Package util

This package contains any functionality that can be called as common usage and etc.

util.NullTime

Use this as wrapper for sql.NullTime with predefined null return value when marshalling JSON. No need to validate null value from your DB scan result.

Usage in struct :

type MyData struct {
	UpdatedAt util.NullTime `json:"updated_at"`
}

Assign a null value :

data.UpdatedAt = util.NullTime{time.Time{}, true}

util.NullString

Use this as wrapper for sql.NullString with predefined null return value when marshalling JSON. No need to validate null value from your DB scan result.

Usage in struct :

type MyData struct {
	Name util.NullString `json:"name"`
}

Assign a null value :

data.Name = util.NullString{"", true}