Let’s talk about the cyclic dependency detection tool (go-cyclic) in Go

This article will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about Golang and talk about a cyclic dependency detection tool (go-cyclic) in open source Go. I hope it will be helpful to you.

go-cyclic cyclic dependency resolution tool

Problem description

As a Go developer , we often encounter package circular dependency problems in large projects.
If there is a circular dependency in Golang, an exception will be thrown during compilation.

When do circular dependencies occur?

If there are two packages: package a and package b. When package a depends on package b, and package b depends on package a, a circular dependency will occur. The real situation may be more complicated. For example, if package a depends on package b, package b depends on package c, and package c depends on package a, a cycle is formed.

import cycle not allowed

And if the project is very large, there are many .go files under a package, and only circular references between packages are prompted (as shown above), which is difficult to locate. Which .go file and which .go file are directly referenced in a circular manner, which is difficult to check.

go-cyclic simple usage

Github address:github.com/elza2/go-cyclic(Welcome to submit PRs)

go-cycliccan be used to check whether there are cyclic dependencies in the project and locate specific .go files. Helps quickly locate loop problems.

Quick Start

go install github.com/elza2/go-cyclic@latest # path 路径要设置为 go.mod 文件所在的路径.go-cyclic gocyclic --dir .path

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