https://github.com/go-toolsmith/minformat

gominfmt makes the Go code more compact to aid further compression; revert with gofmt
https://github.com/go-toolsmith/minformat

compression fmt go golang minifier uglify

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gominfmt makes the Go code more compact to aid further compression; revert with gofmt

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/go-toolsmith/minformat
• Owner: go-toolsmith
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-10-04T06:32:18.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-17T20:39:27.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T14:06:15.394Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: compression, fmt, go, golang, minifier, uglify
• Language: Go
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• Size: 13.7 KB
• Stars: 25
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# `go/minformat`

This package formats the Go source code in a way so it becomes more compact.

It can be considered to be a minifier, although it doesn't make irreversible transformations by default (well, it does remove all comments).

The result can become readable again after running `go/format`, making this pipeline possible:

1. Minify the code before transferring it over a network

2. Send the (potentially further compressed) minified source code

3. On the receiving side, run `gofmt` to get the canonical formatting

For (3) I would recommend using [gofumpt](https://github.com/mvdan/gofumpt).

## Example

Suppose that we have this `hello.go` file:

```go

package main

import (

	"fmt"

)

func main() {

	fmt.Println("Hello, playground")

}

```

It will be formatted into this:

```go

package main;import("fmt");func main(){fmt.Println("Hello, playground")}

```

Depending on the file, it usually cuts 10-50% of the file size.