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

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.