Golang

Developer toolkit for checking, validating, generating, formatting, linting, converting, and managing Go development entries. All operations are logged with timestamps and stored locally for full traceability.

Commands

Each command (check, validate, generate, format, lint, explain, convert, template, diff, preview, fix, report) works the same way:

• With arguments: Saves the input with a timestamp to <command>.log and logs to history.log.
• Without arguments: Displays the 20 most recent entries from <command>.log.

Data Storage

All data is stored locally at ~/.local/share/golang/:

• <command>.log — Timestamped entries for each command (e.g., check.log, lint.log, format.log)
• history.log — Unified activity log across all commands
• export.json, export.csv, export.txt — Generated export files

No cloud, no network calls, no API keys required. Fully offline.

Requirements

• Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• Standard Unix utilities (date, wc, du, grep, head, tail, sed)
• No external dependencies

When to Use

1. Logging Go build and test results — Use golang check "go build ./... passed" or golang validate "all tests green on v1.4.2" to record build/test outcomes with timestamps for CI audit trails.
2. Tracking lint and format operations — Use golang lint "golangci-lint found 3 issues in pkg/handler" and golang format "gofmt applied to cmd/" to maintain a history of code quality actions.
3. Recording code generation and templates — Use golang generate "protobuf stubs for api/v2" and golang template "new service boilerplate created" to log what was generated and when.
4. Searching past development notes — Use golang search "handler" to find all entries across every log file mentioning a specific package, file, or concept.
5. Exporting development logs for review — Use golang export json to extract all logged entries as structured JSON for team reviews, retrospectives, or integration with project management tools.

Examples

# Record a check entry
golang check "go vet ./... clean on main branch"

# Record a lint finding
golang lint "unused variable in internal/cache/store.go:88"

# Log a format operation
golang format "goimports applied to all .go files"

# Record code generation
golang generate "mockgen interfaces for service layer"

# Log a fix
golang fix "resolved nil pointer in middleware/auth.go"

# View recent lint entries (no args = list mode)
golang lint

# Search all logs for a keyword
golang search "middleware"

# Export everything to JSON
golang export json

# Export to CSV for spreadsheet analysis
golang export csv

# View summary statistics
golang stats

# Health check
golang status

# View recent activity across all commands
golang recent

How It Works

Golang stores all data locally in ~/.local/share/golang/. Each command logs activity with timestamps in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM|<input>, enabling full traceability. The unified history.log records every operation with MM-DD HH:MM <command>: <input> format for cross-command auditing.

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