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The Options Pattern in Golang!? ~ Service Configuration
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In this video, I discuss a simple concept to set optional fields with Golang structs/library configuration, this is commonly known as the Options pattern.
I typically use this pattern for setting optional fields on things like HTTP servers (as shown in this video), and any library with defaults that can be overwritten etc
I personally prefer this approach rather than opting for a Config struct or just plain old arguments, and getting for `nil` values for example.
Let me know what you think of this pattern, and if you've used it!
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Translated At: 2025-08-24T08:38:53Z