jmoiron/sqlx

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sqlx is a Go library providing general-purpose extensions to the standard database/sql package. It adds struct/map scanning, named parameters, and convenience helpers like Get and Select while remaining a superset of the standard interfaces.

Use cases

• scan sql rows into go structs
• run queries with named parameters in go
• quickly map query results to slices of structs
• extend database/sql without rewriting existing code
• do batch insertions with sqlx.In
• wrap database/sql handles with drop-in replacements

When to choose

• you use database/sql and want struct scanning and named params without a full ORM
• you need drop-in compatibility with existing database/sql code
• you want a lightweight, well-established SQL helper library for Go

When to avoid

• you want a full ORM with migrations, associations, and query building
• you need automatic handling of ambiguous join column names
• you prefer code-generation-based database access layers

Facets

library · maturity stable

database orm serialization databases backend developer-tools go cross-platform database-sql sql struct-scanning named-parameters go

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