This page describes how to set up the vscode IDE for programming in the Go language. These instructions are for the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit host development platform.

Install Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

Use the instructions found on Visual Studio Code on Linux website.

Install Go

To install the Go programming language tools on Linux, use

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install golang-go

To test the Go installation, use

go version

[!Note] Vscode extensions for Go on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS requires Go version 1.21 or higher. To install a different version of Go use "wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz -O go.tar.gz".

All releases of Go can be found at Go Download website.

Be sure to add the new version of Go to your PATH.

sudo tar -xzvf go.tar.gz -C $HOME/bin; echo export PATH=$HOME/go/bin:$PATH >> ~/.profile

Install VSCode Go Language Extension

You will need to install the VSCode language extension for Go. See below

Oktopus Go Projects

The following projects are part of the Oktopus eco-system:

• Controller Docker Application - oktopus/backend/services/controller
• File Server Docker Application - oktopus/backend/services/utils/file-server
• MTP STOMP - oktopus/backend/services/mtp/stomp
• MTP STOMP Adapter - oktopus/backend/services/mtp/stomp-adapter
• MTP MQTT - oktopus/backend/services/mtp/mqtt
• MTP MQTT Adapter - oktopus/backend/services/mtp/mqtt-adapter
• MTP WS - oktopus/backend/services/mtp/ws
• MTP WS Adapter - oktopus/backend/services/mtp/ws-adapter
• Abstract Adapter - oktopus/backend/services/mtp
• ACS Server - oktopus/backend/services/acs

Controller Development

Information on the development of the Oktopus Controller can be found at the Controller Development wiki.