Gin

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Gin Go web framework with high performance and middleware. Use for Go APIs.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add G1Joshi/Agent-Skills --skill gin

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Gin

Gin is the most popular Go web framework, known for its martini-like API and performance (httprouter). v1.10 (2025) adds structured logging and better binding.

When to Use

REST APIs: The industry standard for Go microservices.
Performance: 40x faster than Martini.
Middleware Ecosystem: Massive library of plugins.

Core Concepts

Router

Radix tree based routing. r.GET("/ping", handler).

Context (`c *gin.Context`)

Holds request, response, and metadata.

Binding

ShouldBindJSON automatically validates structs.

Best Practices (2025)

Do:

Use ShouldBind: Better error handling than Bind (which panics/writes 400).
Use gin.Recovery(): Prevent crashes from taking down the server.
Use Slog: Integrate with Go's log/slog for structured logs.

Don't:

Don't abuse c.Set/Get: Use type-safe struct passing where possible.

References

Gin Documentation

What ships with it

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