Your Repository Is Not Your ORM: Hexagonal Persistence in Go
📰 Dev.to · Gabriel Anhaia
Learn to separate your repository from your ORM in Go using hexagonal persistence, keeping SQL at the edge and your core clean
Action Steps
- Define your domain model using Go structs
- Create a repository interface that abstracts data access
- Use sqlc and pgx to interact with your database at the edge
- Map database rows to your domain aggregates
- Keep your core business logic separate from your data access code
Who Needs to Know This
Backend developers and software engineers can benefit from this approach to keep their code organized and maintainable, making it easier to work with databases and business logic
Key Insight
💡 A repository is a domain port, not an ORM wrapper, and should be used to abstract data access and keep the core clean
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Key Takeaways
Learn to separate your repository from your ORM in Go using hexagonal persistence, keeping SQL at the edge and your core clean
Full Article
A repository is a domain port, not an ORM wrapper. Keep SQL at the edge with sqlc and pgx, map rows to aggregates, and keep the core clean.
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