Embed

Go - Embed

Go 1.16 added a new embed package.

While the idea is not a novelty, there were already some packages with slightly different APIs fulfilling similar roles, for example:

• go-bindata
• go-rice

Having an official package is always a welcome addition to the batteries-included standard library.

Usage

A possible way to embed react assets could be as simple as:

package web

import (
    "embed"
    "io/fs"
)

//go:embed build/*
var content embed.FS

And serving assets using http.FileServer: