The gova CLI

gova is a small developer tool that wraps the Go toolchain with a workflow oriented around Gova apps. It is not required to ship a Gova application, but it is the fastest way to iterate during development.

Install

go install github.com/nv404/gova/cmd/gova@latest

This places the gova binary in $GOBIN (typically ~/go/bin). Make sure that directory is on your PATH.

Subcommands

gova dev [pkg]      Watch the module and rebuild/restart on change
gova build [pkg]    Compile pkg to ./bin/<name>
gova run [pkg]      Build and run pkg once
gova version        Print the CLI version
gova help           Show the top-level help message

All three build commands accept a package path. The default is . (the current directory). Arguments after -- are forwarded to the compiled binary.

gova run ./examples/counter -- --verbose

Run gova <command> --help for the flags that a specific subcommand accepts.