go - Runtime structure using reflection -

assume have data model written in sort of yaml file.

schema: human type: object properties:     name:         type: string     surname:         type: string 

i parse it, , generate structure:

type human struct {     name string `db:"name"`     surname string `db:"surname"` } 

is possible generate runtime go struct using reflection?

yes, can reflect.structof:

stype := reflect.structof([]reflect.structfield{     {name: "name", type: stringtype, tag: reflect.structtag(`db:"name" json:"name"`)},     {name: "surname", type: stringtype, tag: reflect.structtag(`db:"surname" json:"surname"`)}, }) sv := reflect.new(stype) svi := sv.interface() b, err := json.marshal(svi) fmt.printf("%s %v", b, err) 

prints

{"name":"","surname":""} <nil> 

playground: https://play.golang.org/p/u4n3bbj5n8.

but others have said, it's better generate code. reflection kinda wonky @ times, , requires lot of precision when using it.