Goofer ORM Examples

Goofer ORM includes several examples to help you understand its features and capabilities. These examples demonstrate various ways to utilize the ORM for different scenarios and database types.

Basic Example

The basic example shows simple CRUD operations with an SQLite database:

Entity definition and registration
Connection setup
Table creation
Basic CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
Simple filtering and querying

See the Basic Example for more details.

Database Dialects

Goofer ORM supports multiple database dialects:

SQLite (covered in the basic example)
MySQL - Working with MySQL databases
PostgreSQL - PostgreSQL integration

Advanced Features

Explore these examples to learn about more advanced features:

Relationships - One-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships
Migrations - Evolving your database schema over time
Validation - Using validation tags and custom validation
Hooks - Lifecycle hooks for automated tasks
Custom Queries - Advanced querying with raw SQL and aggregate functions
Soft Delete - Implementing soft delete functionality
Bulk Operations - Efficient bulk database operations

Complete Applications

For more complex examples showing how to put it all together:

RESTful API - Building a RESTful API with Goofer ORM
Web Application - Integrating Goofer in a web application

Running Examples

All examples are located in the examples directory of the Goofer ORM repository. To run an example:


cd examples/[example-name]
go run main.go

For instance, to run the basic example:


cd examples/basic
go run main.go

The examples are self-contained and include all the necessary code to demonstrate the featured functionality.