diff --git a/go/lib.go b/go/lib.go
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+package flatbuffers
+
+// FlatBuffer is the interface that represents a flatbuffer.
+type FlatBuffer interface {
+	Table() Table
+	Init(buf []byte, i UOffsetT)
+}
+
+// GetRootAs is a generic helper to initialize a FlatBuffer with the provided buffer bytes and its data offset.
+func GetRootAs(buf []byte, offset UOffsetT, fb FlatBuffer) {
+	n := GetUOffsetT(buf[offset:])
+	fb.Init(buf, n+offset)
+}