gofasta g model

Generates a GORM database model file and a SQL migration pair (up + down) with the specified fields and types. The model includes standard fields (ID, CreatedAt, UpdatedAt, DeletedAt) automatically, plus any custom fields you define.

Use this command when you need only the model and migration without the full scaffold. For a complete resource with all layers, use gofasta g scaffold instead.

Usage

gofasta g model <Name> [field:type ...]

This command has no flags.

Field Types

The datetime alias can be used in place of time.

Examples

Generate a Product model:

gofasta g model Product name:string price:float

Generate a model with multiple field types:

gofasta g model Article title:string body:text published:bool view_count:int

What It Generates

Running gofasta g model Product name:string price:float creates three files:

Generated Code

// app/models/product.model.go
package models
 
import (
    "time"
 
    "github.com/google/uuid"
    "gorm.io/gorm"
)
 
type Product struct {
    ID        uuid.UUID      `gorm:"type:uuid;primary_key;default:gen_random_uuid()" json:"id"`
    Name      string         `gorm:"type:varchar(255);not null" json:"name"`
    Price     float64        `gorm:"type:decimal(10,2);not null" json:"price"`
    CreatedAt time.Time      `json:"created_at"`
    UpdatedAt time.Time      `json:"updated_at"`
    DeletedAt gorm.DeletedAt `gorm:"index" json:"deleted_at,omitempty"`
}

The model automatically includes:

• A UUID primary key with auto-generation
• CreatedAt and UpdatedAt timestamps managed by GORM
• DeletedAt for soft deletes with an index
• JSON tags using snake_case naming
• GORM tags for column type definitions

Database Driver Compatibility

Field type mappings adapt automatically based on the database driver configured in config/config.yaml:

Related

• gofasta g scaffold — generate a full resource
• gofasta g migration — generate migration files only
• gofasta g repository — generate a repository for this model