Golang: Import Local Packages

import “<module_name>/<package_name>

golang import local packages

Table of Contents

· Project Structure
· Initialize a New Module
· Import Local Packages
· Call the Exported Function from the Package

Project Structure

<project_name>
├── main.go
└── <package_name>
    └── <file_name>.go

example

golangdemo
├── main.go
└── utils
    └── util.go

util.go

package utils

import (
 "math/rand"
 "time"
)

func GetRandomNum() int {
 rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 return rand.Intn(100)
}

Initialize a New Module

go mod init <module_name>

generate go.mod

module <module_name>

example

go mod init golangdemo

generate go.mod

module golangdemo

Import Local Packages

import "<module_name>/<package_name>"

example

import "golangdemo/utils"

Call the Exported Function from the Package

<package_name>.Expoered_function()

example

utils.GetRandomNum()

You can access the source code here.