Show HN: Sponge – Low-code Go framework to generate APIs and cloud-ready service

by gvison • 1 year ago

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gvison• 1 year ago

Hi HN, I'm the creator of Sponge.

Throughout my extensive experience with Go development, I noticed a persistent and frustrating problem: a vast amount of time was being spent on writing repetitive boilerplate code. This ranged from API definitions and data structure conversions to configuring HTTP/gRPC servers, implementing Swagger documentation, and setting up observability systems (logging, tracing, metrics). To boost productivity, I tried various approaches—from manual coding and using snippets to employing different CLI tools—but these only offered superficial efficiency gains.

I envisioned a tool that could truly absorb this complexity, allowing developers to focus purely on business logic instead of getting bogged down in technical "glue code." This vision ultimately led to the creation of Sponge.

Sponge is a Go development framework built on a powerful code generation engine. It embodies a "Definition is Code" low-code philosophy, where the "definition" can be a SQL DDL or a Protobuf IDL. The framework intelligently parses these definitions to automatically generate a complete project structure around your core business logic, including but not limited to:

• Ready-to-use HTTP/gRPC server implementations

• Standardized CRUD API code

• Automatically generated Swagger documentation

• Corresponding client SDKs

• Out-of-the-box service templates (with integrated caching, rate limiting, circuit breaking, etc.)

• A comprehensive suite of unit tests

• Cloud-native deployment solutions (Kubernetes and Docker Compose)

Our goal is to create a development experience that retains the native advantages of the Go language while delivering the efficiency of low-code. The code generated by Sponge is your code, not framework-locked code, giving you 100% control at all times. Thanks to its modular design, you can freely replace or extend any component, truly empowering you to "own your code."

Sponge is still an evolving project, and I would love to get your feedback, answer any questions, and hear your thoughts on its future direction.

You can check out the source code and more detailed examples here: [https://github.com/go-dev-frame/sponge](https://github.com/go-dev-frame/sponge)

Thanks for taking a look!

Show HN: Sponge – Low-code Go framework to generate APIs and cloud-ready service

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