Encoding structs
Go struct types are usually encoded as JSON objects. This section shows the standard library tools that deal with the encoding of data types.
How to do it...
- Use
jsontags to annotate struct fields with their JSON keys:
type Config struct {
  Version   string `json:"ver"`  // Encoded as "ver"
  Name      string               // Encoded as "Name"
  Type      string `json:"type,omitempty"` // Encoded as "type",
                                           // and will be omitted if
    ...
