Why does VS Code not auto-import packages using Go?

Question

Hi I am new to Go and currently use VS Code as IDE.

I am totally new to back-end development and I am trying to use Go for the job.

While I was teaching myself via Youtube, I faced a problem.

The problem is that the VS Code does not auto-import any package made by me.

I don't know why but I did get some clues about it.

My Guess

• My editor does not recognize the location of the package

also my projects are located at C:\Users\John\Desktop\GoProjects while the gopath=C:\Users\John\go and the goroot=c:\go

Can anyone give me a solution to this?

Answer 1

Updating Go Tools in VSCODE solved my problem.

Answer 2

You should have go.mod file for autoimporting. Just run go mod init example.com/test-app then go mod tidy and autoimporting will work fine.

Answer 3

Just check Go: Autocomplete Unimported Packages in File > Preferences > Settings It worked for me

Answer 4

There is no issue in my GOPATH or GOROOT but auto import not working in my case & there is some squiggly alert in my code. I fix this by following these simple 3 steps.

1. CTRL + SHIFT + P then type go tool

2. Select install/Update Tools then select all checkbox

3. Click ok & download all packages. Now close & reopen vs code it will remove all squiggly lines & auto-import packages

I did the same thing. now everything works perfectly :).

Answer 5

In my case disabling gopls worked and easily solved the issue.

File -> Preferences -> Settings -> Use Language Server (Type in search box and uncheck it)

Read the complete thread here for detailed information : https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-go/issues/2473

You can also import missing libraries using Command Palette (Cntrl + Shift + P) which is also very simple.

Open the Command Palette and run the command Go: Add Import to get a list of packages that can be imported to your Go file. Choose one and it will get added in the import block of your Go file.

Answer 6

Solved. It's not a 100% perfect one though.

I don't know why Go is so inconvenient about this but here's my solution.

1. set GOPATH to my working directory, in this case C:/Users/John/GoProjects

This part is important because this is where the path, your editor begins your relative path

2. Create three directories; bin, pkg, src

3. Ctrl + Shift + P => goinstall Install/Update tools

4. In the main.go file, import the package manually.

I hope this could help people facing the same problem! Happy coding!