vim-go

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Features

This plugin adds Go language support for Vim, with the following main features:

Compile your package with :GoBuild, install it with :GoInstall or test it with :GoTest. Run a single test with :GoTestFunc).
Quickly execute your current file(s) with :GoRun.
Improved syntax highlighting and folding.
Debug programs with integrated delve support with :GoDebugStart.
Completion and many other features support via gopls.
formatting on save keeps the cursor position and undo history.
Go to symbol/declaration with :GoDef.
Look up documentation with :GoDoc or :GoDocBrowser.
Easily import packages via :GoImport, remove them via :GoDrop.
Precise type-safe renaming of identifiers with :GoRename.
See which code is covered by tests with :GoCoverage.
Add or remove tags on struct fields with :GoAddTags and :GoRemoveTags.
Lint your code with :GoLint or :GoMetaLinter, run your code through :GoVet to catch static errors, or make sure errors are checked with :GoErrCheck.
Advanced source analysis utilizing gopls, such as :GoImplements, :GoCallees, and :GoReferrers.
... and many more! Please see doc/vim-go.txt for more information.
Integration with gopls.
The gopls instance can be shared with other Vim plugins.
Vim-go's use of gopls can be disabled and alternative tools can be used when desired.
Integration with Tagbar via gotags.
Integration with Ultisnips and other snippet engines.

Install

vim-go requires at least Vim 8.1.2269 or Neovim 0.4.0.

The latest stable release is the recommended version to use. If you choose to use the master branch instead, please do so with caution; it is a development branch.

vim-go follows the standard runtime path structure. Below are some helper lines for popular package managers:

Vim 8 packages
- git clone https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/vim-go
Neovim packages
- git clone https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/plugins/start/vim-go
Pathogen
- git clone https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git ~/.vim/bundle/vim-go
vim-plug
- Plug 'fatih/vim-go', { 'do': ':GoUpdateBinaries' }
Vundle
- Plugin 'fatih/vim-go'

You will also need to install all the necessary binaries. vim-go makes it easy to install all of them by providing a command, :GoInstallBinaries, which will go install all the required binaries.

Check out the Install section in the documentation for more detailed instructions (:help go-install).

Usage

The full documentation can be found at doc/vim-go.txt. You can display it from within Vim with :help vim-go.

Depending on your installation method, you may have to generate the plugin's help tags manually (e.g. :helptags ALL).

We also have a tutorial in the official vim-go wiki.

FAQ and troubleshooting

The FAQ and troubleshooting tips are in the documentation and can be quickly accessed using :help go-troubleshooting. If you believe you've found a bug or shortcoming in vim-go that is neither addressed by help nor in existing issues, please open an issue with clear reproduction steps. :GoReportGitHubIssue can be used pre-populate a lot of the information needed when creating a new issue.

Contributing

All PRs are welcome. If you are planning to contribute a large patch or to integrate a new tool, please create an issue first to get any upfront questions or design decisions out of the way first.

You can run the tests locally by running make. It will lint the VimL for you, lint the documentation, and run the tests against the minimum required version of Vim, other versions of Vim that may be critical to support, and Neovim.

License

The BSD 3-Clause License - see LICENSE for more details