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Go Build

Last modified: 26 June 2023

Create: Run | Edit Configurations | Add New Configuration | Go Build

With the Go Build configuration, you can run, compile, and debug Go applications. For more information about creating a run/debug configuration from a template, see Create a run/debug configuration from a template.

Run/Debug Configuration for Go Build

Item

Description

Run kind

Select a building scope for your application. File and Package scopes work similarly in tests and compilation/running configurations (in terms of the scope they cover).

  • Directory: build an application in the specified directory as a package, without processing any subdirectories. The Package run type is a default.

  • File: build an application from files specified in the Files field. To pass multiple file paths, use the vertical bar (|) as a delimiter. This configuration is automatically selected when you run your program from scratch files.

  • Package: build a single package with all its dependencies. Specify a full import path to the package that you want to build in the Package path field (for example, github.com/gorilla/mux). This configuration is automatically selected when you run the main function or a separate test by using the Run Application icon (the Run Application button) in the gutter.

Package path

Type or autocomplete a full import path of the package that you want to compile (for example, github.com/gorilla/mux). This field is available only when you select the Package run kind.

You can press CtrlSpace to see a list of available packages.

Autocompletion for the Package path field

Directory

Type a path to the directory of your Go application that you want to compile (for example, /Users/jetbrains/go/src/serverApp). This field is available only when you select the Directory run kind.

Files

Type a path to a file or files of your Go application that you want to compile (for example, /Users/jetbrains/go/src/serverApp/main.go). To pass multiple file paths, use the vertical bar (|) as a delimiter. This field is available only when you select the File run kind.

Output directory

Type a path to a directory where you want to output the executable file.

Run after build

Execute the application after the build.

Redirect input from

Specify a file to read the input from.

Working directory

Type a directory that is used for the built application. If you have any code that creates relative files or directories, they will be relative to this directory.

Environment

Specify environment variables for your application.

To edit environment variables, click the Browse button at the end of the field. In the Environment Variables dialog, click the Add button and add the environment variables that you need.

Add an environment variable

Go tool arguments

Type arguments for the go tool (for example, -o). Also, you can use macros in this field.

Use all custom build tags

Specify all tags that are applied during the build. Tags are listed in settings CtrlAlt0S under Go | | Build Tags.

Program arguments

Type arguments for the built application. Also, you can use macros in this field.

Run with sudo

Run the application with elevated privileges.

Module

Name of the current module.

Common settings

When you edit a run configuration (but not a run configuration template), you can specify the following options:

Item

Description

Name

Specify a name for the run configuration to quickly identify it among others when editing or running.

Allow multiple instances

Allow running multiple instances of this run configuration in parallel.

By default, it is disabled, and when you start this configuration while another instance is still running, GoLand suggests stopping the running instance and starting another one. This is helpful when a run configuration consumes a lot of resources and there is no good reason to run multiple instances.

Store as project file

Save the file with the run configuration settings to share it with other team members. The default location is .idea/runConfigurations. However, if you do not want to share the .idea directory, you can save the configuration to any other directory within the project.

By default, it is disabled, and GoLand stores run configuration settings in .idea/workspace.xml.

Toolbar

The tree view of run/debug configurations has a toolbar that helps you manage configurations available in your project as well as adjust default configurations templates.

Item

Shortcut

Description

the Add button

AltInsert

Create a run/debug configuration.

the Remove button

AltDelete

Delete the selected run/debug configuration. Note that you cannot delete default configurations.

Copy

Ctrl0D

Create a copy of the selected run/debug configuration. Note that you create copies of default configurations.

Save configuration

The button is displayed only when you select a temporary configuration. Click this button to save a temporary configuration as permanent.

Move into new folder / Create new folder

Move into new folder / Create new folder. You can group run/debug configurations by placing them into folders.

To create a folder, select the configurations within a category, click Folder, and specify the folder name. If only a category is in focus, an empty folder is created.

Then, to move a configuration into a folder, between the folders or out of a folder, use drag or Move Up and Move Down buttons.

To remove grouping, select a folder and click Remove Configuration.

Sort configurations

Click this button to sort configurations in the alphabetical order.

Before launch

In this area, you can specify tasks to be performed before starting the selected run/debug configuration. The tasks are performed in the order they appear in the list.

Item

Shortcut

Description

the Add button

AltInsert

Click this icon to add one of the following available tasks:

  • Run External tool: select to run an external application. In the dialog that opens, select one or multiple applications you want to run. If it is not defined in GoLand yet, add its definition.

  • Run Another Configuration: select to execute another run/debug configuration and wait until it finishes before starting the current configuration. If you want to run several configurations in parallel, use a compound run/debug configuration.

  • Launch Web Browser: select this option to have a browser started. In the dialog that opens, select the type of the browser and provide the start URL. Also, specify if you want the browser be launched with JavaScript debugger.

  • Run File Watchers: select this option to have GoLand apply all the currently active File Watchers.

  • Run Grunt task: select this option to run a Grunt task.

    In the Grunt task dialog that opens, specify the Gruntfile.js where the required task is defined, select the task to execute, and specify the arguments to pass to the Grunt tool.

    Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter, the parameters to pass to it, and the path to the grunt-cli package.

  • Run gulp task: select this option to run a Gulp task.

    In the Gulp task dialog that opens, specify the Gulpfile.js where the required task is defined, select the task to execute, and specify the arguments to pass to the Gulp tool.

    Specify the location of the Node.js interpreter, the parameters to pass to it, and the path to the gulp package.

  • Run npm script: select this option to execute an npm script.

    In the NPM Script dialog that opens, specify the npm run/debug configuration settings.

  • Compile TypeScript: select to run the built-in TypeScript compiler and thus make sure that all the changes you made to your TypeScript code are reflected in the generated JavaScript files. In the TypeScript Compile Settings dialog that opens, select or clear the Check errors checkbox to configure the behaviour of the compiler in case any errors are detected:

    • If the Check errors checkbox is selected, the compiler will show all the errors and the run configuration will not start.

    • If the Check errors checkbox is cleared, the compiler will show all the detected errors but the run configuration still will be launched.

  • Run Go Command: select to run a Go command before running your program. For example, you can run go generate to generate source code before compilation. In the Edit Go Command Task dialog, you can use auto-completion. Auto-completion supports the following commands generate, vet, test -i. You can use your own commands.

  • Run Remote External Tool: adds a remote SSH external tool.

  • Disconnect Data Source: select this option if you want to disrupt the connection to a data source before the run/debug configuration is run.

the Remove button

AltDelete

Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list.

Edit

Enter

Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens.

Method up/Method down

Alt0↑/Alt0↓

Click these icons to move the selected task one line up or down in the list. The tasks are performed in the order that they appear in the list.

Show this page

Select this checkbox to show the run/debug configuration settings prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration.

Activate tool window

By default this checkbox is selected and the Run or the Debug tool window opens when you start the run/debug configuration.

Otherwise, if the checkbox is cleared, the tool window is hidden. However, when the configuration is running, you can open the corresponding tool window for it yourself by pressing Alt04 or Alt05.