braider — compile-time DI via go/analysis

braider is a go/analysis analyzer that resolves dependency injection (DI) bindings and generates constructors and bootstrap wiring using analysis.SuggestedFix. It integrates with the standard Go toolchain, produces plain Go code with no runtime container, and is inspired by google/wire.

Overview

• Compile-time DI validation with actionable diagnostics
• Constructor generation for structs annotated with annotation.Injectable[T]
• Provider registration via annotation.Provide[T](fn)
• Variable registration via annotation.Variable[T](value) for pre-existing variables
• Interface-typed dependencies via inject.Typed[I], provide.Typed[I], and variable.Typed[I]
• Named dependencies via inject.Named[N], provide.Named[N], and variable.Named[N]
• Custom constructors via inject.WithoutConstructor
• Field-level DI control via braider struct tags (braider:"name" / braider:"-")
• App options: app.Default (anonymous struct) and app.Container[T] (user-defined container)
• Bootstrap wiring generated from a dependency graph in topological order
• Works with braider -fix for one-shot application of suggested fixes

Installation

Requires go 1.25+.

CLI

go install github.com/miyamo2/braider/cmd/braider@latest

Or, add it as a tool dependency

go get -tool github.com/miyamo2/braider/cmd/braider@latest

Or, install via Homebrew

brew install miyamo2/tap/braider

Module

Annotation types and option packages used in your code are provided by this module.

go get github.com/miyamo2/braider

Usage

1. Add annotations in your code.
2. (Optional) Run the analyzer to check for configuration issues

braider ./...

3. Apply generated constructors and bootstrap wiring

braider -fix ./...

Annotations

• annotation.Injectable[inject.Default] — marks structs that need constructor generation and will be exposed from the bootstrap dependency struct.
• annotation.Provide[provide.Default](fn) — registers provider functions exposed as fields in the bootstrap dependency struct.
• annotation.Variable[variable.Default](value) — registers a pre-existing variable or package-qualified identifier (e.g., os.Stdout) as a DI dependency without generating a constructor.
• annotation.App[app.Default](main) — marks the entry point where bootstrap code is generated. Use app.Default for an anonymous struct or app.Container[T] for a user-defined container type.

Options

Injectable[T], Provide[T], and Variable[T] accept option interfaces to customize registration:

Option	Injectable	Provide	Variable	Description
Default	inject.Default	provide.Default	variable.Default	Default registration.
Typed[I]	inject.Typed[I]	provide.Typed[I]	variable.Typed[I]	Register as interface type I instead of the concrete type.
Named[N]	inject.Named[N]	provide.Named[N]	variable.Named[N]	Register with name N.Name(). N must implement namer.Namer and return a string literal.
WithoutConstructor	inject.WithoutConstructor	N/A	N/A	Skip constructor generation. You must provide a manual New<Type> function.

App[T] accepts option interfaces to customize bootstrap output:

Option	Description
app.Default	Generate an anonymous struct with all dependencies as fields (default behavior).
app.Container[T]	Generate a bootstrap function that returns the user-defined container type T. Container fields are matched by type; use braider:"name" tags for named dependencies and braider:"-" to exclude fields.

Struct Tags

Injectable[T] struct fields can use braider struct tags for field-level DI control:

Tag	Description
braider:"<name>"	Resolve this field using the named dependency matching <name>.
braider:"-"	Exclude this field from dependency injection entirely.

Fields without a braider tag are resolved by type as usual.

Named dependency injection — use braider:"<name>" to wire a specific named provider/injector/variable to a field:

type PrimaryRepoName struct{}

func (PrimaryRepoName) Name() string { return "primaryRepo" }

var _ = annotation.Provide[provide.Named[PrimaryRepoName]](NewUserRepository)

func NewUserRepository() *UserRepository { return &UserRepository{} }

type AppService struct {
    annotation.Injectable[inject.Default]
    repo *UserRepository `braider:"primaryRepo"`
}

Field exclusion — use braider:"-" to keep a field out of DI:

type AppService struct {
    annotation.Injectable[inject.Default]
    logger Logger
    mu     sync.Mutex `braider:"-"`
}

The generated constructor will only accept logger as a parameter; mu is ignored.

Struct tags can be combined freely — some fields tagged with names, some excluded, and others resolved by type:

type AppService struct {
    annotation.Injectable[inject.Default]
    repo   *UserRepository `braider:"primaryRepo"`
    logger Logger
    mu     sync.Mutex      `braider:"-"`
}

Mixed options are supported by embedding multiple option interfaces in a single anonymous interface:

type MixedRepository struct {
    annotation.Injectable[interface {
        inject.Typed[Repository]
        inject.Named[RepositoryName]
    }]
}

Custom Namer types must return a hardcoded string literal from Name():

type PrimaryDBName struct{}

func (PrimaryDBName) Name() string { return "primaryDB" }

Variable

annotation.Variable[T](value) registers a pre-existing variable or package-qualified identifier as a DI dependency. Unlike Injectable and Provide, no constructor is generated or invoked — the value is used directly in the bootstrap code.

Supported argument expressions: identifiers (myVar) and package-qualified selectors (os.Stdout). Literals, function calls, and composite literals are not supported.

import (
    "os"

    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/variable"
)

// Register os.Stdout as a *os.File dependency.
var _ = annotation.Variable[variable.Default](os.Stdout)

In the generated bootstrap code, the variable is referenced directly (e.g., out := os.Stdout when used as a dependency, or _ = os.Stdout when not depended upon).

App Options

annotation.App[T](main) is generic — the type parameter T controls the shape of the bootstrap output.

app.Default — generates an anonymous struct with all dependencies as fields:

var _ = annotation.App[app.Default](main)

app.Container[T] — generates a bootstrap IIFE that returns a user-defined container type T:

var _ = annotation.App[app.Container[struct {
    Svc *Service
}]](main)

Container fields are matched against registered dependencies by type. Use braider:"name" tags to match named dependencies. Note that braider:"-" is not permitted on container fields (it is a validation error):

var _ = annotation.App[app.Container[struct {
    Primary *Database `braider:"primaryDB"`
    Replica *Database `braider:"replicaDB"`
}]](main)

The container type can also be a named struct from another package:

var _ = annotation.App[app.Container[container.AppContainer]](main)

Example

package main

import (
    "time"

    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/app"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/inject"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/provide"
)

type Clock interface {
    Now() time.Time
}

type realClock struct{}

func (realClock) Now() time.Time { return time.Now() }

var _ = annotation.Provide[provide.Typed[Clock]](NewClock)

func NewClock() *realClock { return &realClock{} }

type Service struct {
    annotation.Injectable[inject.Default]
    Clock Clock
}

var _ = annotation.App[app.Default](main)

func main() {}

Following braider -fix ./..., the generated bootstrap code will look like this

package main

import (
    "time"

    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/app"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/inject"
    "github.com/miyamo2/braider/pkg/annotation/provide"
)

type Clock interface {
    Now() time.Time
}

type realClock struct{}

func (realClock) Now() time.Time { return time.Now() }

var _ = annotation.Provide[provide.Typed[Clock]](NewClock)

func NewClock() *realClock { return &realClock{} }

type Service struct {
    annotation.Injectable[inject.Default]
    Clock Clock
}

// NewService is a constructor for Service.
//
// Generated by braider. DO NOT EDIT.
func NewService(clock Clock) *Service {
    return &Service{
        Clock: clock,
    }
}

var _ = annotation.App[app.Default](main)

func main() {
    _ = dependency
}

// braider:hash:<hash>
var dependency = func() struct {
    clock   Clock
    service *Service
} {
    clock := NewClock()
    service := NewService(clock)
    return struct {
        clock   Clock
        service *Service
    }{
        clock:   clock,
        service: service,
    }
}()

Examples

• Typed inject -- register a struct as an interface type with inject.Typed[I]
• Named inject -- register multiple instances with different names via inject.Named[N]
• Without constructor -- skip constructor generation with inject.WithoutConstructor
• Mixed options -- combine Typed[I] and Named[N] in a single annotation
• Provide typed -- register a provider function as an interface type with provide.Typed[I]
• Variable -- register a pre-existing variable as a DI dependency with annotation.Variable[T]
• Struct tag named -- inject a named dependency into a specific field with braider:"<name>"
• Struct tag exclude -- exclude a field from DI with braider:"-"
• Container (anonymous) -- use app.Container[T] with an anonymous struct as the bootstrap output
• Container (named type) -- use app.Container[T] with a named container type from another package

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. Please keep changes focused and add tests where applicable (go test ./...).

License

MIT. See LICENSE.