README.md

The Go driver for Gel

Installation

In your module directory, run the following command.

$ go get github.com/geldata/gel-go

Basic Usage

Follow the Gel tutorial to get Gel installed and minimally configured.

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"

	gel "github.com/geldata/gel-go"
	"github.com/geldata/gel-go/gelcfg"
)

func main() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := gel.CreateClient(gelcfg.Options{})
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	var result string
	err = client.QuerySingle(ctx, "SELECT 'hello Gel!'", &result)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	fmt.Println(result)
}

Development

A local installation of Gel is required to run tests. Download Gel from here or build it manually.

To run the test suite run make test. To run lints make lint.

License

gel-go is developed and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.