guregu/null
reasonable handling of nullable values observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
27/100
- Activity 9
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4388
- days_rel: 546
- days_push: 546
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2070 stars · 247 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Go library providing nullable types for SQL and JSON values, with two packages: null (null and zero are distinct) and zero (null and zero are equivalent). All types implement sql.Scanner, driver.Valuer, and JSON marshalers.
Use cases
- handle nullable database columns in Go structs
- marshal nullable SQL values to JSON without pointers
- scan SQL NULL values into non-pointer struct fields
- treat empty strings and null as equivalent in JSON APIs
- omit null fields from JSON with Go 1.24 omitzero
When to choose
- you need sql.NullXXX alternatives that marshal cleanly to JSON
- you want to avoid pointer types for optional fields
- you need both strict null and zero-as-null semantics
When to avoid
- you prefer pointer-based optionality
- you need nullable types outside SQL/JSON contexts
- your project targets Go versions without generics for null.Value
Facets
library · maturity stable
serialization database-driver databases developer-tools backend go nullable-types sql go-library
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/guregu/null · fetched 2026-08-28 · a25b0f17f06a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| guregu/null | main | 27 |
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