What is GORM?
GORM is a popular ORM library for Go. It provides an abstraction over the database, removing the need to write or understand SQL to store and retrieve data from the database. Instead of running queries, we use regular Go structs and methods on those structs to access the database.
Some of the interesting features that GORM provides include automatic database migrations, managing relationships between models (one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many), and hooks, which allow you to run custom code before or after certain operations (such as creating, updating, or deleting records).
All this sounds great, but it doesn’t mean using an ORM is always the best option. ORMs have lights and shadows, so let’s examine when using GORM will help you or get in your way.
When to use GORM
While GORM can be very convenient, this is not always the case. Here are some advantages of GORM:
Less boilerplate code for database operations
- Simplified...
