Golang Database

Golang Database Standards

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Principles

• Prefer Raw SQL/Builders over ORMs: Go structs map well to SQL. ORMs (GORM) can obscure performance. Recommended: sqlc (type-safe SQL generation).
• Repository Pattern: Abstract DB access behind interfaces in internal/port/ (e.g., UserRepository).
• Connection Pooling: Always configure SetMaxOpenConns, SetMaxIdleConns, SetConnMaxLifetime.
• Transactions: Logic requiring ACID MUST use transactions. Pass context.Context everywhere.

Drivers

• PostgreSQL: jackc/pgx (Prefer pgx/v5 for performance and features).
• MySQL: go-sql-driver/mysql.
• SQLite: mattn/go-sqlite3 or modernc.org/sqlite (pure Go).

Anti-Patterns

• No global db var: Inject DB connection via constructor; never use var db *sql.DB.
• No bare queries: Use QueryContext/ExecContext; bare queries ignore context timeouts.
• No leaked rows: Always defer rows.Close() and check rows.Err() after iteration.

References

• Repository Pattern Implementation
• Connection Tuning