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revel/revel

★ 13,231GoAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A batteries-included web framework for Go that gets a working web server running in three commands, install, create, run, so you can focus on your app instead of boilerplate.

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    What It Does
      Go web framework
      Batteries included
      Quick project scaffold
    Core Features
      Request routing
      Page rendering
      App configuration
    Getting Started
      Install CLI
      Create project
      Run server
    Community
      Gitter forum
      StackOverflow
      Real apps built
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Create a new Go web application with routing, templating, and configuration wired up out of the box.

USE CASE 2

Use the revel CLI to scaffold a project and have a running local web server in under five minutes.

USE CASE 3

Build a full web app in Go without manually assembling separate routing, middleware, and config libraries.

Tech stack

Go

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires Go installed, install the revel CLI with go install and scaffold a new project with one command.

No license information is mentioned in the README.

In plain English

Revel is a web framework for the Go programming language, aimed at developers who want to build full-featured web applications without assembling a pile of separate libraries by hand. A web framework is a toolkit that handles the common plumbing of a web app, things like routing incoming requests, rendering pages, and managing app configuration, so developers can focus on the application itself rather than the infrastructure around it. The project positions itself as a high-productivity option for Go developers. You install a command-line tool, run a single command to create a new project, and a working web server starts on your machine immediately. The README shows the whole getting-started sequence is three steps: install, create, run. This quick start focus suggests the framework tries to reduce the time between "I want to build something" and "I have a running app." Revel has been around for a while and has a community forum on Gitter and a presence on StackOverflow for questions. The project links to a manual, code documentation, and a list of real applications built with it, which gives some indication that it has been used in production by others. The README for this project is quite short and does not go into detail about what specific features the framework includes beyond the quick-start steps. The project website and manual appear to be where the full documentation lives. If you are evaluating this as a technical choice, the GitHub page alone will not give you a complete picture of the framework's capabilities.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I started a new Revel app with revel new. Walk me through adding a route, controller, and HTML template for a contact page.
Prompt 2
Using the Revel framework, how do I add middleware that checks for a session token before allowing access to protected routes?
Prompt 3
Help me deploy my Revel app to a Linux server, what build command do I run and how do I keep it running in the background?
Prompt 4
I'm switching to Revel from a standard net/http Go setup. Show me how Revel's routing and controller structure compares.
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