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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// independent from idl_parser, since this code is not needed for most clients
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "flatbuffers/code_generators.h"
+#include "flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h"
+#include "flatbuffers/idl.h"
+#include "flatbuffers/util.h"
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#  include <direct.h>
+#  define PATH_SEPARATOR "\\"
+#  define mkdir(n, m) _mkdir(n)
+#else
+#  include <sys/stat.h>
+#  define PATH_SEPARATOR "/"
+#endif
+
+namespace flatbuffers {
+
+static std::string GeneratedFileName(const std::string &path,
+                                     const std::string &file_name) {
+  return path + file_name + "_generated.go";
+}
+
+namespace go {
+
+// see https://golang.org/ref/spec#Keywords
+static const char * const g_golang_keywords[] = {
+  "break",  "default", "func",        "interface", "select", "case", "defer",
+  "go",     "map",     "struct",      "chan",      "else",   "goto", "package",
+  "switch", "const",   "fallthrough", "if",        "range",  "type", "continue",
+  "for",    "import",  "return",      "var",
+};
+
+static std::string GoIdentity(const std::string &name) {
+  for (size_t i = 0;
+       i < sizeof(g_golang_keywords) / sizeof(g_golang_keywords[0]); i++) {
+    if (name == g_golang_keywords[i]) { return MakeCamel(name + "_", false); }
+  }
+
+  return MakeCamel(name, false);
+}
+
+class GoGenerator : public BaseGenerator {
+ public:
+  GoGenerator(const Parser &parser, const std::string &path,
+              const std::string &file_name, const std::string &go_namespace)
+      : BaseGenerator(parser, path, file_name, "" /* not used*/,
+                      "" /* not used */),
+        cur_name_space_(nullptr) {
+    std::istringstream iss(go_namespace);
+    std::string component;
+    while (std::getline(iss, component, '.')) {
+      go_namespace_.components.push_back(component);
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool generate() {
+    std::string one_file_code;
+    for (auto it = parser_.enums_.vec.begin(); it != parser_.enums_.vec.end();
+         ++it) {
+      tracked_imported_namespaces_.clear();
+      std::string enumcode;
+      GenEnum(**it, &enumcode);
+      if (parser_.opts.one_file) {
+        one_file_code += enumcode;
+      } else {
+        if (!SaveType(**it, enumcode, false, true)) return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (auto it = parser_.structs_.vec.begin();
+         it != parser_.structs_.vec.end(); ++it) {
+      tracked_imported_namespaces_.clear();
+      std::string declcode;
+      GenStruct(**it, &declcode);
+      if (parser_.opts.one_file) {
+        one_file_code += declcode;
+      } else {
+        if (!SaveType(**it, declcode, true, false)) return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (parser_.opts.one_file) {
+      std::string code = "";
+      const bool is_enum = !parser_.enums_.vec.empty();
+      BeginFile(LastNamespacePart(go_namespace_), true, is_enum, &code);
+      code += one_file_code;
+      const std::string filename = GeneratedFileName(path_, file_name_);
+      return SaveFile(filename.c_str(), code, false);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  Namespace go_namespace_;
+  Namespace *cur_name_space_;
+
+  struct NamespacePtrLess {
+    bool operator()(const Namespace *a, const Namespace *b) const {
+      return *a < *b;
+    }
+  };
+  std::set<const Namespace *, NamespacePtrLess> tracked_imported_namespaces_;
+
+  // Most field accessors need to retrieve and test the field offset first,
+  // this is the prefix code for that.
+  std::string OffsetPrefix(const FieldDef &field) {
+    return "{\n\to := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(" +
+           NumToString(field.value.offset) + "))\n\tif o != 0 {\n";
+  }
+
+  // Begin a class declaration.
+  void BeginClass(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    code += "type " + struct_def.name + " struct {\n\t";
+
+    // _ is reserved in flatbuffers field names, so no chance of name conflict:
+    code += "_tab ";
+    code += struct_def.fixed ? "flatbuffers.Struct" : "flatbuffers.Table";
+    code += "\n}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Construct the name of the type for this enum.
+  std::string GetEnumTypeName(const EnumDef &enum_def) {
+    return WrapInNameSpaceAndTrack(enum_def.defined_namespace, GoIdentity(enum_def.name));
+  }
+
+  // Create a type for the enum values.
+  void GenEnumType(const EnumDef &enum_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "type " + GetEnumTypeName(enum_def) + " ";
+    code += GenTypeBasic(enum_def.underlying_type) + "\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Begin enum code with a class declaration.
+  void BeginEnum(std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "const (\n";
+  }
+
+  // A single enum member.
+  void EnumMember(const EnumDef &enum_def, const EnumVal &ev,
+                  size_t max_name_length, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "\t";
+    code += enum_def.name;
+    code += ev.name;
+    code += " ";
+    code += std::string(max_name_length - ev.name.length(), ' ');
+    code += GetEnumTypeName(enum_def);
+    code += " = ";
+    code += enum_def.ToString(ev) + "\n";
+  }
+
+  // End enum code.
+  void EndEnum(std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += ")\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Begin enum name map.
+  void BeginEnumNames(const EnumDef &enum_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "var EnumNames";
+    code += enum_def.name;
+    code += " = map[" + GetEnumTypeName(enum_def) + "]string{\n";
+  }
+
+  // A single enum name member.
+  void EnumNameMember(const EnumDef &enum_def, const EnumVal &ev,
+                      size_t max_name_length, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "\t";
+    code += enum_def.name;
+    code += ev.name;
+    code += ": ";
+    code += std::string(max_name_length - ev.name.length(), ' ');
+    code += "\"";
+    code += ev.name;
+    code += "\",\n";
+  }
+
+  // End enum name map.
+  void EndEnumNames(std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Generate String() method on enum type.
+  void EnumStringer(const EnumDef &enum_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "func (v " + enum_def.name + ") String() string {\n";
+    code += "\tif s, ok := EnumNames" + enum_def.name + "[v]; ok {\n";
+    code += "\t\treturn s\n";
+    code += "\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn \""+ enum_def.name;
+    code += "(\" + strconv.FormatInt(int64(v), 10) + \")\"\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Begin enum value map.
+  void BeginEnumValues(const EnumDef &enum_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "var EnumValues";
+    code += enum_def.name;
+    code += " = map[string]" + GetEnumTypeName(enum_def) + "{\n";
+  }
+
+  // A single enum value member.
+  void EnumValueMember(const EnumDef &enum_def, const EnumVal &ev,
+                       size_t max_name_length, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "\t\"";
+    code += ev.name;
+    code += "\": ";
+    code += std::string(max_name_length - ev.name.length(), ' ');
+    code += enum_def.name;
+    code += ev.name;
+    code += ",\n";
+  }
+
+  // End enum value map.
+  void EndEnumValues(std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Initialize a new struct or table from existing data.
+  void NewRootTypeFromBuffer(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                             std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    code += "func GetRootAs";
+    code += struct_def.name;
+    code += "(buf []byte, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) ";
+    code += "*" + struct_def.name + "";
+    code += " {\n";
+    code += "\tn := flatbuffers.GetUOffsetT(buf[offset:])\n";
+    code += "\tx := &" + struct_def.name + "{}\n";
+    code += "\tx.Init(buf, n+offset)\n";
+    code += "\treturn x\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Initialize an existing object with other data, to avoid an allocation.
+  void InitializeExisting(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " Init(buf []byte, i flatbuffers.UOffsetT) ";
+    code += "{\n";
+    code += "\trcv._tab.Bytes = buf\n";
+    code += "\trcv._tab.Pos = i\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Implement the table accessor
+  void GenTableAccessor(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " Table() flatbuffers.Table ";
+    code += "{\n";
+
+    if (struct_def.fixed) {
+      code += "\treturn rcv._tab.Table\n";
+    } else {
+      code += "\treturn rcv._tab\n";
+    }
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the length of a vector.
+  void GetVectorLen(const StructDef &struct_def, const FieldDef &field,
+                    std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name) + "Length(";
+    code += ") int " + OffsetPrefix(field);
+    code += "\t\treturn rcv._tab.VectorLen(o)\n\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn 0\n}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get a [ubyte] vector as a byte slice.
+  void GetUByteSlice(const StructDef &struct_def, const FieldDef &field,
+                     std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name) + "Bytes(";
+    code += ") []byte " + OffsetPrefix(field);
+    code += "\t\treturn rcv._tab.ByteVector(o + rcv._tab.Pos)\n\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn nil\n}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a struct's scalar.
+  void GetScalarFieldOfStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                              const FieldDef &field,
+                              std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    std::string getter = GenGetter(field.value.type);
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "() " + TypeName(field) + " {\n";
+    code += "\treturn " + CastToEnum(
+        field.value.type,
+        getter + "(rcv._tab.Pos + flatbuffers.UOffsetT(" +
+        NumToString(field.value.offset) + "))");
+    code += "\n}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a table's scalar.
+  void GetScalarFieldOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                             const FieldDef &field,
+                             std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    std::string getter = GenGetter(field.value.type);
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "() " + TypeName(field) + " ";
+    code += OffsetPrefix(field) + "\t\treturn ";
+    code += CastToEnum(field.value.type, getter + "(o + rcv._tab.Pos)");
+    code += "\n\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn " + GenConstant(field) + "\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get a struct by initializing an existing struct.
+  // Specific to Struct.
+  void GetStructFieldOfStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                              const FieldDef &field,
+                              std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(obj *" + TypeName(field);
+    code += ") *" + TypeName(field);
+    code += " {\n";
+    code += "\tif obj == nil {\n";
+    code += "\t\tobj = new(" + TypeName(field) + ")\n";
+    code += "\t}\n";
+    code += "\tobj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, rcv._tab.Pos+";
+    code += NumToString(field.value.offset) + ")";
+    code += "\n\treturn obj\n";
+    code += "}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get a struct by initializing an existing struct.
+  // Specific to Table.
+  void GetStructFieldOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                             const FieldDef &field,
+                             std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(obj *";
+    code += TypeName(field);
+    code += ") *" + TypeName(field) + " " + OffsetPrefix(field);
+    if (field.value.type.struct_def->fixed) {
+      code += "\t\tx := o + rcv._tab.Pos\n";
+    } else {
+      code += "\t\tx := rcv._tab.Indirect(o + rcv._tab.Pos)\n";
+    }
+    code += "\t\tif obj == nil {\n";
+    code += "\t\t\tobj = new(" + TypeName(field) + ")\n";
+    code += "\t\t}\n";
+    code += "\t\tobj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)\n";
+    code += "\t\treturn obj\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a string.
+  void GetStringField(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                      const FieldDef &field,
+                      std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "() " + TypeName(field) + " ";
+    code += OffsetPrefix(field) + "\t\treturn " + GenGetter(field.value.type);
+    code += "(o + rcv._tab.Pos)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a union from an object.
+  void GetUnionField(const StructDef &struct_def, const FieldDef &field,
+                     std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name) + "(";
+    code += "obj " + GenTypePointer(field.value.type) + ") bool ";
+    code += OffsetPrefix(field);
+    code += "\t\t" + GenGetter(field.value.type);
+    code += "(obj, o)\n\t\treturn true\n\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn false\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a vector's struct member.
+  void GetMemberOfVectorOfStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                                 const FieldDef &field,
+                                 std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    auto vectortype = field.value.type.VectorType();
+
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(obj *" + TypeName(field);
+    code += ", j int) bool " + OffsetPrefix(field);
+    code += "\t\tx := rcv._tab.Vector(o)\n";
+    code += "\t\tx += flatbuffers.UOffsetT(j) * ";
+    code += NumToString(InlineSize(vectortype)) + "\n";
+    if (!(vectortype.struct_def->fixed)) {
+      code += "\t\tx = rcv._tab.Indirect(x)\n";
+    }
+    code += "\t\tobj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)\n";
+    code += "\t\treturn true\n\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn false\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a vector's non-struct member.
+  void GetMemberOfVectorOfNonStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                                    const FieldDef &field,
+                                    std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    auto vectortype = field.value.type.VectorType();
+
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " " + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(j int) " + TypeName(field) + " ";
+    code += OffsetPrefix(field);
+    code += "\t\ta := rcv._tab.Vector(o)\n";
+    code += "\t\treturn " + CastToEnum(
+        field.value.type,
+        GenGetter(field.value.type) + "(a + flatbuffers.UOffsetT(j*" +
+        NumToString(InlineSize(vectortype)) + "))");
+    code += "\n\t}\n";
+    if (vectortype.base_type == BASE_TYPE_STRING) {
+      code += "\treturn nil\n";
+    } else if (vectortype.base_type == BASE_TYPE_BOOL) {
+      code += "\treturn false\n";
+    } else {
+      code += "\treturn 0\n";
+    }
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Begin the creator function signature.
+  void BeginBuilderArgs(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+
+    if (code.substr(code.length() - 2) != "\n\n") {
+      // a previous mutate has not put an extra new line
+      code += "\n";
+    }
+    code += "func Create" + struct_def.name;
+    code += "(builder *flatbuffers.Builder";
+  }
+
+  // Recursively generate arguments for a constructor, to deal with nested
+  // structs.
+  void StructBuilderArgs(const StructDef &struct_def, const char *nameprefix,
+                         std::string *code_ptr) {
+    for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
+         it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
+      auto &field = **it;
+      if (IsStruct(field.value.type)) {
+        // Generate arguments for a struct inside a struct. To ensure names
+        // don't clash, and to make it obvious these arguments are constructing
+        // a nested struct, prefix the name with the field name.
+        StructBuilderArgs(*field.value.type.struct_def,
+                          (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str(), code_ptr);
+      } else {
+        std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+        code += std::string(", ") + nameprefix;
+        code += GoIdentity(field.name);
+        code += " " + TypeName(field);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // End the creator function signature.
+  void EndBuilderArgs(std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += ") flatbuffers.UOffsetT {\n";
+  }
+
+  // Recursively generate struct construction statements and instert manual
+  // padding.
+  void StructBuilderBody(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                         const char *nameprefix, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "\tbuilder.Prep(" + NumToString(struct_def.minalign) + ", ";
+    code += NumToString(struct_def.bytesize) + ")\n";
+    for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.rbegin();
+         it != struct_def.fields.vec.rend(); ++it) {
+      auto &field = **it;
+      if (field.padding)
+        code += "\tbuilder.Pad(" + NumToString(field.padding) + ")\n";
+      if (IsStruct(field.value.type)) {
+        StructBuilderBody(*field.value.type.struct_def,
+                          (nameprefix + (field.name + "_")).c_str(), code_ptr);
+      } else {
+        code += "\tbuilder.Prepend" + GenMethod(field) + "(";
+        code += CastToBaseType(field.value.type, nameprefix + GoIdentity(field.name)) + ")\n";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  void EndBuilderBody(std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "\treturn builder.Offset()\n";
+    code += "}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the value of a table's starting offset.
+  void GetStartOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "func " + struct_def.name + "Start";
+    code += "(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) {\n";
+    code += "\tbuilder.StartObject(";
+    code += NumToString(struct_def.fields.vec.size());
+    code += ")\n}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Set the value of a table's field.
+  void BuildFieldOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def, const FieldDef &field,
+                         const size_t offset, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "func " + struct_def.name + "Add" + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, ";
+    code += GoIdentity(field.name) + " ";
+    if (!IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type) && (!struct_def.fixed)) {
+      code += "flatbuffers.UOffsetT";
+    } else {
+      code += TypeName(field);
+    }
+    code += ") {\n";
+    code += "\tbuilder.Prepend";
+    code += GenMethod(field) + "Slot(";
+    code += NumToString(offset) + ", ";
+    if (!IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type) && (!struct_def.fixed)) {
+      code += "flatbuffers.UOffsetT";
+      code += "(";
+      code += GoIdentity(field.name) + ")";
+    } else {
+      code += CastToBaseType(field.value.type, GoIdentity(field.name));
+    }
+    code += ", " + GenConstant(field);
+    code += ")\n}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Set the value of one of the members of a table's vector.
+  void BuildVectorOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                          const FieldDef &field, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "func " + struct_def.name + "Start";
+    code += MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "Vector(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, numElems int) ";
+    code += "flatbuffers.UOffsetT {\n\treturn builder.StartVector(";
+    auto vector_type = field.value.type.VectorType();
+    auto alignment = InlineAlignment(vector_type);
+    auto elem_size = InlineSize(vector_type);
+    code += NumToString(elem_size);
+    code += ", numElems, " + NumToString(alignment);
+    code += ")\n}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Get the offset of the end of a table.
+  void GetEndOffsetOnTable(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "func " + struct_def.name + "End";
+    code += "(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) flatbuffers.UOffsetT ";
+    code += "{\n\treturn builder.EndObject()\n}\n";
+  }
+
+  // Generate the receiver for function signatures.
+  void GenReceiver(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code += "func (rcv *" + struct_def.name + ")";
+  }
+
+  // Generate a struct field getter, conditioned on its child type(s).
+  void GenStructAccessor(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                         const FieldDef &field, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    GenComment(field.doc_comment, code_ptr, nullptr, "");
+    if (IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type)) {
+      if (struct_def.fixed) {
+        GetScalarFieldOfStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      } else {
+        GetScalarFieldOfTable(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      }
+    } else {
+      switch (field.value.type.base_type) {
+        case BASE_TYPE_STRUCT:
+          if (struct_def.fixed) {
+            GetStructFieldOfStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+          } else {
+            GetStructFieldOfTable(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+          }
+          break;
+        case BASE_TYPE_STRING: GetStringField(struct_def, field, code_ptr); break;
+        case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: {
+          auto vectortype = field.value.type.VectorType();
+          if (vectortype.base_type == BASE_TYPE_STRUCT) {
+            GetMemberOfVectorOfStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+          } else {
+            GetMemberOfVectorOfNonStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+        case BASE_TYPE_UNION: GetUnionField(struct_def, field, code_ptr); break;
+        default: FLATBUFFERS_ASSERT(0);
+      }
+    }
+    if (field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
+      GetVectorLen(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      if (field.value.type.element == BASE_TYPE_UCHAR) {
+        GetUByteSlice(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Mutate the value of a struct's scalar.
+  void MutateScalarFieldOfStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                                 const FieldDef &field,
+                                 std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    std::string type = MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(field.value.type));
+    std::string setter = "rcv._tab.Mutate" + type;
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " Mutate" + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(n " + TypeName(field) + ") bool {\n\treturn " + setter;
+    code += "(rcv._tab.Pos+flatbuffers.UOffsetT(";
+    code += NumToString(field.value.offset) + "), ";
+    code += CastToBaseType(field.value.type, "n") + ")\n}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Mutate the value of a table's scalar.
+  void MutateScalarFieldOfTable(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                                const FieldDef &field,
+                                std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    std::string type = MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(field.value.type));
+    std::string setter = "rcv._tab.Mutate" + type + "Slot";
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " Mutate" + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(n " + TypeName(field) + ") bool {\n\treturn ";
+    code += setter + "(" + NumToString(field.value.offset) + ", ";
+    code += CastToBaseType(field.value.type, "n") + ")\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Mutate an element of a vector of scalars.
+  void MutateElementOfVectorOfNonStruct(const StructDef &struct_def,
+                                        const FieldDef &field,
+                                        std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    auto vectortype = field.value.type.VectorType();
+    std::string type = MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(vectortype));
+    std::string setter = "rcv._tab.Mutate" + type;
+    GenReceiver(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    code += " Mutate" + MakeCamel(field.name);
+    code += "(j int, n " + TypeName(field) + ") bool ";
+    code += OffsetPrefix(field);
+    code += "\t\ta := rcv._tab.Vector(o)\n";
+    code += "\t\treturn " + setter + "(";
+    code += "a+flatbuffers.UOffsetT(j*";
+    code += NumToString(InlineSize(vectortype)) + "), ";
+    code += CastToBaseType(vectortype, "n") + ")\n";
+    code += "\t}\n";
+    code += "\treturn false\n";
+    code += "}\n\n";
+  }
+
+  // Generate a struct field setter, conditioned on its child type(s).
+  void GenStructMutator(const StructDef &struct_def, const FieldDef &field,
+                        std::string *code_ptr) {
+    GenComment(field.doc_comment, code_ptr, nullptr, "");
+    if (IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type)) {
+      if (struct_def.fixed) {
+        MutateScalarFieldOfStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      } else {
+        MutateScalarFieldOfTable(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      }
+    } else if (field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
+      if (IsScalar(field.value.type.element)) {
+        MutateElementOfVectorOfNonStruct(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Generate table constructors, conditioned on its members' types.
+  void GenTableBuilders(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    GetStartOfTable(struct_def, code_ptr);
+
+    for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
+         it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
+      auto &field = **it;
+      if (field.deprecated) continue;
+
+      auto offset = it - struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
+      BuildFieldOfTable(struct_def, field, offset, code_ptr);
+      if (field.value.type.base_type == BASE_TYPE_VECTOR) {
+        BuildVectorOfTable(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    GetEndOffsetOnTable(struct_def, code_ptr);
+  }
+
+  // Generate struct or table methods.
+  void GenStruct(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    if (struct_def.generated) return;
+
+    cur_name_space_ = struct_def.defined_namespace;
+
+    GenComment(struct_def.doc_comment, code_ptr, nullptr);
+    BeginClass(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    if (!struct_def.fixed) {
+      // Generate a special accessor for the table that has been declared as
+      // the root type.
+      NewRootTypeFromBuffer(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    }
+    // Generate the Init method that sets the field in a pre-existing
+    // accessor object. This is to allow object reuse.
+    InitializeExisting(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    // Generate _tab accessor
+    GenTableAccessor(struct_def, code_ptr);
+
+    // Generate struct fields accessors
+    for (auto it = struct_def.fields.vec.begin();
+         it != struct_def.fields.vec.end(); ++it) {
+      auto &field = **it;
+      if (field.deprecated) continue;
+
+      GenStructAccessor(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+      GenStructMutator(struct_def, field, code_ptr);
+    }
+
+    // Generate builders
+    if (struct_def.fixed) {
+      // create a struct constructor function
+      GenStructBuilder(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    } else {
+      // Create a set of functions that allow table construction.
+      GenTableBuilders(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Generate enum declarations.
+  void GenEnum(const EnumDef &enum_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    if (enum_def.generated) return;
+
+    auto max_name_length = MaxNameLength(enum_def);
+    cur_name_space_ = enum_def.defined_namespace;
+
+    GenComment(enum_def.doc_comment, code_ptr, nullptr);
+    GenEnumType(enum_def, code_ptr);
+    BeginEnum(code_ptr);
+    for (auto it = enum_def.Vals().begin(); it != enum_def.Vals().end(); ++it) {
+      auto &ev = **it;
+      GenComment(ev.doc_comment, code_ptr, nullptr, "\t");
+      EnumMember(enum_def, ev, max_name_length, code_ptr);
+    }
+    EndEnum(code_ptr);
+
+    BeginEnumNames(enum_def, code_ptr);
+    for (auto it = enum_def.Vals().begin(); it != enum_def.Vals().end(); ++it) {
+      auto &ev = **it;
+      EnumNameMember(enum_def, ev, max_name_length, code_ptr);
+    }
+    EndEnumNames(code_ptr);
+
+    BeginEnumValues(enum_def, code_ptr);
+    for (auto it = enum_def.Vals().begin(); it != enum_def.Vals().end();
+         ++it) {
+      auto &ev = **it;
+      EnumValueMember(enum_def, ev, max_name_length, code_ptr);
+    }
+    EndEnumValues(code_ptr);
+
+    EnumStringer(enum_def, code_ptr);
+  }
+
+  // Returns the function name that is able to read a value of the given type.
+  std::string GenGetter(const Type &type) {
+    switch (type.base_type) {
+      case BASE_TYPE_STRING: return "rcv._tab.ByteVector";
+      case BASE_TYPE_UNION: return "rcv._tab.Union";
+      case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: return GenGetter(type.VectorType());
+      default: return "rcv._tab.Get" + MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(type));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Returns the method name for use with add/put calls.
+  std::string GenMethod(const FieldDef &field) {
+    return IsScalar(field.value.type.base_type)
+               ? MakeCamel(GenTypeBasic(field.value.type))
+               : (IsStruct(field.value.type) ? "Struct" : "UOffsetT");
+  }
+
+  std::string GenTypeBasic(const Type &type) {
+    static const char *ctypename[] = {
+    // clang-format off
+      #define FLATBUFFERS_TD(ENUM, IDLTYPE, \
+        CTYPE, JTYPE, GTYPE, NTYPE, PTYPE, RTYPE, KTYPE) \
+        #GTYPE,
+        FLATBUFFERS_GEN_TYPES(FLATBUFFERS_TD)
+      #undef FLATBUFFERS_TD
+      // clang-format on
+    };
+    return ctypename[type.base_type];
+  }
+
+  std::string GenTypePointer(const Type &type) {
+    switch (type.base_type) {
+      case BASE_TYPE_STRING: return "[]byte";
+      case BASE_TYPE_VECTOR: return GenTypeGet(type.VectorType());
+      case BASE_TYPE_STRUCT: return WrapInNameSpaceAndTrack(*type.struct_def);
+      case BASE_TYPE_UNION:
+        // fall through
+      default: return "*flatbuffers.Table";
+    }
+  }
+
+  std::string GenTypeGet(const Type &type) {
+    if (type.enum_def != nullptr) {
+      return GetEnumTypeName(*type.enum_def);
+    }
+    return IsScalar(type.base_type) ? GenTypeBasic(type) : GenTypePointer(type);
+  }
+
+  std::string TypeName(const FieldDef &field) {
+    return GenTypeGet(field.value.type);
+  }
+
+  // If type is an enum, returns value with a cast to the enum type, otherwise
+  // returns value as-is.
+  std::string CastToEnum(const Type &type, std::string value) {
+    if (type.enum_def == nullptr) {
+      return value;
+    } else {
+      return GenTypeGet(type) + "(" + value + ")";
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If type is an enum, returns value with a cast to the enum base type,
+  // otherwise returns value as-is.
+  std::string CastToBaseType(const Type &type, std::string value) {
+    if (type.enum_def == nullptr) {
+      return value;
+    } else {
+      return GenTypeBasic(type) + "(" + value + ")";
+    }
+  }
+
+  std::string GenConstant(const FieldDef &field) {
+    switch (field.value.type.base_type) {
+      case BASE_TYPE_BOOL: return field.value.constant == "0" ? "false" : "true";;
+      default: return field.value.constant;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Create a struct with a builder and the struct's arguments.
+  void GenStructBuilder(const StructDef &struct_def, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    BeginBuilderArgs(struct_def, code_ptr);
+    StructBuilderArgs(struct_def, "", code_ptr);
+    EndBuilderArgs(code_ptr);
+
+    StructBuilderBody(struct_def, "", code_ptr);
+    EndBuilderBody(code_ptr);
+  }
+  // Begin by declaring namespace and imports.
+  void BeginFile(const std::string &name_space_name, const bool needs_imports,
+                 const bool is_enum, std::string *code_ptr) {
+    std::string &code = *code_ptr;
+    code = code + "// Code generated by the FlatBuffers compiler. DO NOT EDIT.\n\n";
+    code += "package " + name_space_name + "\n\n";
+    if (needs_imports) {
+      code += "import (\n";
+      if (is_enum) {
+        code += "\t\"strconv\"\n\n";
+      }
+      if (!parser_.opts.go_import.empty()) {
+        code += "\tflatbuffers \"" + parser_.opts.go_import + "\"\n";
+      } else {
+        code += "\tflatbuffers \"github.com/google/flatbuffers/go\"\n";
+      }
+      if (tracked_imported_namespaces_.size() > 0) {
+        code += "\n";
+        for (auto it = tracked_imported_namespaces_.begin();
+             it != tracked_imported_namespaces_.end();
+             ++it) {
+        code += "\t" + NamespaceImportName(*it) + " \"" + \
+                NamespaceImportPath(*it) + "\"\n";
+        }
+      }
+      code += ")\n\n";
+    } else {
+      if (is_enum) {
+        code += "import \"strconv\"\n\n";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Save out the generated code for a Go Table type.
+  bool SaveType(const Definition &def, const std::string &classcode,
+                const bool needs_imports, const bool is_enum) {
+    if (!classcode.length()) return true;
+
+    Namespace &ns = go_namespace_.components.empty() ? *def.defined_namespace
+                                                     : go_namespace_;
+    std::string code = "";
+    BeginFile(LastNamespacePart(ns), needs_imports, is_enum, &code);
+    code += classcode;
+    // Strip extra newlines at end of file to make it gofmt-clean.
+    while (code.length() > 2 && code.substr(code.length() - 2) == "\n\n") {
+      code.pop_back();
+    }
+    std::string filename = NamespaceDir(ns) + def.name + ".go";
+    return SaveFile(filename.c_str(), code, false);
+  }
+
+  // Create the full name of the imported namespace (format: A__B__C).
+  std::string NamespaceImportName(const Namespace *ns) {
+    std::string s = "";
+    for (auto it = ns->components.begin(); it != ns->components.end(); ++it) {
+      if (s.size() == 0) {
+        s += *it;
+      } else {
+        s += "__" + *it;
+      }
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  // Create the full path for the imported namespace (format: A/B/C).
+  std::string NamespaceImportPath(const Namespace *ns) {
+    std::string s = "";
+    for (auto it = ns->components.begin(); it != ns->components.end(); ++it) {
+      if (s.size() == 0) {
+        s += *it;
+      } else {
+        s += "/" + *it;
+      }
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  // Ensure that a type is prefixed with its go package import name if it is
+  // used outside of its namespace.
+  std::string WrapInNameSpaceAndTrack(const Namespace *ns,
+                                      const std::string &name) {
+    if (CurrentNameSpace() == ns) return name;
+
+    tracked_imported_namespaces_.insert(ns);
+
+    std::string import_name = NamespaceImportName(ns);
+    return import_name + "." + name;
+  }
+
+  std::string WrapInNameSpaceAndTrack(const Definition &def) {
+    return WrapInNameSpaceAndTrack(def.defined_namespace, def.name);
+  }
+
+  const Namespace *CurrentNameSpace() const { return cur_name_space_; }
+
+  static size_t MaxNameLength(const EnumDef &enum_def) {
+    size_t max = 0;
+    for (auto it = enum_def.Vals().begin(); it != enum_def.Vals().end();
+        ++it) {
+      max = std::max((*it)->name.length(), max);
+    }
+    return max;
+  }
+};
+}  // namespace go
+
+bool GenerateGo(const Parser &parser, const std::string &path,
+                const std::string &file_name) {
+  go::GoGenerator generator(parser, path, file_name, parser.opts.go_namespace);
+  return generator.generate();
+}
+
+}  // namespace flatbuffers