Golang for Node.js Developers
Examples of Golang examples compared to Node.js for learning
This guide full of examples is intended for people learning Go that are coming from Node.js, although the vice versa can work too. This is not meant to be a complete guide and it is assumed that you've gone through the Tour of Go tutorial. This guide is meant to be barely good enough to help you at a high level understand how to do X in Y and doing further learning on your own is of course required.
Contents
- Examples
- comments
- printing
- logging
- variables
- types
- type check
- interpolation
- if/else
- for
- while
- switch
- arrays
- uint8 arrays
- array iteration
- buffers
- maps
- objects
- functions
- default values
- destructuring
- spread operator
- rest operator
- swapping
- classes
- generators
- datetime
- timeout
- interval
- IIFE
- files
- json
- big numbers
- promises
- async/await
- streams
- event emitter
- Contributing
- License
Examples
All sample code is available in examples/
comments
Node.js
// this is a line comment
/*
this is a block comment
*/Go
package main
func main() {
// this is a line comment
/*
this is a block comment
*/
}printing
Node.js
console.log('print to stdout')
console.log('format %s %d', 'example', 1)
console.error('print to stderr')Output
print to stdout
format example 1
print to stderrGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
fmt.Println("print to stdout")
fmt.Printf("format %s %v\n", "example", 1)
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "print to stderr")
}Output
print to stdout
format example 1
print to stderrlogging
Node.js
console.log((new Date()).toISOString(), 'hello world')Output
2021-04-11T20:55:07.451Z hello worldGo
package main
import "log"
func main() {
log.Println("hello world")
}Output
2021/04/11 13:55:07 hello world(Package log writes to standard error ánd prints the date and time of each logged message)
variables
Node.js
// function scoped
var foo = 'foo'
// block scoped
let bar = 'bar'
// constant
const qux = 'qux'Go
(variables are block scoped in Go)
package main
func main() {
// explicit
var foo string = "foo"
// type inferred
var bar = "foo"
// shorthand
baz := "bar"
// constant
const qux = "qux"
}interpolation
Node.js
const name = 'bob'
const age = 21
const message = `${name} is ${age} years old`
console.log(message)Output
bob is 21 years oldGo
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
name := "bob"
age := 21
message := fmt.Sprintf("%s is %d years old", name, age)
fmt.Println(message)
}Output
bob is 21 years oldtypes
Node.js
// primitives
const myBool = true
const myNumber = 10
const myString = 'foo'
const mySymbol = Symbol('bar')
const myNull = null
const myUndefined = undefined
// object types
const myObject = {}
const myArray = []
const myFunction = function() {}
const myError = new Error('error')
const myDate = new Date()
const myRegex = /a/
const myMap = new Map()
const mySet = new Set()
const myPromise = Promise.resolve()
const myGenerator = function *() {}
const myClass = class {}Go
package main
func main() {
// primitives
var myBool bool = true
var myInt int = 10
var myInt8 int8 = 10
var myInt16 int16 = 10
var myInt32 int32 = 10
var myInt64 int64 = 10
var myUint uint = 10
var myUint8 uint8 = 10
var myUint16 uint16 = 10
var myUint32 uint32 = 10
var myUint64 uint64 = 10
var myUintptr uintptr = 10
var myFloat32 float32 = 10.5
var myFloat64 float64 = 10.5
var myComplex64 complex64 = -1 + 10i
var myComplex128 complex128 = -1 + 10i
var myString string = "foo"
var myByte byte = 10 // alias to uint8
var myRune rune = 'a' // alias to int32
// composite types
var myStruct struct{} = struct{}{}
var myArray []string = []string{}
var myMap map[string]int = map[string]int{}
var myFunction func() = func() {}
var myChannel chan bool = make(chan bool)
var myInterface interface{} = nil
var myPointer *int = new(int)
}type check
Node.js
function typeOf(obj) {
return {}.toString.call(obj).split(' ')[1].slice(0,-1).toLowerCase()
}
const values = [
true,
10,
'foo',
Symbol('bar'),
null,
undefined,
NaN,
{},
[],
function(){},
new Error(),
new Date(),
/a/,
new Map(),
new Set(),
Promise.resolve(),
function *() {},
class {},
]
for (value of values) {
console.log(typeOf(value))
}Output
boolean
number
string
symbol
null
undefined
number
object
array
function
error
date
regexp
map
set
promise
generatorfunction
functionGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"reflect"
"regexp"
"time"
)
func main() {
values := []interface{}{
true,
int8(10),
int16(10),
int32(10),
int64(10),
uint(10),
uint8(10),
uint16(10),
uint32(10),
uint64(10),
uintptr(10),
float32(10.5),
float64(10.5),
complex64(-1 + 10i),
complex128(-1 + 10i),
"foo",
byte(10),
'a',
rune('a'),
struct{}{},
[]string{},
map[string]int{},
func() {},
make(chan bool),
nil,
new(int),
time.Now(),
regexp.MustCompile(`^a$`),
}
for _, value := range values {
fmt.Println(reflect.TypeOf(value))
}
}Output
bool
int8
int16
int32
int64
uint
uint8
uint16
uint32
uint64
uintptr
float32
float64
complex64
complex128
string
uint8
int32
int32
struct {}
[]string
map[string]int
func()
chan bool
<nil>
*int
time.Time
*regexp.Regexpif/else
Node.js
const array = [1, 2]
if (array) {
console.log('array exists')
}
if (array.length === 2) {
console.log('length is 2')
} else if (array.length === 1) {
console.log('length is 1')
} else {
console.log('length is other')
}
const isOddLength = array.length % 2 == 1 ? 'yes' : 'no'
console.log(isOddLength)Output
array exists
length is 2
noGo
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
array := []byte{1, 2}
if array != nil {
fmt.Println("array exists")
}
if len(array) == 2 {
fmt.Println("length is 2")
} else if len(array) == 1 {
fmt.Println("length is 1")
} else {
fmt.Println("length is other")
}
// closest thing to ternary operator
isOddLength := "no"
if len(array)%2 == 1 {
isOddLength = "yes"
}
fmt.Println(isOddLength)
}Output
array exists
length is 2
nofor
Node.js
for (let i = 0; i <= 5; i++) {
console.log(i)
}Output
0
1
2
3
4
5Go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
for i := 0; i <= 5; i++ {
fmt.Println(i)
}
}Output
0
1
2
3
4
5while
Node.js
let i = 0
while (i <= 5) {
console.log(i)
i++
}Output
0
1
2
3
4
5Go
(there's no while keyword in Go but the same functionality is achieved by using for)
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
i := 0
for i <= 5 {
fmt.Println(i)
i++
}
}Output
0
1
2
3
4
5switch
Node.js
const value = 'b'
switch(value) {
case 'a':
console.log('A')
break
case 'b':
console.log('B')
break
case 'c':
console.log('C')
break
default:
console.log('first default')
}
switch(value) {
case 'a':
console.log('A - falling through')
case 'b':
console.log('B - falling through')
case 'c':
console.log('C - falling through')
default:
console.log('second default')
}Output
B
B - falling through
C - falling through
second defaultGo
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
value := "b"
switch value {
case "a":
fmt.Println("A")
case "b":
fmt.Println("B")
case "c":
fmt.Println("C")
default:
fmt.Println("first default")
}
switch value {
case "a":
fmt.Println("A - falling through")
fallthrough
case "b":
fmt.Println("B - falling through")
fallthrough
case "c":
fmt.Println("C - falling through")
fallthrough
default:
fmt.Println("second default")
}
}Output
B
B - falling through
C - falling through
second defaultarrays
Examples of slicing, copying, appending, and prepending arrays.
Node.js
const array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
console.log(array)
const clone = array.slice(0)
console.log(clone)
const sub = array.slice(2,4)
console.log(sub)
const concatenated = clone.concat([6, 7])
console.log(concatenated)
const prepended = [-2,-1,0].concat(concatenated)
console.log(prepended)Output
[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
[ 3, 4 ]
[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]
[ -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]Go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
array := []int{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
fmt.Println(array)
clone := make([]int, len(array))
copy(clone, array)
fmt.Println(clone)
sub := array[2:4]
fmt.Println(sub)
concatenated := append(array, []int{6, 7}...)
fmt.Println(concatenated)
prepended := append([]int{-2, -1, 0}, concatenated...)
fmt.Println(prepended)
}Output
[1 2 3 4 5]
[1 2 3 4 5]
[3 4]
[1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
[-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7]uint8 arrays
Node.js
const array = new Uint8Array(10)
console.log(array)
const offset = 1
array.set([1, 2, 3], offset)
console.log(array)
const sub = array.subarray(2)
console.log(sub)
const sub2 = array.subarray(2,4)
console.log(sub2)
console.log(array)
const value = 9
const start = 5
const end = 10
array.fill(value, start, end)
console.log(array)
console.log(array.byteLength)Output
Uint8Array [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
Uint8Array [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
Uint8Array [ 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
Uint8Array [ 2, 3 ]
Uint8Array [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
Uint8Array [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 ]
10Go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
array := make([]uint8, 10)
fmt.Println(array)
offset := 1
copy(array[offset:], []uint8{1, 2, 3})
fmt.Println(array)
sub := array[2:]
fmt.Println(sub)
sub2 := array[2:4]
fmt.Println(sub2)
fmt.Println(array)
value := uint8(9)
start := 5
end := 10
for i := start; i < end; i++ {
array[i] = value
}
fmt.Println(array)
fmt.Println(len(array))
}Output
[0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0]
[0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0]
[2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0]
[2 3]
[0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0]
[0 1 2 3 0 9 9 9 9 9]
10array iteration
Examples of iterating, mapping, filtering, and reducing arrays.
Node.js
const array = ['a', 'b', 'c']
array.forEach((value, i) => {
console.log(i, value)
})
const mapped = array.map(value => {
return value.toUpperCase()
})
console.log(mapped)
const filtered = array.filter((value, i) => {
return i % 2 == 0
})
console.log(filtered)
const reduced = array.reduce((acc, value, i) => {
if (i % 2 == 0) {
acc.push(value.toUpperCase())
}
return acc
}, [])
console.log(reduced)Output
0 'a'
1 'b'
2 'c'
[ 'A', 'B', 'C' ]
[ 'a', 'c' ]
[ 'A', 'C' ]Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
)
func main() {
array := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
for i, value := range array {
fmt.Println(i, value)
}
mapped := make([]string, len(array))
for i, value := range array {
mapped[i] = strings.ToUpper(value)
}
fmt.Println(mapped)
var filtered []string
for i, value := range array {
if i%2 == 0 {
filtered = append(filtered, value)
}
}
fmt.Println(filtered)
var reduced []string
for i, value := range array {
if i%2 == 0 {
reduced = append(reduced, strings.ToUpper(value))
}
}
fmt.Println(reduced)
}Output
0 a
1 b
2 c
[A B C]
[a c]
[A C]array sorting
Examples of how to sort an array
Node.js
const stringArray = ['a', 'd', 'z', 'b', 'c', 'y']
const stringArraySortedAsc = stringArray.sort((a, b) => a > b ? 1 : -1)
console.log(stringArraySortedAsc)
const stringArraySortedDesc = stringArray.sort((a, b) => a > b ? -1 : 1)
console.log(stringArraySortedDesc)
const numberArray = [1, 3, 5, 9, 4, 2, 0]
const numberArraySortedAsc = numberArray.sort((a, b) => a - b)
console.log(numberArraySortedAsc)
const numberArraySortedDesc = numberArray.sort((a, b) => b - a)
console.log(numberArraySortedDesc)
const collection = [
{
name: "Li L",
age: 8
},
{
name: "Json C",
age: 3
},
{
name: "Zack W",
age: 15
},
{
name: "Yi M",
age: 2
}
]
const collectionSortedByAgeAsc = collection.sort((a, b) => a.age - b.age)
console.log(collectionSortedByAgeAsc)
const collectionSortedByAgeDesc = collection.sort((a, b) => b.age - a.age)
console.log(collectionSortedByAgeDesc)Output
[ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'y', 'z' ]
[ 'z', 'y', 'd', 'c', 'b', 'a' ]
[ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 ]
[ 9, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 ]
[ { name: 'Yi M', age: 2 },
{ name: 'Json C', age: 3 },
{ name: 'Li L', age: 8 },
{ name: 'Zack W', age: 15 } ]
[ { name: 'Zack W', age: 15 },
{ name: 'Li L', age: 8 },
{ name: 'Json C', age: 3 },
{ name: 'Yi M', age: 2 } ]Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"sort"
)
type Person struct {
Name string
Age int
}
type PersonCollection []Person
func (pc PersonCollection) Len() int {
return len(pc)
}
func (pc PersonCollection) Swap(i, j int) {
pc[i], pc[j] = pc[j], pc[i]
}
func (pc PersonCollection) Less(i, j int) bool {
// asc
return pc[i].Age < pc[j].Age
}
func main() {
intList := []int{1, 3, 5, 9, 4, 2, 0}
// asc
sort.Ints(intList)
fmt.Println(intList)
// desc
sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(sort.IntSlice(intList)))
fmt.Println(intList)
stringList := []string{"a", "d", "z", "b", "c", "y"}
// asc
sort.Strings(stringList)
fmt.Println(stringList)
// desc
sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(sort.StringSlice(stringList)))
fmt.Println(stringList)
collection := []Person{
{"Li L", 8},
{"Json C", 3},
{"Zack W", 15},
{"Yi M", 2},
}
// asc
sort.Sort(PersonCollection(collection))
fmt.Println(collection)
// desc
sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(PersonCollection(collection)))
fmt.Println(collection)
}Output
[0 1 2 3 4 5 9]
[9 5 4 3 2 1 0]
[a b c d y z]
[z y d c b a]
[{Yi M 2} {Json C 3} {Li L 8} {Zack W 15}]
[{Zack W 15} {Li L 8} {Json C 3} {Yi M 2}]buffers
Examples of how to allocate a buffer, write in big or little endian format, encode to a hex string, and check if buffers are equal.
Node.js
const buf = Buffer.alloc(6)
let value = 0x1234567890ab
let offset = 0
let byteLength = 6
buf.writeUIntBE(value, offset, byteLength)
let hexstr = buf.toString('hex')
console.log(hexstr)
const buf2 = Buffer.alloc(6)
value = 0x1234567890ab
offset = 0
byteLength = 6
buf2.writeUIntLE(value, offset, byteLength)
hexstr = buf2.toString('hex')
console.log(hexstr)
let isEqual = Buffer.compare(buf, buf2) === 0
console.log(isEqual)
isEqual = Buffer.compare(buf, buf) === 0
console.log(isEqual)Output
1234567890ab
ab9078563412
false
trueGo
package main
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/binary"
"encoding/hex"
"fmt"
"log"
"math/big"
"reflect"
)
func writeUIntBE(buffer []byte, value, offset, byteLength int64) {
slice := make([]byte, byteLength)
val := new(big.Int)
val.SetUint64(uint64(value))
valBytes := val.Bytes()
buf := bytes.NewBuffer(slice)
err := binary.Write(buf, binary.BigEndian, &valBytes)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
slice = buf.Bytes()
slice = slice[int64(len(slice))-byteLength : len(slice)]
copy(buffer[offset:], slice)
}
func writeUIntLE(buffer []byte, value, offset, byteLength int64) {
slice := make([]byte, byteLength)
val := new(big.Int)
val.SetUint64(uint64(value))
valBytes := val.Bytes()
tmp := make([]byte, len(valBytes))
for i := range valBytes {
tmp[i] = valBytes[len(valBytes)-1-i]
}
copy(slice, tmp)
copy(buffer[offset:], slice)
}
func main() {
buf := make([]byte, 6)
writeUIntBE(buf, 0x1234567890ab, 0, 6)
fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(buf))
buf2 := make([]byte, 6)
writeUIntLE(buf2, 0x1234567890ab, 0, 6)
fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(buf2))
isEqual := reflect.DeepEqual(buf, buf2)
fmt.Println(isEqual)
isEqual = reflect.DeepEqual(buf, buf)
fmt.Println(isEqual)
}Output
1234567890ab
ab9078563412
false
truemaps
Node.js
const map = new Map()
map.set('foo', 'bar')
let found = map.has('foo')
console.log(found)
let item = map.get('foo')
console.log(item)
map.delete('foo')
found = map.has('foo')
console.log(found)
item = map.get('foo')
console.log(item)
const map2 = {}
map2['foo'] = 'bar'
item = map2['foo']
delete map2['foo']
const map3 = new Map()
map3.set('foo', 100)
map3.set('bar', 200)
map3.set('baz', 300)
for (let [key, value] of map3) {
console.log(key, value)
}Output
true
bar
false
undefined
foo 100
bar 200
baz 300Go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
map1 := make(map[string]string)
map1["foo"] = "bar"
item, found := map1["foo"]
fmt.Println(found)
fmt.Println(item)
delete(map1, "foo")
item, found = map1["foo"]
fmt.Println(found)
fmt.Println(item)
map2 := make(map[string]int)
map2["foo"] = 100
map2["bar"] = 200
map2["baz"] = 300
for key, value := range map2 {
fmt.Println(key, value)
}
}Output
true
bar
false
foo 100
bar 200
baz 300objects
Node.js
const obj = {
someProperties: {
'foo': 'bar'
},
someMethod: (prop) => {
return obj.someProperties[prop]
}
}
let item = obj.someProperties['foo']
console.log(item)
item = obj.someMethod('foo')
console.log(item)Output
bar
barGo
package main
import "fmt"
type Obj struct {
SomeProperties map[string]string
}
func NewObj() *Obj {
return &Obj{
SomeProperties: map[string]string{
"foo": "bar",
},
}
}
func (o *Obj) SomeMethod(prop string) string {
return o.SomeProperties[prop]
}
func main() {
obj := NewObj()
item := obj.SomeProperties["foo"]
fmt.Println(item)
item = obj.SomeMethod("foo")
fmt.Println(item)
}Output
bar
barfunctions
Node.js
function add(a, b) {
return a + b
}
const result = add(2,3)
console.log(result)Output
5Go
package main
import "fmt"
func add(a int, b int) int {
return a + b
}
func main() {
result := add(2, 3)
fmt.Println(result)
}Output
5default values
Node.js
function greet(name = 'stranger') {
return `hello ${name}`
}
let message = greet()
console.log(message)
message = greet('bob')
console.log(message)Output
hello stranger
hello bobGo
use pointers and check for nil to know if explicitly left blank
package main
import "fmt"
func greet(name *string) string {
n := "stranger"
if name != nil {
n = *name
}
return fmt.Sprintf("hello %s", n)
}
func main() {
message := greet(nil)
fmt.Println(message)
name := "bob"
message = greet(&name)
fmt.Println(message)
}Output
hello stranger
hello bobdestructuring
Node.js
const obj = { key: 'foo', value: 'bar' }
const { key, value } = obj
console.log(key, value)Output
foo barGo
package main
import "fmt"
type Obj struct {
Key string
Value string
}
func (o *Obj) Read() (string, string) {
return o.Key, o.Value
}
func main() {
obj := Obj{
Key: "foo",
Value: "bar",
}
// option 1: multiple variable assignment
key, value := obj.Key, obj.Value
fmt.Println(key, value)
// option 2: return multiple values from a function
key, value = obj.Read()
fmt.Println(key, value)
}Output
foo bar
foo barspread operator
Node.js
const array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
console.log(...array)Output
1 2 3 4 5Go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
array := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
var i []interface{}
for _, value := range array {
i = append(i, value)
}
fmt.Println(i...)
}Output
1 2 3 4 5rest operator
Node.js
function sum(...nums) {
let t = 0
for (let n of nums) {
t += n
}
return t
}
const total = sum(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
console.log(total)Output
15Go
package main
import "fmt"
func sum(nums ...int) int {
var t int
for _, n := range nums {
t += n
}
return t
}
func main() {
total := sum(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
fmt.Println(total)
}Output
15swapping
Node.js
let a = 'foo'
let b = 'bar'
console.log(a, b);
[b, a] = [a, b]
console.log(a, b)Output
foo bar
bar fooGo
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
a := "foo"
b := "bar"
fmt.Println(a, b)
b, a = a, b
fmt.Println(a, b)
}Output
foo bar
bar fooclasses
Examples of classes, constructors, instantiation, and "this" keyword.
Node.js
class Foo {
constructor(value) {
this.item = value
}
getItem() {
return this.item
}
setItem(value) {
this.item = value
}
}
const foo = new Foo('bar')
console.log(foo.item)
foo.setItem('qux')
const item = foo.getItem()
console.log(item)Output
bar
quxGo
(closest thing to a class is to use a structure)
package main
import "fmt"
type Foo struct {
Item string
}
func NewFoo(value string) *Foo {
return &Foo{
Item: value,
}
}
func (f *Foo) GetItem() string {
return f.Item
}
func (f *Foo) SetItem(value string) {
f.Item = value
}
func main() {
foo := NewFoo("bar")
fmt.Println(foo.Item)
foo.SetItem("qux")
item := foo.GetItem()
fmt.Println(item)
}Output
bar
quxgenerators
Node.js
function *generator() {
yield 'hello'
yield 'world'
}
let gen = generator()
while (true) {
let { value, done } = gen.next()
console.log(value, done)
if (done) {
break
}
}
// alternatively
for (let value of generator()) {
console.log(value)
}Output
hello false
world false
undefined true
hello
worldGo
package main
import "fmt"
func Generator() chan string {
c := make(chan string)
go func() {
c <- "hello"
c <- "world"
close(c)
}()
return c
}
func GeneratorFunc() func() (string, bool) {
s := []string{"hello", "world"}
i := -1
return func() (string, bool) {
i++
if i >= len(s) {
return "", false
}
return s[i], true
}
}
func main() {
gen := Generator()
for {
value, more := <-gen
fmt.Println(value, more)
if !more {
break
}
}
// alternatively
for value := range Generator() {
fmt.Println(value)
}
// alternatively
genfn := GeneratorFunc()
for {
value, more := genfn()
fmt.Println(value, more)
if !more {
break
}
}
}Output
hello true
world true
false
hello
world
hello true
world true
falsedatetime
Examples of parsing, formatting, and getting unix timestamp of dates.
Node.js
const nowUnix = Date.now()
console.log(nowUnix)
const datestr = '2019-01-17T09:24:23+00:00'
const date = new Date(datestr)
console.log(date.getTime())
console.log(date.toString())
const futureDate = new Date(date)
futureDate.setDate(date.getDate()+14)
console.log(futureDate.toString())
const formatted = `${String(date.getMonth()+1).padStart(2, 0)}/${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, 0)}/${date.getFullYear()}`
console.log(formatted)Output
1547718844168
1547717063000
Thu Jan 17 2019 01:24:23 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
Thu Jan 31 2019 01:24:23 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
01/17/2019Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
func main() {
nowUnix := time.Now().Unix()
fmt.Println(nowUnix)
datestr := "2019-01-17T09:24:23+00:00"
date, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00", datestr)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(date.Unix())
fmt.Println(date.String())
futureDate := date.AddDate(0, 0, 14)
fmt.Println(futureDate.String())
formatted := date.Format("01/02/2006")
fmt.Println(formatted)
}Output
1547718844
1547717063
2019-01-17 09:24:23 +0000 +0000
2019-01-31 09:24:23 +0000 +0000
01/17/2019timeout
Node.js
setTimeout(callback, 1e3)
function callback() {
console.log('called')
}Output
calledGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"sync"
"time"
)
var wg sync.WaitGroup
func callback() {
defer wg.Done()
fmt.Println("called")
}
func main() {
wg.Add(1)
time.AfterFunc(1*time.Second, callback)
wg.Wait()
}Output
calledinterval
Node.js
let i = 0
const id = setInterval(callback, 1e3)
function callback() {
console.log('called', i)
if (i === 3) {
clearInterval(id)
}
i++
}Output
called 0
called 1
called 2
called 3Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
func callback(i int) {
fmt.Println("called", i)
}
func main() {
ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
i := 0
for range ticker.C {
callback(i)
if i == 3 {
ticker.Stop()
break
}
i++
}
}Output
called 0
called 1
called 2
called 3IIFE
Immediately invoked function expression
Node.js
(function(name) {
console.log('hello', name)
})('bob')Output
hello bobGo
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
func(name string) {
fmt.Println("hello", name)
}("bob")
}Output
hello bobfiles
Examples of creating, opening, writing, reading, closing, and deleting files.
Node.js
const fs = require('fs')
// create file
fs.closeSync(fs.openSync('test.txt', 'w'))
// open file (returns file descriptor)
const fd = fs.openSync('test.txt', 'r+')
let wbuf = Buffer.from('hello world.')
let rbuf = Buffer.alloc(12)
let off = 0
let len = 12
let pos = 0
// write file
fs.writeSync(fd, wbuf, pos)
// read file
fs.readSync(fd, rbuf, off, len, pos)
console.log(rbuf.toString())
// close file
fs.closeSync(fd)
// delete file
fs.unlinkSync('test.txt')Output
hello world.Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"syscall"
)
func main() {
// create file
file, err := os.Create("test.txt")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// close file
file.Close()
// open file
file, err = os.OpenFile("test.txt", os.O_RDWR, 0755)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// file descriptor
fd := file.Fd()
// open file (using file descriptor)
file = os.NewFile(fd, "test file")
wbuf := []byte("hello world.")
rbuf := make([]byte, 12)
var off int64
// write file
if _, err := file.WriteAt(wbuf, off); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// read file
if _, err := file.ReadAt(rbuf, off); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(rbuf))
// close file (using file descriptor)
if err := syscall.Close(int(fd)); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// delete file
if err := os.Remove("test.txt"); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}Output
hello world.json
Examples of how to parse (unmarshal) and stringify (marshal) JSON.
Node.js
let jsonstr = '{"foo":"bar"}'
let parsed = JSON.parse(jsonstr)
console.log(parsed)
jsonstr = JSON.stringify(parsed)
console.log(jsonstr)Output
{ foo: 'bar' }
{"foo":"bar"}Go
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
)
type T struct {
Foo string `json:"foo"`
}
func main() {
jsonstr := `{"foo":"bar"}`
t := new(T)
err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonstr), t)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(t)
marshalled, err := json.Marshal(t)
jsonstr = string(marshalled)
fmt.Println(jsonstr)
}Output
&{bar}
{"foo":"bar"}big numbers
Examples of creating big number types from and to uint, string, hex, and buffers.
Node.js
let bn = 75n;
console.log(bn.toString(10))
bn = BigInt('75')
console.log(bn.toString(10))
bn = BigInt(0x4b)
console.log(bn.toString(10))
bn = BigInt('0x4b')
console.log(bn.toString(10))
bn = BigInt('0x' + Buffer.from('4b', 'hex').toString('hex'))
console.log(bn.toString(10))
console.log(Number(bn))
console.log(bn.toString(16))
console.log(Buffer.from(bn.toString(16), 'hex'))
let bn2 = BigInt(100)
let isEqual = bn === bn2
console.log(isEqual)
let isGreater = bn > bn2
console.log(isGreater)
let isLesser = bn < bn2
console.log(isLesser)Output
75
75
75
75
75
75
4b
<Buffer 4b>
false
false
trueGo
package main
import (
"encoding/hex"
"fmt"
"math/big"
)
func main() {
bn := new(big.Int)
bn.SetUint64(75)
fmt.Println(bn.String())
bn = new(big.Int)
bn.SetString("75", 10)
fmt.Println(bn.String())
bn = new(big.Int)
bn.SetUint64(0x4b)
fmt.Println(bn.String())
bn = new(big.Int)
bn.SetString("4b", 16)
fmt.Println(bn.String())
bn = new(big.Int)
bn.SetBytes([]byte{0x4b})
fmt.Println(bn.String())
fmt.Println(bn.Uint64())
fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(bn.Bytes()))
fmt.Println(bn.Bytes())
bn2 := big.NewInt(100)
isEqual := bn.Cmp(bn2) == 0
fmt.Println(isEqual)
isGreater := bn.Cmp(bn2) == 1
fmt.Println(isGreater)
isLesser := bn.Cmp(bn2) == -1
fmt.Println(isLesser)
}Output
75
75
75
75
75
75
4b
[75]
false
false
truepromises
Node.js
function asyncMethod(value) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve('resolved: ' + value)
}, 1e3)
})
}
function main() {
asyncMethod('foo')
.then(result => console.log(result))
.catch(err => console.error(err))
Promise.all([
asyncMethod('A'),
asyncMethod('B'),
asyncMethod('C')
])
.then(result => console.log(result))
.catch(err => console.error(err))
}
main()Output
resolved: foo
[ 'resolved: A', 'resolved: B', 'resolved: C' ]Go
(closest thing is to use channels)
package main
import (
"fmt"
"sync"
"time"
"github.com/prometheus/common/log"
)
func asyncMethod(value string) chan interface{} {
ch := make(chan interface{}, 1)
go func() {
time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
ch <- "resolved: " + value
close(ch)
}()
return ch
}
func resolveAll(ch ...chan interface{}) chan interface{} {
var wg sync.WaitGroup
res := make([]string, len(ch))
resCh := make(chan interface{}, 1)
go func() {
for i, c := range ch {
wg.Add(1)
go func(j int, ifcCh chan interface{}) {
ifc := <-ifcCh
switch v := ifc.(type) {
case error:
resCh <- v
case string:
res[j] = v
}
wg.Done()
}(i, c)
}
wg.Wait()
resCh <- res
close(resCh)
}()
return resCh
}
func main() {
var wg sync.WaitGroup
wg.Add(2)
go func() {
result := <-asyncMethod("foo")
switch v := result.(type) {
case string:
fmt.Println(v)
case error:
log.Errorln(v)
}
wg.Done()
}()
go func() {
result := <-resolveAll(
asyncMethod("A"),
asyncMethod("B"),
asyncMethod("C"),
)
switch v := result.(type) {
case []string:
fmt.Println(v)
case error:
log.Errorln(v)
}
wg.Done()
}()
wg.Wait()
}Output
resolved: foo
[resolved: A resolved: B resolved: C]async/await
Node.js
function hello(name) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
if (name === 'fail') {
reject(new Error('failed'))
} else {
resolve('hello ' + name)
}
}, 1e3)
})
}
async function main() {
try {
let output = await hello('bob')
console.log(output)
output = await hello('fail')
console.log(output)
} catch(err) {
console.log(err.message)
}
}
main()Output
hello bob
failedGo
(closest thing is to use channels)
package main
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"time"
"github.com/prometheus/common/log"
)
func hello(name string) chan interface{} {
ch := make(chan interface{}, 1)
go func() {
time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
if name == "fail" {
ch <- errors.New("failed")
} else {
ch <- "hello " + name
}
}()
return ch
}
func main() {
result := <-hello("bob")
switch v := result.(type) {
case string:
fmt.Println(v)
case error:
log.Errorln(v)
}
result = <-hello("fail")
switch v := result.(type) {
case string:
fmt.Println(v)
case error:
log.Errorln(v)
}
}Output
hello bob
failedstreams
Examples of reading and writing streams
Node.js
const { Readable, Writable } = require('stream')
const inStream = new Readable()
inStream.push(Buffer.from('foo'))
inStream.push(Buffer.from('bar'))
inStream.push(null) // end stream
inStream.pipe(process.stdout)
const outStream = new Writable({
write(chunk, encoding, callback) {
console.log('received: ' + chunk.toString('utf8'))
callback()
}
})
outStream.write(Buffer.from('abc'))
outStream.write(Buffer.from('xyz'))
outStream.end()Output
foobar
received: abc
received: xyzGo
package main
import (
"bufio"
"bytes"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"runtime"
)
func main() {
inStream := new(bytes.Buffer)
w := bufio.NewWriter(inStream)
_, err := w.Write([]byte("foo"))
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
_, err = w.Write([]byte("bar"))
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
err = w.Flush()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
inStream.WriteTo(os.Stdout)
fmt.Print("\n")
outStream := new(bytes.Buffer)
outStream.Write([]byte("abc\n"))
outStream.Write([]byte("xyc\n"))
piper, pipew := io.Pipe()
go func() {
sc := bufio.NewScanner(piper)
for sc.Scan() {
fmt.Println("received: " + sc.Text())
}
if err := sc.Err(); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
os.Exit(0)
}()
go func() {
defer pipew.Close()
io.Copy(pipew, outStream)
}()
defer runtime.Goexit()
}Output
foobar
received: abc
received: xycevent emitter
Node.js
const EventEmitter = require('events')
class MyEmitter extends EventEmitter {}
const myEmitter = new MyEmitter()
myEmitter.on('my-event', msg => {
console.log(msg)
})
myEmitter.on('my-other-event', msg => {
console.log(msg)
})
myEmitter.emit('my-event', 'hello world')
myEmitter.emit('my-other-event', 'hello other world')Output
hello world
hello other worldGo
(closest thing is to use channels)
package main
import (
"fmt"
)
type MyEmitter map[string]chan string
func main() {
myEmitter := MyEmitter{}
myEmitter["my-event"] = make(chan string)
myEmitter["my-other-event"] = make(chan string)
go func() {
for {
select {
case msg := <-myEmitter["my-event"]:
fmt.Println(msg)
case msg := <-myEmitter["my-other-event"]:
fmt.Println(msg)
}
}
}()
myEmitter["my-event"] <- "hello world"
myEmitter["my-other-event"] <- "hello other world"
}Output
hello world
hello other worlderrors
Node.js
const err1 = new Error('some error')
console.log(err1)
class FooError extends Error{
constructor(message) {
super(message)
this.name = 'FooError'
this.message = message
}
toString() {
return this.message
}
}
const err2 = new FooError('my custom error')
console.log(err2)Output
Error: some error
{ FooError: my custom error }Go
package main
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
)
type FooError struct {
s string
}
func (f *FooError) Error() string {
return f.s
}
func NewFooError(s string) error {
return &FooError{s}
}
func main() {
err1 := errors.New("some error")
fmt.Println(err1)
err2 := NewFooError("my custom error")
fmt.Println(err2)
}Output
some error
my custom errortry/catch
Node.js
function foo(fail) {
if (fail) {
throw Error('my error')
}
}
function main() {
try {
foo(true)
} catch(err) {
console.log(`caught error: ${err.message}`)
}
}
main()Output
caught error: my errorGo
package main
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
)
func foo(fail bool) error {
if fail {
return errors.New("my error")
}
return nil
}
func main() {
err := foo(true)
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("caught error: %s\n", err.Error())
}
}Output
caught error: my errorexceptions
Node.js
function foo() {
throw Error('my exception')
}
function main() {
foo()
}
process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
console.log(`caught exception: ${err.message}`)
process.exit(1)
})
main()Output
caught exception: my exceptionGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
)
func foo() {
panic("my exception")
}
func main() {
defer func() {
if r := recover(); r != nil {
fmt.Printf("caught exception: %s", r)
}
}()
foo()
}Output
caught exception: my exceptionregex
Node.js
let input = 'foobar'
let replaced = input.replace(/foo(.*)/i, 'qux$1')
console.log(replaced)
let match = /o{2}/i.test(input)
console.log(match)
input = '111-222-333'
let matches = input.match(/([0-9]+)/gi)
console.log(matches)Output
quxbar
true
[ '111', '222', '333' ]Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"regexp"
)
func main() {
input := "foobar"
re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)foo(.*)`)
replaced := re.ReplaceAllString(input, "qux$1")
fmt.Println(replaced)
re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)o{2}`)
match := re.Match([]byte(input))
fmt.Println(match)
input = "111-222-333"
re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)([0-9]+)`)
matches := re.FindAllString(input, -1)
fmt.Println(matches)
}Output
quxbar
true
[111 222 333]exec (sync)
Node.js
const { execSync } = require('child_process')
const output = execSync(`echo 'hello world'`)
console.log(output.toString())Output
hello worldGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os/exec"
)
func main() {
output, err := exec.Command("echo", "hello world").Output()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(output))
}Output
hello worldexec (async)
Node.js
const { exec } = require('child_process')
exec(`echo 'hello world'`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
if (error) {
console.error(err)
}
if (stderr) {
console.error(stderr)
}
if (stdout) {
console.log(stdout)
}
})Output
hello worldGo
package main
import (
"os"
"os/exec"
)
func main() {
cmd := exec.Command("echo", "hello world")
cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
cmd.Run()
}Output
hello worldtcp server
Node.js
const net = require('net')
function handler(socket) {
socket.write('Received: ')
socket.pipe(socket)
}
const server = net.createServer(handler)
server.listen(3000)Output
$ echo 'hello' | nc localhost 3000
Received: helloGo
package main
import (
"bufio"
"net"
)
func handler(conn net.Conn) {
defer conn.Close()
reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
for {
message, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
if err != nil {
return
}
conn.Write([]byte("Received: "))
conn.Write([]byte(message))
}
}
func main() {
listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":3000")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer listener.Close()
for {
conn, err := listener.Accept()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
go handler(conn)
}
}Output
$ echo 'hello' | nc localhost 3000
Received: helloudp server
Node.js
const dgram = require('dgram')
const server = dgram.createSocket('udp4')
server.on('error', err => {
console.error(err)
server.close()
})
server.on('message', (msg, rinfo) => {
const data = msg.toString('utf8').trim()
console.log(`received: ${data} from ${rinfo.address}:${rinfo.port}`)
})
server.on('listening', () => {
const address = server.address()
console.log(`server listening ${address.address}:${address.port}`)
})
server.bind(3000)Output
$ echo 'hello world' > /dev/udp/0.0.0.0/3000
server listening 0.0.0.0:3000
received: hello world from 127.0.0.1:51452Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net"
"strings"
)
func main() {
conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &net.UDPAddr{
Port: 3000,
IP: net.ParseIP("0.0.0.0"),
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer conn.Close()
fmt.Printf("server listening %s\n", conn.LocalAddr().String())
for {
message := make([]byte, 20)
rlen, remote, err := conn.ReadFromUDP(message[:])
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
data := strings.TrimSpace(string(message[:rlen]))
fmt.Printf("received: %s from %s\n", data, remote)
}
}Output
$ echo 'hello world' > /dev/udp/0.0.0.0/3000
server listening [::]:3000
received: hello world from 127.0.0.1:50275http server
Node.js
const http = require('http')
function handler(request, response) {
response.writeHead(200, { 'Content-type':'text/plain' })
response.write('hello world')
response.end()
}
const server = http.createServer(handler)
server.listen(8080)Output
$ curl http://localhost:8080
hello worldGo
package main
import (
"net/http"
)
func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
w.WriteHeader(200)
w.Write([]byte("hello world"))
}
func main() {
http.HandleFunc("/", handler)
if err := http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}Output
$ curl http://localhost:8080
hello worldurl parse
Node.js
const url = require('url')
const qs = require('querystring')
const urlstr = 'http://bob:[email protected]:8080/somepath?foo=bar'
const parsed = url.parse(urlstr)
console.log(parsed.protocol)
console.log(parsed.auth)
console.log(parsed.port)
console.log(parsed.hostname)
console.log(parsed.pathname)
console.log(qs.parse(parsed.search.substr(1)))Output
http:
bob:secret
8080
sub.example.com
/somepath
{ foo: 'bar' }Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
urlstr := "http://bob:[email protected]:8080/somepath?foo=bar"
u, err := url.Parse(urlstr)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(u.Scheme)
fmt.Println(u.User)
fmt.Println(u.Port())
fmt.Println(u.Hostname())
fmt.Println(u.Path)
fmt.Println(u.Query())
}Output
http
bob:secret
8080
sub.example.com
/somepath
map[foo:[bar]]gzip
Node.js
const zlib = require('zlib')
const data = Buffer.from('hello world', 'utf-8')
zlib.gzip(data, (err, compressed) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(compressed)
zlib.unzip(compressed, (err, decompressed) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(decompressed.toString())
})
})Output
<Buffer 1f 8b 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 cb 48 cd c9 c9 57 28 cf 2f ca 49 01 00 85 11 4a 0d 0b 00 00 00>
hello worldGo
package main
import (
"bytes"
"compress/gzip"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
data := []byte("hello world")
compressed := new(bytes.Buffer)
w := gzip.NewWriter(compressed)
if _, err := w.Write(data); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(compressed.Bytes())
decompressed := new(bytes.Buffer)
r, err := gzip.NewReader(compressed)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
_, err = decompressed.ReadFrom(r)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(decompressed.Bytes()))
}Output
[31 139 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 202 72 205 201 201 87 40 207 47 202 73 1 4 0 0 255 255 133 17 74 13 11 0 0 0]
hello worlddns
DNS lookup examples
Node.js
const dns = require('dns')
dns.resolveNs('google.com', (err, ns) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(ns)
})
dns.resolve4('google.com', (err, ips) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(ips)
})
dns.resolveMx('google.com', (err, mx) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(mx)
})
dns.resolveTxt('google.com', (err, txt) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(txt)
})
dns.setServers(['1.1.1.1'])
console.log(dns.getServers())
dns.resolveNs('google.com', (err, ns) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
}
console.log(ns)
})Output
[
'ns2.google.com',
'ns3.google.com',
'ns4.google.com',
'ns1.google.com'
]
[ '172.217.11.78' ]
[ { exchange: 'alt4.aspmx.l.google.com', priority: 50 },
{ exchange: 'alt2.aspmx.l.google.com', priority: 30 },
{ exchange: 'alt3.aspmx.l.google.com', priority: 40 },
{ exchange: 'aspmx.l.google.com', priority: 10 },
{ exchange: 'alt1.aspmx.l.google.com', priority: 20 } ]
[ [ 'v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all' ],
[ 'docusign=05958488-4752-4ef2-95eb-aa7ba8a3bd0e' ],
[ 'facebook-domain-verification=22rm551cu4k0ab0bxsw536tlds4h95' ],
[ 'globalsign-smime-dv=CDYX+XFHUw2wml6/Gb8+59BsH31KzUr6c1l2BPvqKX8=' ] ]
[ '1.1.1.1' ]
[
'ns1.google.com',
'ns2.google.com',
'ns4.google.com',
'ns3.google.com'
]Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net"
)
func main() {
ns, err := net.LookupNS("google.com")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ns)
ips, err := net.LookupIP("google.com")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(ips)
mx, err := net.LookupMX("google.com")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(mx)
txt, err := net.LookupTXT("google.com")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(txt)
r := &net.Resolver{
PreferGo: true,
Dial: func(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
d := net.Dialer{
Timeout: time.Millisecond * time.Duration(10_000),
}
return d.DialContext(ctx, "udp", "1.1.1.1:53")
},
}
ns, _ = r.LookupNS(context.Background(), "google.com")
fmt.Printf("%s", ns)
}Output
[%!s(*net.NS=&{ns3.google.com.}) %!s(*net.NS=&{ns4.google.com.}) %!s(*net.NS=&{ns1.google.com.}) %!s(*net.NS=&{ns2.google.com.})]
[172.217.5.78 2607:f8b0:4007:80d::200e]
[0xc0000ba2e0 0xc0000ba260 0xc0000ba2a0 0xc0000ba280 0xc0000ba300]
[facebook-domain-verification=22rm551cu4k0ab0bxsw536tlds4h95 docusign=05958488-4752-4ef2-95eb-aa7ba8a3bd0e v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all globalsign-smime-dv=CDYX+XFHUw2wml6/Gb8+59BsH31KzUr6c1l2BPvqKX8=]
[%!s(*net.NS=&{ns2.google.com.}) %!s(*net.NS=&{ns1.google.com.}) %!s(*net.NS=&{ns3.google.com.}) %!s(*net.NS=&{ns4.google.com.})]crypto
Node.js
const crypto = require('crypto')
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(Buffer.from('hello')).digest()
console.log(hash.toString('hex'))Output
2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824Go
package main
import (
"crypto/sha256"
"encoding/hex"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte("hello"))
fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]))
}Output
2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824env vars
Node.js
const key = process.env['API_KEY']
console.log(key)Output
$ API_KEY=foobar node examples/env_vars.js
foobarGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
key := os.Getenv("API_KEY")
fmt.Println(key)
}Output
$ API_KEY=foobar go run examples/env_vars.go
foobarcli args
Node.js
const args = process.argv.slice(2)
console.log(args)Output
$ node examples/cli_args.js foo bar qux
[ 'foo', 'bar', 'qux' ]Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
args := os.Args[1:]
fmt.Println(args)
}Output
$ go run examples/cli_args.go foo bar qux
[foo bar qux]cli flags
Node.js
const yargs = require('yargs')
const { foo='default value', qux=false } = yargs.argv
console.log('foo:', foo)
console.log('qux:', qux)Output
$ node examples/cli_flags.js --foo='bar' --qux=true
foo: bar
qux: trueGo
package main
import (
"flag"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var foo string
flag.StringVar(&foo, "foo", "default value", "a string var")
var qux bool
flag.BoolVar(&qux, "qux", false, "a bool var")
flag.Parse()
fmt.Println("foo:", foo)
fmt.Println("qux:", qux)
}Output
$ go run examples/cli_flags.go -foo='bar' -qux=true
foo: bar
qux: truestdout
Node.js
process.stdout.write('hello world\n')Output
hello worldGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
fmt.Fprint(os.Stdout, "hello world\n")
}Output
hello worldstderr
Node.js
process.stderr.write('hello error\n')Output
hello errorGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "hello error\n")
}Output
hello errorstdin
Node.js
const stdin = process.openStdin()
process.stdout.write('Enter name: ')
stdin.addListener('data', text => {
const name = text.toString().trim()
console.log('Your name is: ' + name)
stdin.pause()
})Output
Enter name: bob
Your name is: bobGo
package main
import (
"bufio"
"fmt"
"os"
"strings"
)
func main() {
reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
fmt.Print("Enter name: ")
text, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
name := strings.TrimSpace(text)
fmt.Printf("Your name is: %s\n", name)
}Output
Enter name: bob
Your name is: bobmodules
Node.js
# initializing metadata and dependencies file (package.json)
$ npm init
# installing a module
$ npm install moment --save
# updating a module
$ npm install moment@latest --save
# removing a module
$ npm uninstall moment --save
# pruning modules (removing unused modules)
$ npm prune
# publishing a module
$ npm publish// importing a module
const moment = require('moment')
const now = moment().unix()
console.log(now)Output
1546595748// exporting a module
module.exports = {
greet(name) {
console.log(`hello ${name}`)
}
}// importing exported module
const greeter = require('./greeter')
greeter.greet('bob')Output
hello bobGo
Setup
# enable Go modules support
GO111MODULE=on
# initializing dependencies file (go.mod)
$ go mod init
# installing a module
$ go get github.com/go-shadow/moment
# updating a module
$ go get -u github.com/go-shadow/moment
# removing a module
$ rm -rf $GOPATH/pkg/mod/github.com/go-shadow/moment@v<tag>-<checksum>/
# pruning modules (removing unused modules from dependencies file)
$ go mod tidy
# download modules being used to local vendor directory (equivalent of downloading node_modules locally)
$ go mod vendor
# publishing a module:
# Note: Go doesn't have an index of repositories like NPM.
# Go modules are hosted as public git repositories.
# To publish, simply push to the repository and tag releases.package main
import (
"fmt"
// importing a module
"github.com/go-shadow/moment"
)
func main() {
now := moment.New().Now().Unix()
fmt.Println(now)
}Output
1546595748package greeter
import (
"fmt"
)
// exporting a module (use a capitalized name to export function)
func Greet(name string) {
fmt.Printf("hello %s", name)
}package main
import (
// importing exported module
greeter "github.com/miguelmota/golang-for-nodejs-developers/examples/greeter_go"
)
func main() {
greeter.Greet("bob")
}Output
hello bobstack trace
Node.js
function foo() {
throw new Error('failed')
}
try {
foo()
} catch(err) {
console.trace(err)
}Output
Trace: Error: failed
at foo (/Users/bob/examples/stack_trace.js:2:9)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/bob/examples/stack_trace.js:6:3)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:688:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:699:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:598:32)
at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:537:12)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:3)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:741:12)
at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:285:19)
at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:739:3)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/bob/examples/stack_trace.js:8:11)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:688:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:699:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:598:32)
at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:537:12)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:3)
at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:741:12)
at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:285:19)
at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:739:3)Go
package main
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"runtime/debug"
)
func foo() {
panic(errors.New("failed"))
}
func main() {
defer func() {
if r := recover(); r != nil {
fmt.Println(string(debug.Stack()))
}
}()
foo()
}Output
goroutine 1 [running]:
runtime/debug.Stack(0xc000090eb8, 0x10a8400, 0xc00007e1c0)
/Users/mota/.gvm/gos/go1.11/src/runtime/debug/stack.go:24 +0xa7
main.main.func1()
/Users/bob/examples/stack_trace.go:16 +0x46
panic(0x10a8400, 0xc00007e1c0)
/Users/mota/.gvm/gos/go1.11/src/runtime/panic.go:513 +0x1b9
main.foo(...)
/Users/bob/examples/stack_trace.go:10
main.main()
/Users/bob/examples/stack_trace.go:20 +0xa2databases
Example of creating a table, inserting rows, and reading rows from a sqlite3 database
Node.js
const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3').verbose()
const db = new sqlite3.Database('./sqlite3.db')
db.serialize(() => {
db.run('CREATE TABLE persons (name TEXT)')
const stmt = db.prepare('INSERT INTO persons VALUES (?)')
const names = ['alice', 'bob', 'charlie']
for (let i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
stmt.run(names[i])
}
stmt.finalize()
db.each('SELECT rowid AS id, name FROM persons', (err, row) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
return
}
console.log(row.id, row.name)
})
})
db.close()Output
1 'alice'
2 'bob'
3 'charlie'Go
package main
import (
"database/sql"
"fmt"
_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
)
func main() {
db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "./sqlite3.db")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer db.Close()
_, err = db.Exec("CREATE TABLE persons (name TEXT)")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
tx, err := db.Begin()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
stmt, err := tx.Prepare("INSERT INTO persons VALUES (?)")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer stmt.Close()
names := []string{"alice", "bob", "charlie"}
for _, name := range names {
_, err := stmt.Exec(name)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}
tx.Commit()
rows, err := db.Query("SELECT rowid AS id, name FROM persons")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer rows.Close()
for rows.Next() {
var id int
var name string
err = rows.Scan(&id, &name)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(id, name)
}
err = rows.Err()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}Output
1 alice
2 bob
3 charlietesting
Node.js
const test = require('tape')
test(t => {
const tt = [
{a:1, b:1, ret:2},
{a:2, b:3, ret:5},
{a:5, b:5, ret:10}
]
t.plan(tt.length)
tt.forEach(tt => {
t.equal(sum(tt.a, tt.b), tt.ret)
})
})
function sum(a, b) {
return a + b
}Output
$ node examples/example_test.js
TAP version 13
# (anonymous)
ok 1 should be equal
ok 2 should be equal
ok 3 should be equal
1..3
# tests 3
# pass 3
# okGo
package example
import (
"fmt"
"testing"
)
func TestSum(t *testing.T) {
for _, tt := range []struct {
a int
b int
ret int
}{
{1, 1, 2},
{2, 3, 5},
{5, 5, 10},
} {
t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("(%v + %v)", tt.a, tt.b), func(t *testing.T) {
ret := sum(tt.a, tt.b)
if ret != tt.ret {
t.Errorf("want %v, got %v", tt.ret, ret)
}
})
}
}
func sum(a, b int) int {
return a + b
}Output
$ go test -v examples/example_test.go
=== RUN TestSum
=== RUN TestSum/(1_+_1)
=== RUN TestSum/(2_+_3)
=== RUN TestSum/(5_+_5)
--- PASS: TestSum (0.00s)
--- PASS: TestSum/(1_+_1) (0.00s)
--- PASS: TestSum/(2_+_3) (0.00s)
--- PASS: TestSum/(5_+_5) (0.00s)
PASS
ok command-line-arguments 0.008sbenchmarking
Node.js
const Benchmark = require('benchmark')
const suite = new Benchmark.Suite
suite.add('fib#recursion', () => {
fibRec(10)
})
.add('fib#loop', () => {
fibLoop(10)
})
.on('complete', () => {
console.log(suite[0].toString())
console.log(suite[1].toString())
})
.run({
async: true
})
function fibRec(n) {
if (n <= 1) {
return n
}
return fibRec(n-1) + fibRec(n-2)
}
function fibLoop(n) {
let f = [0, 1]
for (let i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
f[i] = f[i-1] + f[i-2]
}
return f[n]
}Output
$ node examples/benchmark_test.js
fib#recursion x 1,343,074 ops/sec ±1.26% (84 runs sampled)
fib#loop x 20,104,517 ops/sec ±3.78% (78 runs sampled)Go
package example
import (
"testing"
)
func BenchmarkFibRec(b *testing.B) {
for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
fibRec(10)
}
}
func BenchmarkFibLoop(b *testing.B) {
for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
fibLoop(10)
}
}
func fibRec(n int) int {
if n <= 1 {
return n
}
return fibRec(n-1) + fibRec(n-2)
}
func fibLoop(n int) int {
f := make([]int, n+1, n+2)
if n < 2 {
f = f[0:2]
}
f[0] = 0
f[1] = 1
for i := 2; i <= n; i++ {
f[i] = f[i-1] + f[i-2]
}
return f[n]
}Output
$ go test -v -bench=. -benchmem examples/benchmark_test.go
goos: darwin
goarch: amd64
BenchmarkFibRec-8 5000000 340 ns/op 0 B/op 0 allocs/op
BenchmarkFibLoop-8 30000000 46.5 ns/op 96 B/op 1 allocs/op
PASS
ok command-line-arguments 3.502sdocumentation
Node.js
/**
* Creates a new Person.
* @class
* @example
* const person = new Person('bob')
*/
class Person {
/**
* Create a person.
* @param {string} [name] - The person's name.
*/
constructor(name) {
this.name = name
}
/**
* Get the person's name.
* @return {string} The person's name
* @example
* person.getName()
*/
getName() {
return this.name
}
/**
* Set the person's name.
* @param {string} name - The person's name.
* @example
* person.setName('bob')
*/
setName(name) {
this.name = name
}
}Go
person.go
package person
import "fmt"
// Person is the structure of a person
type Person struct {
name string
}
// NewPerson creates a new person. Takes in a name argument.
func NewPerson(name string) *Person {
return &Person{
name: name,
}
}
// GetName returns the person's name
func (p *Person) GetName() string {
return p.name
}
// SetName sets the person's name
func (p *Person) SetName(name string) string {
return p.name
}person_test.go
// Example of creating a new Person.
func ExampleNewPerson() {
person := NewPerson("bob")
_ = person
}
// Example of getting person's name.
func ExamplePerson_GetName() {
person := NewPerson("bob")
fmt.Println(person.GetName())
// Output: bob
}
// Example of setting person's name.
func ExamplePerson_SetName() {
person := NewPerson("alice")
person.SetName("bob")
}Contributing
Pull requests are welcome!
Please submit a pull request for new interesting additions or for general content fixes.
If updating code, update both the README and the code in the examples folder.
License
Released under the MIT license.