Importing packages from a local sub-directory

Question

I'm new to go, so I hope this isn't perceived as dumb!

My current folder structure looks similar to this

In the models folder, I have person.go.

package models

//Person struct
type Person struct {
    Name   string
    Age    int
    Gender string
}

In the main.go, I like to import models, so that I can use the person struct.

    package main

import "fmt"
import "models"

func main() {
    person = Person{Name: "Ali", Age: 34, Gender: "Male"}    
    fmt.Println("person is", person)
}

When I try execute go build, I get the following exception:

main.go:4:8: cannot find package "models" in any of: C:\Go\src\models (from $GOROOT) C:\Users\Ali\go\src\models (from $GOPATH)

I get that because my current working folder isn't my $GOROOT, nor is it the $GOPATH. In fact, I don't really want to add the models folder to either of those folders.

Is this even possible?

Just stick to what How to Write Go Code tells you. There is no need to deviate from that. — Volker, Oct 28 '18 at 07:34

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 28 '18 at 06:25

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Use ./models instead of models.

But the better solution is using go project directory structure.

Read official docs

answered Oct 28 '18 at 06:25

Dariush Abbasi

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Unfortunately, that didn't work. but, thanks for the go's document. I'll take it from here. – Ali Khakpouri Oct 28 '18 at 15:13
Do not use relative paths for imports. – JimB Oct 28 '18 at 17:29

Importing packages from a local sub-directory

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