A comprehensive collection of VS Code snippets to speed up web development with Go Fiber. Simply copy the contents of snippets.json into your go.json file in VS Code.
How to Use the Snippets
Inside a Go file (.go), type one of the prefixes below and press Tab or Enter to insert the pre-configured code block.
🚀 Application Core
Prefix
Description
fiber-init
Basic Fiber application skeleton with logger and configuration.
fiber-config-env
Load configuration (like port) from environment variables.
fiber-shutdown
Implements graceful shutdown to safely terminate the server.
fiber-health
A /health endpoint for status checks and monitoring.
🌐 Routing & Parameters
Prefix
Description
fiber-handler
Basic skeleton for a route handler (GET, POST, etc.).
fiber-group
Group routes under a common prefix (e.g., /api/v1).
fiber-group-middleware
Apply middleware to a specific group of routes.
fiber-param
Get a parameter from the URL path (e.g., /users/:id).
fiber-param-optional
Handle an optional path parameter (e.g., /users/:name?).
fiber-param-wildcard
Capture all paths after a wildcard (e.g., /files/*).
fiber-query
Get query parameters from the URL (e.g., ?page=1&limit=10).
fiber-redirect
Redirect a request to another URL with a 301 or 302 status.
📥 Request & Body
Prefix
Description
fiber-body
Parse a request body (JSON) into a struct.
fiber-body-validation
Parse and validate a request body using validator.
fiber-upload
Handle a single file upload from a form.
fiber-upload-multi
Handle multiple file uploads from a single form field.
fiber-header
Get request headers (e.g., User-Agent, Authorization).
📤 Response & Data
Prefix
Description
fiber-json
Create a standardized JSON response (success, message, data).
fiber-static
Serve static files like HTML, CSS, and JS from a directory.
fiber-template-html
Configure and render an HTML template.
fiber-download
Serve a file for a client to download.
fiber-cookie
Set, get, and clear cookies.
🛡️ Middleware
Prefix
Description
fiber-middleware
Basic structure for creating your own custom middleware.
fiber-error
Global middleware to handle all errors centrally.
fiber-middleware-recover
The Recover middleware to catch panics and keep the server running.
fiber-middleware-requestid
The RequestID middleware to add a unique ID to each request.
fiber-middleware-compress
The Compress middleware to compress responses (gzip, brotli).
fiber-cors
Configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
fiber-limit
The Limiter middleware for rate limiting requests.
fiber-middleware-next-locals
Pass data from a middleware to a handler using c.Locals().
🔐 Authentication (JWT)
Prefix
Description
fiber-jwt
JWT middleware to protect routes with token authentication.
fiber-jwt-generate
Generate a new JWT token with custom claims.
fiber-jwt-getuser
Get user data (claims) from a JWT token inside a handler.
🗃️ Database (GORM)
Prefix
Description
fiber-db
Connect to a database (GORM) and inject it into the context.
fiber-db-use
Get the database connection from the context inside a handler.
📡 Real-time Communication
Prefix
Description
fiber-ws
Basic skeleton for a WebSocket server.
fiber-sse
Create an endpoint for Server-Sent Events (SSE).
🧪 Testing
Prefix
Description
fiber-test-handler
Template for a unit test of a Fiber handler using httptest.
