Golang#

Developer toolkit for checking, validating, generating, formatting, linting, converting, and managing Go development entries. All operations are logged with timestamps and stored locally for full traceability.

Commands#

CommandUsageDescriptioncheck``golang check <input>Record a check entry or view recent checksvalidate``golang validate <input>Record a validation entry or view recent validationsgenerate``golang generate <input>Record a generate entry or view recent generationsformat``golang format <input>Record a format entry or view recent formatting operationslint``golang lint <input>Record a lint entry or view recent lint resultsexplain``golang explain <input>Record an explain entry or view recent explanationsconvert``golang convert <input>Record a convert entry or view recent conversionstemplate``golang template <input>Record a template entry or view recent templatesdiff``golang diff <input>Record a diff entry or view recent diffspreview``golang preview <input>Record a preview entry or view recent previewsfix``golang fix <input>Record a fix entry or view recent fixesreport``golang report <input>Record a report entry or view recent reportsstats``golang statsShow summary statistics across all entry typesexport <fmt>``golang export json|csv|txtExport all entries to JSON, CSV, or plain textsearch <term>``golang search <term>Search across all log files for a keywordrecent``golang recentShow the 20 most recent history entriesstatus``golang statusHealth check — version, entry count, disk usage, last activityhelp``golang helpShow help with all available commandsversion``golang versionPrint version string

Each command (check, validate, generate, format, lint, explain, convert, template, diff, preview, fix, report) works the same way:

• With arguments: Saves the input with a timestamp to <command>.log and logs to history.log.
• Without arguments: Displays the 20 most recent entries from <command>.log.

Data Storage#

All data is stored locally at ~/.local/share/golang/:

• <command>.log — Timestamped entries for each command (e.g., check.log, lint.log, format.log)
• history.log — Unified activity log across all commands
• export.json, export.csv, export.txt — Generated export files

No cloud, no network calls, no API keys required. Fully offline.

Requirements#

• Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• Standard Unix utilities ( date, wc, du, grep, head, tail, sed)
• No external dependencies

When to Use#

1. Logging Go build and test results — Use golang check "go build ./... passed" or golang validate "all tests green on v1.4.2" to record build/test outcomes with timestamps for CI audit trails.
2. Tracking lint and format operations — Use golang lint "golangci-lint found 3 issues in pkg/handler" and golang format "gofmt applied to cmd/" to maintain a history of code quality actions.
3. Recording code generation and templates — Use golang generate "protobuf stubs for api/v2" and golang template "new service boilerplate created" to log what was generated and when.
4. Searching past development notes — Use golang search "handler" to find all entries across every log file mentioning a specific package, file, or concept.
5. Exporting development logs for review — Use golang export json to extract all logged entries as structured JSON for team reviews, retrospectives, or integration with project management tools.

Examples#

bash

# Record a check entry
golang check "go vet ./... clean on main branch"

# Record a lint finding
golang lint "unused variable in internal/cache/store.go:88"

# Log a format operation
golang format "goimports applied to all .go files"

# Record code generation
golang generate "mockgen interfaces for service layer"

# Log a fix
golang fix "resolved nil pointer in middleware/auth.go"

# View recent lint entries (no args = list mode)
golang lint

# Search all logs for a keyword
golang search "middleware"

# Export everything to JSON
golang export json

# Export to CSV for spreadsheet analysis
golang export csv

# View summary statistics
golang stats

# Health check
golang status

# View recent activity across all commands
golang recent

How It Works#

Golang stores all data locally in ~/.local/share/golang/. Each command logs activity with timestamps in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM|<input>, enabling full traceability. The unified history.log records every operation with MM-DD HH:MM <command>: <input> format for cross-command auditing.

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