Settings

This extension is highly configurable, and as such, offers a number of settings. These can be configured by modifying your User or Workspace Settings.

To navigate to your settings, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for “settings”. The simplest way to modify your settings is through “Preferences: Open Settings (UI)”.

NOTE: Many of these settings don't apply if you are using gopls. Learn more about gopls-specific settings.

Latest changes

The settings described below are up-to-date as of January 2021. We do our best to keep documentation current, but if a setting is missing, you can always consult the full list in the Extensions view. Documentation for each setting should also be visible in the Settings UI.

To view the list of settings:

1. Navigate to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
2. Find the Go extension and click on it to open the Extension Editor.
3. Click on the Feature Contributions tab.
4. Scroll through the list under Settings.

Detailed list

go.addTags

Tags and options configured here will be used by the Add Tags command to add tags to struct fields. If promptForTags is true, then user will be prompted for tags and options. By default, json tags are added.

Properties	Description
options	Comma separated tag=options pairs to be used by Go: Add Tags command
promptForTags	If true, Go: Add Tags command will prompt the user to provide tags, options, transform values instead of using the configured values
tags	Comma separated tags to be used by Go: Add Tags command
template	Custom format used by Go: Add Tags command for the tag value to be applied
transform	Transformation rule used by Go: Add Tags command to add tags

Default:{
  "options": "json=omitempty",
  "promptForTags": false,
  "tags": "json",
  "template": "",
  "transform": "snakecase",
}

go.alternateTools

Alternate tools or alternate paths for the same tools used by the Go extension. Provide either absolute path or the name of the binary in GOPATH/bin, GOROOT/bin or PATH. Useful when you want to use wrapper script for the Go tools or versioned tools from https://gopkg.in.

Properties	Description
go	Alternate tool to use instead of the go binary or alternate path to use for the go binary.
go-outline	Alternate tool to use instead of the go-outline binary or alternate path to use for the go-outline binary.
gocode	Alternate tool to use instead of the gocode binary or alternate path to use for the gocode binary.
gopkgs	Alternate tool to use instead of the gopkgs binary or alternate path to use for the gopkgs binary.
gopls	Alternate tool to use instead of the gopls binary or alternate path to use for the gopls binary.
guru	Alternate tool to use instead of the guru binary or alternate path to use for the guru binary.

go.autocompleteUnimportedPackages

Include unimported packages in auto-complete suggestions. Not applicable when using the language server.

Default: false

go.buildFlags

Flags to go build/go test used during build-on-save or running tests. (e.g. [“-ldflags=‘-s’”]) This is propagated to the language server if gopls.build.buildFlags is not specified.

go.buildOnSave

Compiles code on file save using ‘go build -i’ or ‘go test -c -i’. Options are ‘workspace’, ‘package’, or ‘off’.

Allowed Values:[package workspace off]

Default: package

go.buildTags

The Go build tags to use for all commands, that support a -tags '...' argument. When running tests, go.testTags will be used instead if it was set. This is propagated to the language server if gopls.build.buildFlags is not specified.

Default: ``

go.coverMode

When generating code coverage, the value for -covermode. ‘default’ is the default value chosen by the ‘go test’ command.

Allowed Values:[default set count atomic]

Default: default

go.coverOnSave

If true, runs ‘go test -coverprofile’ on save and shows test coverage.

Default: false

go.coverOnSingleTest

If true, shows test coverage when Go: Test Function at cursor command is run.

Default: false

go.coverOnSingleTestFile

If true, shows test coverage when Go: Test Single File command is run.

Default: false

go.coverOnTestPackage

If true, shows test coverage when Go: Test Package command is run.

Default: true

go.coverShowCounts

When generating code coverage, should counts be shown as --374--

Default: false

go.coverageDecorator

This option lets you choose the way to display code coverage. Choose either to highlight the complete line or to show a decorator in the gutter. You can customize the colors and borders for the former and the style for the latter.

Properties	Description
coveredBorderColor	Color to use for the border of covered code.
coveredGutterStyle	Gutter style to indicate covered code.
coveredHighlightColor	Color in the rgba format to use to highlight covered code.
type
uncoveredBorderColor	Color to use for the border of uncovered code.
uncoveredGutterStyle	Gutter style to indicate covered code.
uncoveredHighlightColor	Color in the rgba format to use to highlight uncovered code.

Default:{
  "coveredBorderColor": "rgba(64,128,128,0.5)",
  "coveredGutterStyle": "blockblue",
  "coveredHighlightColor": "rgba(64,128,128,0.5)",
  "type": "highlight",
  "uncoveredBorderColor": "rgba(128,64,64,0.25)",
  "uncoveredGutterStyle": "slashyellow",
  "uncoveredHighlightColor": "rgba(128,64,64,0.25)",
}

go.coverageOptions

Use these options to control whether only covered or only uncovered code or both should be highlighted after running test coverage

Allowed Values:[showCoveredCodeOnly showUncoveredCodeOnly showBothCoveredAndUncoveredCode]

Default: showBothCoveredAndUncoveredCode

go.delveConfig

Delve settings that applies to all debugging sessions. Debug configuration in the launch.json file will override these values.

Properties	Description
apiVersion	Delve Api Version to use. Default value is 2.
dlvLoadConfig	LoadConfig describes to delve, how to load values from target's memory
showGlobalVariables	Boolean value to indicate whether global package variables should be shown in the variables pane or not.

Default:{
  "apiVersion": 2,
  "dlvLoadConfig": map[followPointers:true maxArrayValues:64 maxStringLen:64 maxStructFields:-1 maxVariableRecurse:1],
  "showGlobalVariables": false,
}

go.docsTool

Pick ‘godoc’ or ‘gogetdoc’ to get documentation. Not applicable when using the language server.

Allowed Values:[godoc gogetdoc guru]

Default: godoc

go.editorContextMenuCommands

Experimental Feature: Enable/Disable entries from the context menu in the editor.

Properties	Description
addImport	If true, adds command to import a package to the editor context menu
addTags	If true, adds command to add configured tags from struct fields to the editor context menu
benchmarkAtCursor	If true, adds command to benchmark the test under the cursor to the editor context menu
debugTestAtCursor	If true, adds command to debug the test under the cursor to the editor context menu
fillStruct	If true, adds command to fill struct literal with default values to the editor context menu
generateTestForFile	If true, adds command to generate unit tests for current file to the editor context menu
generateTestForFunction	If true, adds command to generate unit tests for function under the cursor to the editor context menu
generateTestForPackage	If true, adds command to generate unit tests for currnt package to the editor context menu
playground	If true, adds command to upload the current file or selection to the Go Playground
removeTags	If true, adds command to remove configured tags from struct fields to the editor context menu
testAtCursor	If true, adds command to run the test under the cursor to the editor context menu
testCoverage	If true, adds command to run test coverage to the editor context menu
testFile	If true, adds command to run all tests in the current file to the editor context menu
testPackage	If true, adds command to run all tests in the current package to the editor context menu
toggleTestFile	If true, adds command to toggle between a Go file and its test file to the editor context menu

Default:{
  "addImport": true,
  "addTags": true,
  "benchmarkAtCursor": false,
  "debugTestAtCursor": true,
  "fillStruct": false,
  "generateTestForFile": false,
  "generateTestForFunction": true,
  "generateTestForPackage": false,
  "playground": true,
  "removeTags": false,
  "testAtCursor": true,
  "testCoverage": true,
  "testFile": false,
  "testPackage": false,
  "toggleTestFile": true,
}

go.enableCodeLens

Feature level setting to enable/disable code lens for references and run/debug tests

Properties	Description
references	If true, enables the references code lens. Uses guru. Recalculates when there is change to the document followed by scrolling. Unnecessary when using the language server; use the call graph feature instead.
runtest	If true, enables code lens for running and debugging tests

Default:{
  "references": false,
  "runtest": true,
}

go.formatFlags

Flags to pass to format tool (e.g. [“-s”]). Not applicable when using the language server.

go.formatTool

Not applicable when using the language server. Choosing ‘goimports’, ‘goreturns’, or ‘gofumports’ will add missing imports and remove unused imports.

Allowed Values:[gofmt goimports goreturns goformat gofumpt gofumports]

Default: goreturns

go.generateTestsFlags

Additional command line flags to pass to gotests for generating tests.

go.gocodeAutoBuild

Enable gocode's autobuild feature. Not applicable when using the language server.

Default: false

go.gocodeFlags

Additional flags to pass to gocode. Not applicable when using the language server.

Default: [-builtin -ignore-case -unimported-packages]

go.gocodePackageLookupMode

Used to determine the Go package lookup rules for completions by gocode. Only applies when using nsf/gocode. Latest versions of the Go extension uses mdempsky/gocode by default. Not applicable when using the language server.

Allowed Values:[go gb bzl]

Default: go

go.gopath

Specify GOPATH here to override the one that is set as environment variable. The inferred GOPATH from workspace root overrides this, if go.inferGopath is set to true.

efault: <nil>

go.goroot

Specifies the GOROOT to use when no environment variable is set.

efault: <nil>

go.gotoSymbol.ignoreFolders

Folder names (not paths) to ignore while using Go to Symbol in Workspace feature. Not applicable when using the language server.

go.gotoSymbol.includeGoroot

If false, the standard library located at $GOROOT will be excluded while using the Go to Symbol in File feature. Not applicable when using the language server.

Default: false

go.gotoSymbol.includeImports

If false, the import statements will be excluded while using the Go to Symbol in File feature. Not applicable when using the language server.

Default: false

go.inferGopath

Infer GOPATH from the workspace root.

Default: false

go.installDependenciesWhenBuilding

If true, then -i flag will be passed to go build everytime the code is compiled. Since Go 1.10, setting this may be unnecessary unless you are in GOPATH mode and do not use the language server.

Default: false

go.languageServerFlags

Flags like -rpc.trace and -logfile to be used while running the language server.

go.lintFlags

Flags to pass to Lint tool (e.g. [“-min_confidence=.8”])

go.lintOnSave

Lints code on file save using the configured Lint tool. Options are ‘file’, ‘package’, ‘workspace’ or ‘off’.

Allowed Values:[file package workspace off]

Default: package

go.lintTool

Specifies Lint tool name.

Allowed Values:[golint golangci-lint revive staticcheck]

Default: golint

go.liveErrors

Use gotype on the file currently being edited and report any semantic or syntactic errors found after configured delay. Not applicable when using the language server.

Properties	Description
delay	The number of milliseconds to delay before execution. Resets with each keystroke.
enabled	If true, runs gotype on the file currently being edited and reports any semantic or syntactic errors found. Disabled when the language server is enabled.

Default:{
  "delay": 500,
  "enabled": false,
}

go.logging.level

The logging level the extension logs at, defaults to ‘error’

Allowed Values:[off error info verbose]

Default: error

go.overwriteGoplsMiddleware (deprecated)

This option is deprecated. This option provides a set of flags which determine if vscode-go should intercept certain commands from gopls. These flags assume the gopls settings, which enable codelens from gopls, are also present.

Properties	Description
codelens
default

go.playground

The flags configured here will be passed through to command goplay

Properties	Description
openbrowser	Whether to open the created Go Playground in the default browser
run	Whether to run the created Go Playground after creation
share	Whether to make the created Go Playground shareable

Default:{
  "openbrowser": true,
  "run": true,
  "share": true,
}

go.removeTags

Tags and options configured here will be used by the Remove Tags command to remove tags to struct fields. If promptForTags is true, then user will be prompted for tags and options. By default, all tags and options will be removed.

Properties	Description
options	Comma separated tag=options pairs to be used by Go: Remove Tags command
promptForTags	If true, Go: Remove Tags command will prompt the user to provide tags and options instead of using the configured values
tags	Comma separated tags to be used by Go: Remove Tags command

Default:{
  "options": "",
  "promptForTags": false,
  "tags": "",
}

go.testEnvFile

Absolute path to a file containing environment variables definitions. File contents should be of the form key=value.

Default: <nil>

go.testEnvVars

Environment variables that will be passed to the process that runs the Go tests

go.testFlags

Flags to pass to go test. If null, then buildFlags will be used. This is not propagated to the language server.

efault: <nil>

go.testOnSave

Run ‘go test’ on save for current package. It is not advised to set this to true when you have Auto Save enabled.

Default: false

go.testTags

The Go build tags to use for when running tests. If null, then buildTags will be used.

efault: <nil>

go.testTimeout

Specifies the timeout for go test in ParseDuration format.

Default: 30s

go.toolsEnvVars

Environment variables that will be passed to the tools that run the Go tools (e.g. CGO_CFLAGS)

go.toolsGopath

Location to install the Go tools that the extension depends on if you don't want them in your GOPATH.

efault: <nil>

go.toolsManagement.checkForUpdates

Specify whether to prompt about new versions of Go and the Go tools (currently, only gopls) the extension depends on

Allowed Values:[proxy local off]

Default: proxy

go.trace.server

Trace the communication between VS Code and the Go language server.

Allowed Values:[off messages verbose]

Default: off

go.useCodeSnippetsOnFunctionSuggest

Complete functions with their parameter signature, including the variable type. Not propagated to the language server.

Default: false

go.useCodeSnippetsOnFunctionSuggestWithoutType

Complete functions with their parameter signature, excluding the variable types. Use gopls.usePlaceholders when using the language server.

Default: false

go.useGoProxyToCheckForToolUpdates (deprecated)

Use go.toolsManagement.checkForUpdates instead. When enabled, the extension automatically checks the Go proxy if there are updates available for Go and the Go tools (at present, only gopls) it depends on and prompts the user accordingly

Default: true

go.useLanguageServer

Use the Go language server “gopls” from Google for powering language features like code navigation, completion, refactoring, formatting & diagnostics.

Default: false

go.vetFlags

Flags to pass to go tool vet (e.g. [“-all”, “-shadow”])

go.vetOnSave

Vets code on file save using ‘go tool vet’. Not applicable when using the language server.

Allowed Values:[package workspace off]

Default: package

gopls

Customize gopls behavior by specifying the gopls' settings in this section. For example,

"gopls" : {
	"build.directoryFilters": ["-node_modules"]
	...
}

This section is directly read by gopls. See the gopls section section for the full list of gopls settings.

Settings for gopls

Configure the default Go language server (‘gopls’). In most cases, configuring this section is unnecessary. See the documentation for all available settings.

build.allowImplicitNetworkAccess

(Experimental) allowImplicitNetworkAccess disables GOPROXY=off, allowing implicit module downloads rather than requiring user action. This option will eventually be removed.

Default: false

build.allowModfileModifications

(Experimental) allowModfileModifications disables -mod=readonly, allowing imports from out-of-scope modules. This option will eventually be removed.

Default: false

build.buildFlags

buildFlags is the set of flags passed on to the build system when invoked. It is applied to queries like go list, which is used when discovering files. The most common use is to set -tags.

If unspecified, values of go.buildFlags, go.buildTags will be propagated.

build.directoryFilters

directoryFilters can be used to exclude unwanted directories from the workspace. By default, all directories are included. Filters are an operator, + to include and - to exclude, followed by a path prefix relative to the workspace folder. They are evaluated in order, and the last filter that applies to a path controls whether it is included. The path prefix can be empty, so an initial - excludes everything.

Examples: Exclude node_modules: -node_modules Include only project_a: - (exclude everything), +project_a Include only project_a, but not node_modules inside it: -, +project_a, -project_a/node_modules

build.env

env adds environment variables to external commands run by gopls, most notably go list.

build.expandWorkspaceToModule

(Experimental) expandWorkspaceToModule instructs gopls to adjust the scope of the workspace to find the best available module root. gopls first looks for a go.mod file in any parent directory of the workspace folder, expanding the scope to that directory if it exists. If no viable parent directory is found, gopls will check if there is exactly one child directory containing a go.mod file, narrowing the scope to that directory if it exists.

Default: true

build.experimentalPackageCacheKey

(Experimental) experimentalPackageCacheKey controls whether to use a coarser cache key for package type information to increase cache hits. This setting removes the user's environment, build flags, and working directory from the cache key, which should be a safe change as all relevant inputs into the type checking pass are already hashed into the key. This is temporarily guarded by an experiment because caching behavior is subtle and difficult to comprehensively test.

Default: true

build.experimentalWorkspaceModule

(Experimental) experimentalWorkspaceModule opts a user into the experimental support for multi-module workspaces.

Default: false

formatting.gofumpt

gofumpt indicates if we should run gofumpt formatting.

Default: false

formatting.local

local is the equivalent of the goimports -local flag, which puts imports beginning with this string after third-party packages. It should be the prefix of the import path whose imports should be grouped separately.

Default: ``

ui.codelenses

codelenses overrides the enabled/disabled state of code lenses. See the “Code Lenses” section of the Settings page for the list of supported lenses.

Example Usage:

"gopls": {
...
  "codelens": {
    "generate": false,  // Don't show the `go generate` lens.
    "gc_details": true  // Show a code lens toggling the display of gc's choices.
  }
...
}

ui.completion.completionBudget

(For Debugging) completionBudget is the soft latency goal for completion requests. Most requests finish in a couple milliseconds, but in some cases deep completions can take much longer. As we use up our budget we dynamically reduce the search scope to ensure we return timely results. Zero means unlimited.

Default: 100ms

ui.completion.matcher

(Advanced) matcher sets the algorithm that is used when calculating completion candidates.

Default: Fuzzy

ui.completion.usePlaceholders

placeholders enables placeholders for function parameters or struct fields in completion responses.

Default: false

ui.diagnostic.analyses

analyses specify analyses that the user would like to enable or disable. A map of the names of analysis passes that should be enabled/disabled. A full list of analyzers that gopls uses can be found here.

Example Usage:

...
"analyses": {
  "unreachable": false, // Disable the unreachable analyzer.
  "unusedparams": true  // Enable the unusedparams analyzer.
}
...

ui.diagnostic.annotations

(Experimental) annotations specifies the various kinds of optimization diagnostics that should be reported by the gc_details command.

ui.diagnostic.experimentalDiagnosticsDelay

(Experimental) experimentalDiagnosticsDelay controls the amount of time that gopls waits after the most recent file modification before computing deep diagnostics. Simple diagnostics (parsing and type-checking) are always run immediately on recently modified packages.

This option must be set to a valid duration string, for example "250ms".

Default: 250ms

ui.diagnostic.staticcheck

(Experimental) staticcheck enables additional analyses from staticcheck.io.

Default: false

ui.documentation.hoverKind

hoverKind controls the information that appears in the hover text. SingleLine and Structured are intended for use only by authors of editor plugins.

Default: FullDocumentation

ui.documentation.linkTarget

linkTarget controls where documentation links go. It might be one of:

• "godoc.org"
• "pkg.go.dev"

If company chooses to use its own godoc.org, its address can be used as well.

Default: pkg.go.dev

ui.documentation.linksInHover

linksInHover toggles the presence of links to documentation in hover.

Default: true

ui.navigation.importShortcut

importShortcut specifies whether import statements should link to documentation or go to definitions.

Default: Both

ui.navigation.symbolMatcher

(Advanced) symbolMatcher sets the algorithm that is used when finding workspace symbols.

Default: Fuzzy

ui.navigation.symbolStyle

(Advanced) symbolStyle controls how symbols are qualified in symbol responses.

Example Usage:

"gopls": {
...
  "symbolStyle": "dynamic",
...
}

Default: Dynamic

ui.semanticTokens

(Experimental) semanticTokens controls whether the LSP server will send semantic tokens to the client.

Default: false

verboseOutput

(For Debugging) verboseOutput enables additional debug logging.

Default: false