Getting started

GoFr is Opinionated Web Framework written in Go (Golang). It helps in building robust and scalable applications. This framework is designed to offer a user-friendly and familiar abstraction for all the developers . We prioritize simplicity over complexity.

In this section we will walk through what GoFr is, what problems it solves, and how it can help in building your project.

Key Features

• Logging
• Support for various response types such as JSON, FILE.
• Health check and Readiness monitoring for checking continuous service availability.
• Metrics exposure for monitoring and analysis using Prometheus.
• Tracing capability to track user request progress with traceable spans.
• Level-based logging support for effective debugging and monitoring.

Principles

• Promote simple and clean code.
• Favor compile-time checked code over dynamic code.
• Create a solid foundation for the integration of application modules.
• Encourage a more functional way of programming.
• Avoid code duplication.
• Log and store data for analysis purposes.