workman

A simple cli tool to manage your go.work file.

How to install

• method 1: Use the go command go install github.com/das6ng/workman@latest.

• method 2: Go to the release page.

How to use

just run workman in any module inside a go.work defined workspace, and you'll see the command line UI interactives.

BTW, the command itself already support json output and arg-based operations. Run workman -h to see the usage.

Usage of workman:
  -l    list go.work info
  -n    no command line ui
  -u string
        update go.work (default "{}")

There is a dashengyeah.vscode-go-work-manager plugin, enjoy it! 🎃

Example

0. Our workspace

Folder tree:

~/work/
├── go.work
├── mod1/
│   └── go.mod
├── mod2/
│   └── go.mod
├── mod3/
│   └── go.mod
├── mod4/
│   └── go.mod
├── mod5/
│   └── go.mod
└── mod6/
    └── go.mod

Our go.work file:

go 1.18

use (
    mod1
    mod2
    mod3
)

1. Let's try $ workman.

Output:

Workspace: ~/work/go.work go1.18
Module usage:
√ mod1
√ mod2
√ mod3
 · mod4
 · mod5
 · mod6
change: <Tab> | exit: <Esc>/<q>

It displays the go.work file path and the go version in it.

2. It's interactive. press <Tab> key to change the modules we are using.

Output:

Modules:
> [✓] mod1
  [✓] mod2
  [✓] mod3
  [✗] mod4
  [✗] mod5
  [✗] mod6
enter: select | tab: confirm | left: none | right: all | type to filter

Follow the instructions to turn OFF mod1 mod3, and turn ON mod6.

Modules:
  [✗] mod1
  [✓] mod2
  [✗] mod3
  [✗] mod4
  [✗] mod5
> [✓] mod6
enter: select | tab: confirm | left: none | right: all | type to filter

Press <Tab> to confirm. Then it backs to display the current go.work status.

Workspace: /home/dash/work/go.work go1.18
Module usage:
√ mod2
√ mod6
 · mod1
 · mod3
 · mod4
 · mod5
change: <Tab> | exit: <Esc>/<q>

Press <Esc> to quit the tool. And cat go.work to see its content.

go 1.18

use (
    mod2
    mod6
)

That's it.