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| uconfig | go-arg | |
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| 70 | 1,857 | |
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| 3.9 | 4.4 | |
| 19 days ago | 21 days ago | |
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| MIT License | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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uconfig
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'Discoverable' Environment Variables for Configuration
I’ve really enjoyed using this one… https://github.com/omeid/uconfig You set some struct tags and it can print out what’s available. Can use flags as well, or a file.
go-arg
- Go-Arg: Struct-based argument parsing in Go
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Build a GitHub Issues Reporter for failing Kubernetes Apps with Botkube Plugins
Under the hood, the pluginx.ParseCommand method uses go-arg.
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Libraries for CLI and console applications
I’ve used multiple libraries over the last two years but less is more and go-arg feels like something that would be in the stdlib: https://github.com/alexflint/go-arg
- Libraries you use most of your projects?
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Best practice for configuring secrets
I use this: https://github.com/alexflint/go-arg and setting defaults for my local environment. So no need to keep a .env file.
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Recommended framework/library for creating cli apps in go?
I personally swear by the go-arg package, as i prefer its library-not-framework approach.
What are some alternatives?
config - JSON or YAML configuration wrapper with convenient access methods.
argparse - Argparse for golang. Just because `flag` sucks
env - A simple and zero-dependencies library to parse environment variables into structs
flag - Flag is a simple but powerful command line option parsing library for Go support infinite level subcommand
gcfg - read INI-style configuration files into Go structs; supports user-defined types and subsections
cobra - A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions
envconfig - Small library to read your configuration from environment variables
go-flags - go command line option parser
ini - Package ini provides INI file read and write functionality in Go
viper - Go configuration with fangs
docopt.go - A command-line arguments parser that will make you smile.