Assume I have data model written in some sort of yaml file.
schema: human
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
surname:
type: string
I would like to parse it, and generate structure:
type Human struct {
Name string `db:"name"`
Surname string `db:"surname"`
}
Is it possible to generate runtime Go struct using reflection?
Yes, you can with reflect.StructOf
:
sType := reflect.StructOf([]reflect.StructField{
{Name: "Name", Type: stringType, Tag: reflect.StructTag(`db:"name" json:"name"`)},
{Name: "Surname", Type: stringType, Tag: reflect.StructTag(`db:"surname" json:"surname"`)},
})
sv := reflect.New(sType)
svi := sv.Interface()
b, err := json.Marshal(svi)
fmt.Printf("%s %v", b, err)
Prints
{"name":"","surname":""} <nil>
Playground: https://play.golang.org/p/U4N3bbJ5n8.
But as others have said, sometimes it's better to just generate code. Reflection is kinda wonky at times, and requires a lot of precision when using it.