gofasta init

Initializes an existing Gofasta project that was cloned from a repository or copied from another machine. This command installs Go dependencies, runs Google Wire dependency injection generation, and runs gqlgen GraphQL code generation to ensure the project is ready to build and run.

Use this command instead of gofasta new when you already have the project source code and just need to set up the development environment.

Usage


gofasta init [flags]

Run this command from the root directory of your Gofasta project (the directory containing go.mod).

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
`--skip-deps`	`false`	Skip running `go mod tidy`
`--skip-wire`	`false`	Skip running Wire DI code generation
`--skip-gqlgen`	`false`	Skip running gqlgen GraphQL code generation

Examples

Initialize a freshly cloned project:


git clone https://github.com/myorg/myapp.git
cd myapp
gofasta init

Initialize but skip gqlgen (useful if you do not use GraphQL):


gofasta init --skip-gqlgen

Skip all code generation steps (only install dependencies):


gofasta init --skip-wire --skip-gqlgen

What It Does

When you run gofasta init, the CLI performs the following steps in order:

Verify project structure — checks that the current directory contains a valid Gofasta project (looks for go.mod and config/config.yaml)
Install dependencies — runs go mod tidy to download and synchronize all Go module dependencies
Generate Wire code — runs wire ./app/di/... to generate the dependency injection container from your provider definitions
Generate GraphQL code — runs gqlgen generate to create Go types and resolvers from your .graphqls schema files
Verify build — confirms the project compiles successfully


$ gofasta init
Verifying project structure...
Running go mod tidy...
Generating Wire DI code...
Generating GraphQL resolvers...
Build verified successfully.
Project initialized!

When to Use

Scenario	Command
Starting a brand-new project from scratch	`gofasta new myapp`
Cloning an existing project from Git	`gofasta init`
Pulling changes that modified `wire.go` or GraphQL schemas	`gofasta init`
Setting up the project on a new machine	`gofasta init`
CI/CD pipeline setup step	`gofasta init --skip-wire --skip-gqlgen`

gofasta new — create a new project from scratch
gofasta wire — regenerate only Wire DI code
gofasta dev — start the development server
Installation