architecture

name	Architecture
description	Standards for structural design, Clean Architecture, and project layout in Golang.
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Golang Architecture Standards

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Principles

• Clean Architecture: Separate concerns. Inner layers (Domain) rely on nothing. Outer layers (Adapters) rely on Inner.
• Project Layout: Follow standard Go project layout (cmd, internal, pkg).
• Dependency Injection: Explicitly pass dependencies via constructors. Avoid global singletons.
• Package Oriented Design: Organize by feature/domain, not by layer (avoid controllers/, services/ at root).
• Interface Segregation: Define interfaces where they are used (Consumer implementation).

Standard Project Layout

See Standard Project Layout for directory tree.

Layer Rules

• Domain: Inner-most. No deps.
• UseCase: Depends on Domain.
• Adapter: Outer-most. Depends on UseCase/Domain.

Guidelines

• Use Constructors: NewService(repo Repository) *Service.
• Inversion of Control: Service depends on Repository interface, not SQLRepository struct.
• Wire up in Main: Main function composes the dependency graph.

References

• Standard Project Layout
• Clean Architecture Layers