Configuring the Go Development environment in visual Studio code

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First, go language installation

View more:http://blog.csdn.net/langzi7758521/article/details/51313392

Second, Golang plug-in introduction

for the Visual Studio Code development tool, there is an excellent Golang plugin whose homepage is: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-go

Features of this plugin include:

• Colorization Code with color
• Completion Lists Code Auto-complete (using Gocode)
• Snippets Code Snippets
• Quick Info Prompt information (using GODEF)
• Goto definition jumps to definitions (using Godef)
• Find References Search reference (using go-find-references)
• File Outline Document Outline (using Go-outline)
• Workspace symbol Search Workspace sign searching (using go-symbols )
• Rename renaming (using Gorename)
• Build-on-save Save build (using Go build and go test)
• Format code formatting (using Goreturns or Goimports or gofmt)
• Add Imports Reference (using gopkgs)
• Debugging debug code (using delve)

Installation method:

git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-gocd vscode-gonpm install

For more details, see http://www.cnblogs.com/zsy/p/5224524.html

Third, plug-in installation

3.1 Visual Studio Code

find Microsoft's official website, download Visual Studio Code, website address https://code.visualstudio.com/

Click on the Red box, you can download other platform editor, such as:

The download installation process is omitted and the current version is:

3.2 Installing plugins

Go to Visual Studio Code, use the shortcut key F1, open the command panel

At the cursor • Enter Exten, and then select "Extensions:install Extension", such as:

Query plugin:

Show Plugin list:

In the list of plugins, select Go, install, and after installation, the system will prompt you to restart visual Studio Code.

3.3 Setting the environment variable Gopath

Set the GOPATH environment variable in the Windows system, my value is D:\GoWorks

Missing Gopath environment variables are usually reported as "$GOPATH not set." Such a mistake.

3.4 Turn on the visual Studio Code auto-Save feature

Open Visual Studio Code and locate the menu File->preferences->user Settings, such as:

Add or change the Settings.json "Files.autosave" property to "Onfocuschange" and save it.

3.5 Installing Git

The process of installing Git in Windows is omitted; Git\bin is configured into the PATH environment variable after installation.

Iv. Plug-in configuration

4.1 Visual Studio Code Go plugin configuration options

The configuration options for Visual Studio code support the Go plugin settings, which can be configured via user preferences or workspace settings. You can find it at the menu file->preferences.

Set the Go configuration environment in Settings.json, such as:

4.2 Execute command

View the official website: Https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lukehoban.Go

Integrated installation command, copy to cmd window to complete installation:

Go get-u-v github.com/nsf/gocodego get-u-v github.com/rogpeppe/godefgo get-u-v Github.com/golang/lint/golintgo Get- U-v Github.com/lukehoban/go-find-referencesgo get-u-v github.com/lukehoban/go-outlinego get-u-v Sourcegraph.com/sqs /goreturnsgo Get-u-V golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorenamego get-u-v github.com/tpng/gopkgsgo get-u-v github.com/newhook/g O-symbols
Go get-v-u github.com/peterh/liner github.com/derekparker/delve/cmd/dlv

Not installed successfully, directly to the website to download such as:

Github.com/nsf/gocode 's code is placed in the

D:\GoWorks\src\github.com\nsf\gocode

then go to this folder and run the instructions : Go install.

This provides a script that simplifies running and saves as a batch file.

CD "C:\go\src\github.com\nsf\gocode"

Go Install

Download https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/ to d:/goworks/src/golang.org/x/tools/

Restart vs code, as indicated in the lower right corner with analysis tool missing

Go to the appropriate path below

3. Use Hello Word

1) file-> Open Folder, now working directory:

2) New Go file

Look, the smart tips come out.

Reference: Https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lukehoban.Go