How to express dependencies between functions in Golang function documentation?

Function dependencies in Go function documentation represent how functions interact and are used to help developers understand these interactions. Use the //go:embed annotation to specify dependencies on embedded files. Use the //go:generate annotation to specify dependencies on generated code. Use the //go:iface annotation to specify the dependencies of a function that implements an interface.

Function dependencies in Go function documentation

It is important to express the dependencies between functions in Go function documentation , which helps developers understand how functions interact. Here's how to use annotations to represent these dependencies:

1. Use the //go:embed annotation

//go The :embed comment is used to embed external files, such as HTML templates or other Go source files, as part of a Go program. To specify a function's dependency on an embedded file, use the following format:

//go:embed template.html
func RenderTemplate(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error

2. Comment # using

##//go:generate comments are used to generate code at compile time. To specify a function's dependency on generated code, use the following format:

//go:generate go generate TemplateCode
func RenderTemplate(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error

3. Comment # using //go:iface

is used to specify a function to implement an interface. To specify a function's dependency on an interface, use the following format:

//go:iface io.Writer
func Print(w io.Writer, msg string)

The following is an example showing how to use

Examples of annotations representing dependencies:

// Package templatehandlers provides utilities for rendering HTML templates.
package templatehandlers

import (
    "html/template"
    "io"
)

//go:embed template.html
var indexTemplate *template.Template

// RenderTemplate renders the index template to the provided writer with the given data.
func RenderTemplate(w io.Writer, data interface{}) error {
    return indexTemplate.Execute(w, data)
}