```



```go

c := Op("&").Id("Person").Values(Dict{

	Id("Age"):	Lit(1),

	Id("Name"):	Lit("a"),

})

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// &Person{

// 	Age:  1,

// 	Name: "a",

// }

```



DictFunc executes a func(Dict) to generate the value.



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Map(String()).String().Values(DictFunc(func(d Dict) {

	d[Lit("a")] = Lit("b")

	d[Lit("c")] = Lit("d")

}))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := map[string]string{

// 	"a": "b",

// 	"c": "d",

// }

```



Note: the items are ordered by key when rendered to ensure repeatable code.



# Literals

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) **Literals** [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



### Lit

Lit renders a literal. Lit supports only built-in types (bool, string, int, complex128, float64,

float32, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64, uintptr and complex64).

Passing any other type will panic.



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Lit("a")

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := "a"

```



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Lit(1.5)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := 1.5

```



LitFunc generates the value to render by executing the provided

function.



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").LitFunc(func() interface{} { return 1 + 1 })

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := 2

```



For the default constant types (bool, int, float64, string, complex128), Lit

will render the untyped constant.



| Code          | Output     |

| ------------- | ---------- |

| `Lit(true)`   | `true`     |

| `Lit(1)`      | `1`        |

| `Lit(1.0)`    | `1.0`      |

| `Lit("foo")`  | `"foo"`    |

| `Lit(0 + 1i)` | `(0 + 1i)` |



For all other built-in types (float32, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8,

uint16, uint32, uint64, uintptr, complex64), Lit will also render the type.



| Code                     | Output              |

| ------------------------ | ------------------- |

| `Lit(float32(1))`        | `float32(1)`        |

| `Lit(int16(1))`          | `int16(1)`          |

| `Lit(uint8(0x1))`        | `uint8(0x1)`        |

| `Lit(complex64(0 + 1i))` | `complex64(0 + 1i)` |



The built-in alias types byte and rune need a special case. LitRune and LitByte

render rune and byte literals.



| Code                     | Output      |

| ------------------------ | ----------- |

| `LitRune('x')`           | `'x'`       |

| `LitByte(byte(0x1))`     | `byte(0x1)` |



# Comments

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) **Comments** [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



### Comment

Comment adds a comment. If the provided string contains a newline, the

comment is formatted in multiline style.



```go

f := NewFile("a")

f.Comment("Foo returns the string \"foo\"")

f.Func().Id("Foo").Params().String().Block(

	Return(Lit("foo")).Comment("return the string foo"),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// package a

//

// // Foo returns the string "foo"

// func Foo() string {

// 	return "foo" // return the string foo

// }

```



```go

c := Comment("a\nb")

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// /*

// a

// b

// */

```



If the comment string starts

with "//" or "/*", the automatic formatting is disabled and the string is

rendered directly.



```go

c := Id("foo").Call(Comment("/* inline */")).Comment("//no-space")

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// foo( /* inline */ ) //no-space

```



### Commentf

Commentf adds a comment, using a format string and a list of parameters.



```go

name := "foo"

val := "bar"

c := Id(name).Op(":=").Lit(val).Commentf("%s is the string \"%s\"", name, val)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// foo := "bar" // foo is the string "bar"

```



# Generics

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) **Generics** [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



It is hoped that with the introduction of generics with Go 1.18, the need to generate code

will be reduced. However, for the sake of completeness, we now support generics including

the `any` and `comparable` predeclared identifiers, and the `Types` and `Union` lists. To

emit the approximation (`~`) token, use `Op("~")`.



### Types



Types renders a comma separated list enclosed by square brackets. Use for type parameters and constraints.



### Union



Union renders a pipe separated list. Use for union type constraints.



### Examples



```go

c := Func().Id("Keys").Types(

	Id("K").Comparable(),

	Id("V").Any(),

).Params(

	Id("m").Map(Id("K")).Id("V"),

).Index().Id("K").Block()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// func Keys[K comparable, V any](m map[K]V) []K {}

```

```go

c := Return(Id("Keys").Types(Int(), String()).Call(Id("m")))

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// return Keys[int, string](m)

```

```go

c := Type().Id("PredeclaredSignedInteger").Interface(

	Union(Int(), Int8(), Int16(), Int32(), Int64()),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// type PredeclaredSignedInteger interface {

//	int | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64

// }

```

```go

c := Type().Id("AnyString").Interface(

	Op("~").String(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// type AnyString interface {

//	~string

// }

```



# Helpers

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) **Helpers** [Misc](#misc) [File](#file)



### Func methods

All constructs that accept a variadic list of items are paired with GroupFunc

functions that accept a func(*Group). Use for embedding logic.



```go

c := Id("numbers").Op(":=").Index().Int().ValuesFunc(func(g *Group) {

	for i := 0; i <= 5; i++ {

		g.Lit(i)

	}

})

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// numbers := []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

```



```go

increment := true

name := "a"

c := Func().Id("a").Params().BlockFunc(func(g *Group) {

	g.Id(name).Op("=").Lit(1)

	if increment {

		g.Id(name).Op("++")

	} else {

		g.Id(name).Op("--")

	}

})

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// func a() {

// 	a = 1

// 	a++

// }

```



### Add

Add appends the provided items to the statement.



```go

ptr := Op("*")

c := Id("a").Op("=").Add(ptr).Id("b")

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a = *b

```



```go

a := Id("a")

i := Int()

c := Var().Add(a, i)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// var a int

```



### Do

Do calls the provided function with the statement as a parameter. Use for

embedding logic.



```go

f := func(name string, isMap bool) *Statement {

	return Id(name).Op(":=").Do(func(s *Statement) {

		if isMap {

			s.Map(String()).String()

		} else {

			s.Index().String()

		}

	}).Values()

}

fmt.Printf("%#v\n%#v", f("a", true), f("b", false))

// Output:

// a := map[string]string{}

// b := []string{}

```



# Misc

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) **Misc** [File](#file)



### Tag

Tag renders a struct tag



```go

c := Type().Id("foo").Struct(

	Id("A").String().Tag(map[string]string{"json": "a"}),

	Id("B").Int().Tag(map[string]string{"json": "b", "bar": "baz"}),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// type foo struct {

// 	A string `json:"a"`

// 	B int    `bar:"baz" json:"b"`

// }

```



Note: the items are ordered by key when rendered to ensure repeatable code.



### Null

Null adds a null item. Null items render nothing and are not followed by a

separator in lists.



In lists, nil will produce the same effect.



```go

c := Func().Id("foo").Params(

	nil,

	Id("s").String(),

	Null(),

	Id("i").Int(),

).Block()

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// func foo(s string, i int) {}

```



### Empty

Empty adds an empty item. Empty items render nothing but are followed by a

separator in lists.



```go

c := Id("a").Op(":=").Id("b").Index(Lit(1), Empty())

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// a := b[1:]

```



### Line

Line inserts a blank line.



### Clone

Be careful when passing *Statement. Consider the following...



```go

a := Id("a")

c := Block(

	a.Call(),

	a.Call(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// {

// 	a()()

// 	a()()

// }

```



Id("a") returns a *Statement, which the Call() method appends to twice. To

avoid this, use Clone. Clone makes a copy of the Statement, so further tokens can be appended

without affecting the original.



```go

a := Id("a")

c := Block(

	a.Clone().Call(),

	a.Clone().Call(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", c)

// Output:

// {

// 	a()

// 	a()

// }

```



### Cgo

The cgo "C" pseudo-package is a special case, and always renders without a package alias. The

import can be added with `Qual`, `Anon` or by supplying a preamble. The preamble is added with

`File.CgoPreamble` which has the same semantics as [Comment](#comments). If a preamble is provided,

the import is separated, and preceded by the preamble.



```go

f := NewFile("a")

f.CgoPreamble(`#include 

#include 



void myprint(char* s) {

printf("%s\n", s);

}

`)

f.Func().Id("init").Params().Block(

	Id("cs").Op(":=").Qual("C", "CString").Call(Lit("Hello from stdio\n")),

	Qual("C", "myprint").Call(Id("cs")),

	Qual("C", "free").Call(Qual("unsafe", "Pointer").Parens(Id("cs"))),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// package a

//

// import "unsafe"

//

// /*

// #include 

// #include 

//

// void myprint(char* s) {

// 	printf("%s\n", s);

// }

// */

// import "C"

//

// func init() {

// 	cs := C.CString("Hello from stdio\n")

// 	C.myprint(cs)

// 	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cs))

// }

```



# File

[Identifiers](#identifiers) [Keywords](#keywords) [Operators](#operators) [Braces](#braces) [Parentheses](#parentheses) [Control flow](#control-flow) [Collections](#collections) [Literals](#literals) [Comments](#comments) [Generics](#generics) [Helpers](#helpers) [Misc](#misc) **File**



File represents a single source file. Package imports are managed

automatically by File.



### NewFile

NewFile Creates a new file, with the specified package name.



### NewFilePath

NewFilePath creates a new file while specifying the package path - the

package name is inferred from the path.



### NewFilePathName

NewFilePathName creates a new file with the specified package path and name.



```go

f := NewFilePathName("a.b/c", "main")

f.Func().Id("main").Params().Block(

	Qual("a.b/c", "Foo").Call(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// package main

//

// func main() {

// 	Foo()

// }

```



### Save

Save renders the file and saves to the filename provided.



### Render

Render renders the file to the provided writer.



```go

f := NewFile("a")

f.Func().Id("main").Params().Block()

buf := &bytes.Buffer{}

err := f.Render(buf)

if err != nil {

	fmt.Println(err.Error())

} else {

	fmt.Println(buf.String())

}

// Output:

// package a

//

// func main() {}

```



### Anon

Anon adds an anonymous import.



```go

f := NewFile("c")

f.Anon("a")

f.Func().Id("init").Params().Block()

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// package c

//

// import _ "a"

//

// func init() {}

```



### ImportName

ImportName provides the package name for a path. If specified, the alias will be omitted from the

import block. This is optional. If not specified, a sensible package name is used based on the path

and this is added as an alias in the import block.



```go

f := NewFile("main")



// package a should use name "a"

f.ImportName("github.com/foo/a", "a")



// package b is not used in the code so will not be included

f.ImportName("github.com/foo/b", "b")



f.Func().Id("main").Params().Block(

	Qual("github.com/foo/a", "A").Call(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)



// Output:

// package main

//

// import "github.com/foo/a"

//

// func main() {

// 	a.A()

// }

```



### ImportNames

ImportNames allows multiple names to be imported as a map. Use the [gennames](gennames) command to

automatically generate a go file containing a map of a selection of package names.



### ImportAlias

ImportAlias provides the alias for a package path that should be used in the import block. A

period can be used to force a dot-import.



```go

f := NewFile("main")



// package a should be aliased to "b"

f.ImportAlias("github.com/foo/a", "b")



// package c is not used in the code so will not be included

f.ImportAlias("github.com/foo/c", "c")



f.Func().Id("main").Params().Block(

	Qual("github.com/foo/a", "A").Call(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)



// Output:

// package main

//

// import b "github.com/foo/a"

//

// func main() {

// 	b.A()

// }

```



### Comments

PackageComment adds a comment to the top of the file, above the package

keyword.



HeaderComment adds a comment to the top of the file, above any package

comments. A blank line is rendered below the header comments, ensuring

header comments are not included in the package doc.



CanonicalPath adds a canonical import path annotation to the package clause.



```go

f := NewFile("c")

f.CanonicalPath = "d.e/f"

f.HeaderComment("Code generated by...")

f.PackageComment("Package c implements...")

f.Func().Id("init").Params().Block()

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// // Code generated by...

//

// // Package c implements...

// package c // import "d.e/f"

//

// func init() {}

```



CgoPreamble adds a cgo preamble comment that is rendered directly before the "C" pseudo-package

import.



### PackagePrefix

If you're worried about generated package aliases conflicting with local variable names, you

can set a prefix here. Package foo becomes {prefix}_foo.



```go

f := NewFile("a")

f.PackagePrefix = "pkg"

f.Func().Id("main").Params().Block(

	Qual("b.c/d", "E").Call(),

)

fmt.Printf("%#v", f)

// Output:

// package a

//

// import pkg_d "b.c/d"

//

// func main() {

// 	pkg_d.E()

// }

```



### NoFormat

NoFormat can be set to true to disable formatting of the generated source. This may be useful

when performance is critical, and readable code is not required.