what is gogroup fr?

jonasfranz/gogroup — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2017-06-30

GoAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

vibe map

mindmap
  root((gogroup))
    What it does
      Checks import order
      Auto-fixes with rewrite flag
      Enforces grouping rules
    Tech stack
      Go
      CLI
    Use cases
      Keep imports tidy
      Enforce team standards
      Run in pre-commit hooks
    Audience
      Go developers
      Backend teams
    Current state
      Early stage
      Common cases supported
      Some edge cases pending

mindmap root((gogroup)) What it does Checks import order Auto-fixes with rewrite flag Enforces grouping rules Tech stack Go CLI Use cases Keep imports tidy Enforce team standards Run in pre-commit hooks Audience Go developers Backend teams Current state Early stage Common cases supported Some edge cases pending

what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Check that a Go project's import statements follow a defined order (stdlib, internal, third-party)

VIBE 2

Automatically rewrite out-of-order imports with the -rewrite flag

VIBE 3

Run as part of a build process or pre-commit hook to keep a team's codebase consistent

VIBE 4

Reduce noisy diffs and code review debate over import ordering

what's the stack?

how it stacks up fr

	jonasfranz/gogroup	42wim/fabio	42wim/go-xmpp
Language	Go	Go	Go
Last pushed	2017-06-30	2018-02-04	2020-01-24
Maintenance	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant
Setup difficulty	easy	moderate	moderate
Complexity	2/5	3/5	3/5
Audience	developer	ops devops	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Early-stage project, some edge cases like multiple import blocks or C imports aren't fully handled yet.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1

Show me how to configure gogroup to enforce stdlib-first, then internal, then third-party import order.

prompt 2

Help me add gogroup as a pre-commit hook so imports are checked before every commit.

prompt 3

Explain what the -rewrite flag does and how it differs from just checking for violations.

prompt 4

Walk me through running gogroup across all Go files in my project's CI pipeline.

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