README.md

go-version

This package helps to include version info to your go application.

Installation

Make sure that Go is installed on your computer. Type the following command in your terminal:

go get github.com/olenindenis/go-version

After it the package is ready to use.

Import package in your project

Add following line in your *.go file:

import "github.com/olenindenis/go-version"

Usage

Before running your code, you need to run the command:

make build

or create your own as shown in the example:

go build -ldflags=${linker_flags} -o=./main ./main.go

package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "log"
    "net/http"

    "github.com/olenindenis/go-version"
)

func main() {
    http.HandleFunc("/version", func (w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
        w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
        json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(version.Info())
    })
    log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil))
}