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Go methods templates and composition

package main

import (
	"log"
	"os"
	"text/template"
)

type person struct {
	Name string
	Age  int
}

// Start -Let's define several methods for struct person

func (p person) SomeProcessing() int {
	return 7
}

func (p person) AgeDbl() int {
	return p.Age * 2
}

func (p person) TakesArg(x int) int {
	return x * 2
}

// End - Let's define several methods for struct person

type doubleZero struct {
	person
	LicenseToKill bool
}

type course struct {
	Number string
	Name   string
	Units  int
}

type semester struct {
	Term     string
	Courses  []course
}

type year struct {
	Fall   semester
	Spring semester
	Summer semester
}

var tpl *template.Template

func init()  {
	// tpl = template.Must(template.ParseFiles("neasted2.gohtml"))
	tpl = template.Must(template.ParseFiles("methods.gohtml", "neasted2.gohtml"))
}

func main()  {
	
	p1 := person{
		Name: "James Bond",
		Age: 47,
	}

	y := year{
		Fall: semester{
			Term: "Fall",
			Courses: []course{
				course{
					Number: "F01",
					Name: "Introduction to Go Programmig",
					Units: 3,
				},
				course{
					Number: "F02",
					Name: "Introduction to Python Programmig",
					Units: 4,
				},
				course{
					Number: "F03",
					Name: "Introduction to Ruby Programmig",
					Units: 5,
				},
			},
		},

		Spring: semester{
			Term: "Spring",
			Courses: []course{
				course{
					Number: "S01",
					Name: "Introduction to Matlab Programmig",
					Units: 8,
				},
				course{
					Number: "S02",
					Name: "Introduction to Lua Programmig",
					Units: 7,
				},
				course{
					Number: "S03",
					Name: "Introduction to Java Programmig",
					Units: 6,
				},
			},
		},

		Summer: semester{
			Term: "Summer",
			Courses: []course{
				course{
					Number: "Summer01",
					Name: "Introduction to C++ Programmig",
					Units: 8,
				},
				course{
					Number: "Summer02",
					Name: "Introduction to Delphi Programmig",
					Units: 7,
				},
				course{
					Number: "Summer03",
					Name: "Introduction to Pascal Programmig",
					Units: 6,
				},
			},
		},
	}

	// err := tpl.Execute(os.Stdout, y)
	err := tpl.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "neasted2.gohtml", y)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln(err)
	}

	err = tpl.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "methods.gohtml", p1)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln(err)
	}
}


// file: neasted2.gohtml

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>

{{range .Spring.Courses}}
Number: {{.Number}} - {{.Name}} - {{.Units}}
{{end}}

{{range .Fall.Courses}}
Number: {{.Number}} - {{.Name}} - {{.Units}}
{{end}}

{{range .Summer.Courses}}
Number: {{.Number}} - {{.Name}} - {{.Units}}
{{end}}
</body>
</html>

 // methods.gohtml 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Composition</title>
</head>
<body>

<h1>{{.Name}}</h1>
<h2>{{.Age}}</h2>
<h3>{{.SomeProcessing}}</h3>
<h3>{{.AgeDbl}}</h3>
<h3>{{.Age | .TakesArg}}</h3>
<h3>{{.AgeDbl | .TakesArg}}</h3>
</body>
</html>


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I have been in DevOps related jobs for past 6 years dealing mainly with Kubernetes in AWS and on-premise as well. I spent quite a lot …

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