Go Programming Language Tutorial (Part 6)
This tutorial dives into building event-driven systems using message brokers, leveraging serverless
computing, and advanced techniques for debugging and monitoring production systems.
1. Event-Driven Architectures
Event-driven architectures decouple services, improving scalability and fault tolerance. Services
communicate by producing and consuming events.
Using RabbitMQ
Install RabbitMQ Client Library
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go get github.com/streadway/amqp
Producer Example
go
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package main
import (
"github.com/streadway/amqp"
"log"
)
func failOnError(err error, msg string) {
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", msg, err)
}
}
func main() {
conn, err := amqp.Dial("amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/")
failOnError(err, "Failed to connect to RabbitMQ")
defer conn.Close()
ch, err := conn.Channel()
failOnError(err, "Failed to open a channel")
defer ch.Close()
q, err := ch.QueueDeclare(
"hello", // name
false, // durable
false, // delete when unused
false, // exclusive
false, // no-wait
nil, // arguments
)
failOnError(err, "Failed to declare a queue")
body := "Hello, RabbitMQ!"
err = ch.Publish(
"", // exchange
q.Name, // routing key
false, // mandatory
false, // immediate
amqp.Publishing{
ContentType: "text/plain",
Body: []byte(body),
})
failOnError(err, "Failed to publish a message")
log.Printf(" [x] Sent %s", body)
}
Consumer Example
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package main
import (
"github.com/streadway/amqp"
"log"
)
func failOnError(err error, msg string) {
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("%s: %s", msg, err)
}
}
func main() {
conn, err := amqp.Dial("amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/")
failOnError(err, "Failed to connect to RabbitMQ")
defer conn.Close()
ch, err := conn.Channel()
failOnError(err, "Failed to open a channel")
defer ch.Close()
q, err := ch.QueueDeclare(
"hello", // name
false, // durable
false, // delete when unused
false, // exclusive
false, // no-wait
nil, // arguments
)
failOnError(err, "Failed to declare a queue")
msgs, err := ch.Consume(
q.Name, // queue
"", // consumer
true, // auto-ack
false, // exclusive
false, // no-local
false, // no-wait
nil, // args
)
failOnError(err, "Failed to register a consumer")
forever := make(chan bool)
go func() {
for d := range msgs {
log.Printf("Received a message: %s", d.Body)
}
}()
log.Println(" [*] Waiting for messages. To exit press CTRL+C")
<-forever
}
2. Serverless Applications in Go
Serverless computing removes the need to manage servers. Services like AWS Lambda and Google
Cloud Functions allow you to execute Go functions on demand.
AWS Lambda
Install AWS Lambda Go SDK
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go get github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/lambda
Example Lambda Function
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package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/lambda"
)
type MyEvent struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
}
func HandleRequest(ctx context.Context, event MyEvent) (string, error) {
return fmt.Sprintf("Hello, %s!", event.Name), nil
}
func main() {
lambda.Start(HandleRequest)
}
Deploying the Function
1. Build the binary for Linux:
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GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o main
2. Package it:
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zip function.zip main
3. Upload to AWS Lambda via the AWS Console or CLI.
3. Debugging and Monitoring
Tracing with OpenTelemetry
Install OpenTelemetry
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go get go.opentelemetry.io/otel
go get go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace
go get go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace
Example: Tracing Setup
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package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace"
"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
)
func initTracer() {
exporter, err := stdouttrace.New(stdouttrace.WithPrettyPrint())
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to initialize trace exporter: %v", err)
}
tp := trace.NewTracerProvider(trace.WithBatcher(exporter))
otel.SetTracerProvider(tp)
}
func main() {
initTracer()
tracer := otel.Tracer("example-tracer")
ctx, span := tracer.Start(context.Background(), "example-span")
log.Println("Tracing example started")
span.End()
}
Log Aggregation with ELK
1. Install and Configure ELK Stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
2. Integrate Logs: Use log or libraries like logrus to send structured logs to Logstash.
Example:
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package main
import (
"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
"os"
)
func main() {
log := logrus.New()
log.Out = os.Stdout
log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
"module": "example",
}).Info("Structured log example")
}
4. Distributed Event Streaming with Kafka
Kafka enables high-throughput distributed messaging.
Install Kafka Client
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go get github.com/segmentio/kafka-go
Producer Example
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package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go"
)
func main() {
writer := kafka.NewWriter(kafka.WriterConfig{
Brokers: []string{"localhost:9092"},
Topic: "example-topic",
})
defer writer.Close()
err := writer.WriteMessages(context.Background(),
kafka.Message{
Key: []byte("Key-A"),
Value: []byte("Hello, Kafka!"),
},
)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal("Failed to write message:", err)
}
log.Println("Message written successfully")
}
Consumer Example
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package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"github.com/segmentio/kafka-go"
)
func main() {
reader := kafka.NewReader(kafka.ReaderConfig{
Brokers: []string{"localhost:9092"},
Topic: "example-topic",
GroupID: "example-group",
})
defer reader.Close()
for {
msg, err := reader.ReadMessage(context.Background())
if err != nil {
log.Fatal("Failed to read message:", err)
}
log.Printf("Received message: %s\n", string(msg.Value))
}
}
5. CI/CD for Go Applications
Automate builds, tests, and deployments with CI/CD pipelines.
GitHub Actions
Create a .github/workflows/go.yml file:
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name: Go CI
on:
push:
branches:
- main
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Set up Go
uses: actions/setup-go@v3
with:
go-version: 1.19
- name: Install dependencies
run: go mod tidy
- name: Run tests
run: go test ./...
- name: Build
run: go build -o myapp
This tutorial focuses on event-driven architectures, serverless deployments, and advanced
observability techniques, providing tools for building robust and scalable distributed systems. Explore
container orchestration, multi-region deployments, and service meshes to continue advancing your
Go development skills!
