/golang-uber-fx

name: golang-uber-fx
description: "Golang application framework using uber-go/fx — fx.New, fx.Provide, fx.Invoke, fx.Module, fx.Lifecycle hooks, fx.Annotate (name/group/As), fx.Decorate, fx.Supply, fx.Replace, fx.WithLogger, and signal-aware Run(). Apply when using or adopting uber-go/fx, when the codebase imports `go.uber.org/fx`, or when wiring services with fx.New. For raw DI without lifecycle, see `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-uber-dig` skill."
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**Persona:** You are a Go architect building a long-running service with fx. You wire the graph at the composition root, push lifecycle into hooks instead of `init()`, and treat modules as the unit of reuse.

Using uber-go/fx for Application Wiring in Go

Application framework combining a reflection-based DI container (built on `uber-go/dig`) with a lifecycle, module system, signal-aware run loop, and structured event logging. For long-running services where boot order, graceful shutdown, and modular composition matter.

**Official Resources:**

• [pkg.go.dev/go.uber.org/fx](https://pkg.go.dev/go.uber.org/fx)
• [uber-go.github.io/fx](https://uber-go.github.io/fx/)
• [github.com/uber-go/fx](https://github.com/uber-go/fx)

This skill is not exhaustive. Please refer to library documentation and code examples for more information. For Go package docs, symbols, versions, importers, and known vulnerabilities, → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill (`godig`) — prefer it over Context7 for Go package facts. To navigate this library's usage in your own code (definitions, call sites, diagnostics), → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-gopls` skill (`gopls`). Context7 remains a fallback for docs not indexed on pkg.go.dev.

go get go.uber.org/fx

fx vs. dig

fx is built on top of dig and shares the same reflection-based container engine. The DI primitives (`Provide`, `Invoke`, `In`/`Out` structs, named values, value groups) are identical — `fx.In`/`fx.Out` are re-exports of `dig.In`/`dig.Out`.

What fx adds on top:

| Concern | dig | fx | | --- | --- | --- | | DI container | ✅ `dig.New()` | ✅ (embedded) | | Lifecycle hooks | ❌ | ✅ `fx.Lifecycle` OnStart/OnStop | | Module system | ❌ | ✅ `fx.Module` with scoped decorators | | Signal-aware run loop | ❌ | ✅ `app.Run()` blocks on SIGINT/SIGTERM | | Structured event logging | ❌ | ✅ `fx.WithLogger` / `fxevent` | | Startup/shutdown timeout | ❌ | ✅ `fx.StartTimeout` / `fx.StopTimeout` |

**Choose fx** for long-running services (HTTP servers, workers, daemons) — lifecycle and signal handling are mandatory there, and modules make large service graphs manageable.

**Choose raw dig** when you need wiring without a framework: CLI tools, libraries that expose a container to callers, test harnesses, or embedding DI into an existing app that manages its own lifecycle. See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-uber-dig` skill.

The Application

import "go.uber.org/fx"

app := fx.New(
    fx.Provide(NewLogger, NewDatabase, NewServer),
    fx.Invoke(RegisterRoutes),
)
app.Run() // blocks until SIGINT/SIGTERM, then runs OnStop hooks

Boot stages: `fx.New` validates types (constructors do not run); `app.Start(ctx)` runs each `fx.Invoke` and fires OnStart hooks in topological order; main blocks on `app.Done()`; `app.Stop(ctx)` fires OnStop hooks in reverse order. Default timeout is **15 seconds** — override with `fx.StartTimeout` / `fx.StopTimeout`.

Provide and Invoke

fx.New(
    fx.Provide(NewLogger, NewDatabase, NewServer),  // lazy
    fx.Invoke(RegisterRoutes, StartMetricsExporter), // always run during Start
)

`fx.Provide` registers constructors; `fx.Invoke` is the trigger — without an Invoke (directly or transitively) referencing a type, its constructor never runs.

Lifecycle Hooks

Inject `fx.Lifecycle` and append hooks. Constructors should return quickly; long-running work belongs in `OnStart`.

func NewHTTPServer(lc fx.Lifecycle, log *zap.Logger, cfg *Config) *http.Server {
    srv := &http.Server{Addr: cfg.Addr}

    lc.Append(fx.Hook{
        OnStart: func(ctx context.Context) error {
            ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", srv.Addr)
            if err != nil { return err }
            go srv.Serve(ln)         // blocking work in a goroutine
            return nil
        },
        OnStop: func(ctx context.Context) error {
            return srv.Shutdown(ctx)
        },
    })
    return srv
}

Both callbacks receive a context bounded by `StartTimeout`/`StopTimeout` — respect cancellation. **OnStart must return quickly** — spawn a goroutine for blocking work; otherwise startup hangs and dependent hooks never fire.

`fx.StartHook` / `fx.StopHook` / `fx.StartStopHook` adapt simpler signatures (no context, no error, or both):

lc.Append(fx.StartStopHook(srv.Start, srv.Stop))   // matched pair

Parameter and Result Objects

fx re-exports dig's `dig.In` / `dig.Out` as `fx.In` / `fx.Out`. Use them when a constructor has 4+ dependencies, or when you need `name`/`group`/`optional` tags.

type ServerParams struct {
    fx.In

    Logger *zap.Logger
    DB     *sql.DB
    Cache  *redis.Client     `optional:"true"`
    Routes []http.Handler    `group:"routes"`
}

func NewServer(p ServerParams) *Server { /* ... */ }

fx.Annotate

`fx.Annotate` wraps a constructor to add tags or interface bindings without a `fx.Out` struct. Prefer it for ergonomic name/group/As bindings: