google/go-cloud

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The Go Cloud Development Kit (Go CDK) is a Go library providing stable, vendor-neutral APIs for common cloud services like blob storage, document stores, and pub/sub, so applications can run on AWS, GCP, Azure, or locally with minimal changes. It works like 'database/sql' for cloud products, with URL-based driver opening and integration with the Wire code generator.

Use cases

• write Go code that works on AWS, GCP, and Azure without rewrites
• abstract blob storage across S3, GCS, and Azure Blob
• use one API for DynamoDB, Firestore, and MongoDB document stores
• test cloud applications locally with in-memory implementations
• avoid vendor lock-in for cloud-native Go applications
• build hybrid cloud deployments combining on-prem and cloud services

When to choose

• you need portable Go code across multiple cloud providers
• you want to test locally then deploy to any cloud with minimal changes
• you prefer idiomatic Go interfaces over vendor-specific SDKs
• you want to avoid vendor lock-in

When to avoid

• you only target a single cloud provider and can use its native SDK directly
• you need cutting-edge features of specific cloud services not covered by the portable APIs
• you need APIs beyond the supported set (blob, docstore, pub/sub, runtimevar, secrets)
• you require a fully stabilized, out-of-alpha API contract

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

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