Apply defensive Go patterns for interface verification, safe copying, and defer cleanup.
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Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: go-defensive Source: https://github.com/rondevz/phant/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-defensive Command: npx skills add https://github.com/rondevz/phant --skill go-defensive-rondevz
Go projects often suffer from subtle bugs due to interface mismatches, unsafe in-place modifications, improper resource cleanup, and poor time handling. This Skill provides a collection of defensive programming patterns to prevent these issues by enforcing compile-time checks, safe data handling, and reliable cleanup.
Refactor a small Go module to apply interface verification, safe copying, and defer-based cleanup for robust production-grade code.
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Verify Go interface compliance at compile time by using zero-value assertions to catch interface mismatches early, ensuring struct implementations meet required contracts before deployment and preventing common runtime panics.
Copy slices and maps at Go API boundaries to avoid exposing internal state by duplicating data structures before returning them, preventing external callers from accidentally modifying internal collections and causing subtle bugs.
Ensure deterministic resource cleanup with defer in Go production code by scheduling resource release immediately after acquisition, guaranteeing files and connections close reliably even on early returns or unexpected errors.
Go defensive programming favors dependency injection over mutable global state to improve testability and robustness, minimizing side effects by explicitly passing dependencies rather than relying on shared variables that cause unpredictable behavior.
Handle time values safely in Go by using time.Time and time.Duration for all time-related fields, avoiding ambiguous numeric representations and ensuring proper time handling across typical Go projects with explicit typing.
Avoid embedding public structs in Go API design when you need to preserve API evolution, delegating explicitly instead to prevent exposing internal fields and methods that could break backward compatibility in future releases.
HadiCherkaouiApply defensive programming patterns to mitigate Go coding pitfalls.
brainbrewlabsRun test suites and generate pass/fail verdicts with coverage reports.
monforjeProvide guidelines for Go struct and interface design patterns.
tamago0224Define clean Go interfaces and structs with compile-time checks.
