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v1

v1.0.6

Mar 29, 2026

v1.0.5

Mar 29, 2026

v1.0.4

Mar 29, 2026

v1.0.3

Mar 22, 2026

v1.0.2

Mar 22, 2026

Changes in this version

type ImportSpec

+ func LoomImport(rel string) *ImportSpec

+ func LoomNamedImport(rel, name string) *ImportSpec

v1.0.1

Mar 22, 2026

v1.0.0

Mar 22, 2026

Changes in this version

+ const Gendir

+ var DesignVersion = goa.Major

+ func AddFileImport(file *File, imprts ...*ImportSpec)

+ func AddImport(section *SectionTemplate, imprts ...*ImportSpec)

+ func AddServiceMetaTypeImports(header *SectionTemplate, svc *expr.ServiceExpr)

+ func AttributeTags(_, att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ func AttributeTagsWithName(parent *expr.AttributeExpr, fieldName string, att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ func AttributeValidationCode(att *expr.AttributeExpr, put expr.UserType, attCtx *AttributeContext, ...) string

+ func CamelCase(name string, firstUpper, acronym bool) string

+ func CommandLine() string

+ func Comment(elems ...string) string

+ func CommentBlock(stmt *jen.Statement, text string) *jen.Statement

+ func CreateTempFile(t *testing.T, content string) string

+ func Doc(stmt *jen.Statement, text string) *jen.Statement

+ func Expr(code string) *jen.Statement

+ func FormatTestCode(t *testing.T, code string) string

+ func GoNativeTypeName(t expr.DataType) string

+ func Goify(str string, firstUpper bool) string

+ func GoifyAtt(att *expr.AttributeExpr, name string, upper bool) string

+ func Indent(s, prefix string) string

+ func IsCompatible(a, b expr.DataType, actx, bctx string) error

+ func JoinImportPath(genpkg, rel string) string

+ func KebabCase(name string) string

+ func MapDepth(m *expr.Map) int

+ func RegisterPlugin(name string, cmd string, pre PrepareFunc, p GenerateFunc)

+ func RegisterPluginFirst(name string, cmd string, pre PrepareFunc, p GenerateFunc)

+ func RegisterPluginLast(name string, cmd string, pre PrepareFunc, p GenerateFunc)

+ func RunDSL(t *testing.T, dsl func()) *expr.RootExpr

+ func RunPluginsPrepare(cmd, genpkg string, roots []eval.Root) error

+ func SectionCode(t *testing.T, section Section) string

+ func SectionCodeFromImportsAndMethods(t *testing.T, importSection, methodSection Section) string

+ func SectionsCode(t *testing.T, sections []Section) string

+ func SnakeCase(name string) string

+ func TemplateFuncs() map[string]any

+ func TypeRef(ref string) *jen.Statement

+ func UnionValTypeName(unionName string) string

+ func ValidationCode(att *expr.AttributeExpr, put expr.UserType, attCtx *AttributeContext, ...) string

+ func Walk(a *expr.AttributeExpr, walker func(*expr.AttributeExpr) error) error

+ func WalkMappedAttr(ma *expr.MappedAttributeExpr, it MappedAttributeWalker) error

+ func WalkType(u expr.UserType, walker func(*expr.AttributeExpr) error) error

+ func WrapText(text string, maxChars int) string

+ type AttributeContext struct

+ DefaultPkg string

+ IgnoreRequired bool

+ IsInterface bool

+ Pointer bool

+ SamePackageConversion bool

+ Scope Attributor

+ UseDefault bool

+ func NewAttributeContext(pointer, reqIgnore, useDefault bool, pkg string, scope *NameScope) *AttributeContext

+ func NewAttributeContextForConversion(pointer, reqIgnore, useDefault bool, pkg string, scope *NameScope) *AttributeContext

+ func (a *AttributeContext) Dup() *AttributeContext

+ func (a *AttributeContext) IsPrimitivePointer(name string, att *expr.AttributeExpr) bool

+ func (a *AttributeContext) Pkg(att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ type AttributeScope struct

+ func NewAttributeScope(scope *NameScope) *AttributeScope

+ func (*AttributeScope) Field(att *expr.AttributeExpr, name string, firstUpper bool) string

+ func (a *AttributeScope) Name(att *expr.AttributeExpr, pkg string, ptr, useDefault bool) string

+ func (a *AttributeScope) Ref(att *expr.AttributeExpr, pkg string) string

+ func (a *AttributeScope) Scope() *NameScope

+ type Attributor interface

+ Field func(att *expr.AttributeExpr, name string, firstUpper bool) string

+ Name func(att *expr.AttributeExpr, pkg string, ptr, useDefault bool) string

+ Ref func(att *expr.AttributeExpr, pkg string) string

+ type File struct

+ FinalizeFunc func(string) error

+ Path string

+ SectionTemplates []*SectionTemplate

+ Sections []Section

+ SkipExist bool

+ func RunPlugins(cmd, genpkg string, roots []eval.Root, genfiles []*File) ([]*File, error)

+ func VersionFile() *File

+ func (f *File) AllSections() []Section

+ func (f *File) HeaderTemplate() *SectionTemplate

+ func (f *File) Render(dir string) (string, error)

+ func (f *File) Section(name string) []Section

+ func (f *File) SetSections(sections []Section)

+ type GenerateFunc func(genpkg string, roots []eval.Root, files []*File) ([]*File, error)

+ type Hasher interface

+ Hash func() string

+ type HeaderData struct

+ Imports []*ImportSpec

+ Pkg string

+ Title string

+ func HeaderSectionData(section *SectionTemplate) *HeaderData

+ type ImportSpec struct

+ Name string

+ Path string

+ func GatherAttributeImports(genpkg string, att *expr.AttributeExpr) []*ImportSpec

+ func GetMetaType(att *expr.AttributeExpr) (typeName string, importS *ImportSpec)

+ func GetMetaTypeImports(att *expr.AttributeExpr) []*ImportSpec

+ func GoaImport(rel string) *ImportSpec

+ func GoaNamedImport(rel, name string) *ImportSpec

+ func NewImport(name, path string) *ImportSpec

+ func SimpleImport(path string) *ImportSpec

+ func (s *ImportSpec) Code() string

+ type InitArgData struct

+ FieldName string

+ FieldPointer bool

+ FieldType expr.DataType

+ Name string

+ Pointer bool

+ Type expr.DataType

+ type JenniferBuilder func(*jen.Statement)

+ type JenniferSection struct

+ Build JenniferBuilder

+ Name string

+ func (s *JenniferSection) SectionName() string

+ func (s *JenniferSection) Write(w io.Writer) error

+ type Location struct

+ FilePath string

+ RelImportPath string

+ func UserTypeLocation(dt expr.DataType) *Location

+ func (loc *Location) PackageName() string

+ type MappedAttributeWalker func(name, elem string, required bool, a *expr.AttributeExpr) error

+ type NameScope struct

+ func NewNameScope() *NameScope

+ func (*NameScope) GoVar(varName string, dt expr.DataType) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoFullTypeName(att *expr.AttributeExpr, pkg string) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoFullTypeRef(att *expr.AttributeExpr, pkg string) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoTypeDef(att *expr.AttributeExpr, ptr, useDefault bool) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoTypeDefWithTargetPkg(att *expr.AttributeExpr, ptr, useDefault bool, targetPkg string) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoTypeName(att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoTypeNameWithDefaults(att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoTypeRef(att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ func (s *NameScope) GoTypeRefWithDefaults(att *expr.AttributeExpr) string

+ func (s *NameScope) HashedUnique(key Hasher, name string, suffix ...string) string

+ func (s *NameScope) Name(name string) string

+ func (s *NameScope) PeekUnique(name string, suffix ...string) string

+ func (s *NameScope) Unique(name string, suffix ...string) string

+ type PrepareFunc func(genpkg string, roots []eval.Root) error

+ type RawSection struct

+ Name string

+ Source string

+ func (s *RawSection) SectionName() string

+ func (s *RawSection) Write(w io.Writer) error

+ type Scoper interface

+ Scope func() *NameScope

+ type Section interface

+ SectionName func() string

+ Write func(io.Writer) error

+ func MustJenniferSection(name string, build func(*jen.Statement)) Section

+ func NewJenniferSection(name string, build func(*jen.Statement)) Section

+ func NewRawSection(name, source string) Section

+ type SectionTemplate struct

+ Data any

+ FuncMap map[string]any

+ Name string

+ Source string

+ func Header(title, pack string, imports []*ImportSpec) *SectionTemplate

+ func (s *SectionTemplate) SectionName() string

+ func (s *SectionTemplate) Write(w io.Writer) error

+ type TransformAttrs struct

+ Prefix string

+ SourceCtx *AttributeContext

+ TargetCtx *AttributeContext

+ type TransformFunctionData struct

+ Code string

+ Name string

+ ParamTypeRef string

+ ResultTypeRef string

+ func AppendHelpers(oldH, newH []*TransformFunctionData) []*TransformFunctionData

+ func GoTransform(source, target *expr.AttributeExpr, sourceVar, targetVar string, ...) (string, []*TransformFunctionData, error)

+ func InitStructFields(args []*InitArgData, targetVar, sourcePkg, targetPkg string) (string, []*TransformFunctionData, error)