Chapter 4

Code Generation & Type Sync

The commands that do 80% of the boilerplate so you focus on the actual product.

~26 min total4 lessonsAssignment

By the end of this chapter you'll be able to

Generate a full resource end-to-end with one command
Identify each of the 7 files that get generated and why
Keep TypeScript types in sync with Go models

Lessons

Module: Resources

What is a resource?

Model + handler + service + types + routes — the standard slice.

5measy

Generating a Product resource

The command, the prompts, what each flag controls.

7measy

Touring what got generated

Read every file the generator dropped and connect them mentally.

8mmedium

Module: Keeping types aligned

grit sync — Go to TypeScript

Why it exists, when to run it, what it does and doesn't handle.

6mmedium

Chapter assignment

Generate Order + items

Generate an `Order` resource with fields: customerId, total, status. Add an `OrderItem` resource that belongs to Order. Run `grit sync` so the frontend types match. Create one Order from the admin panel.

See success criteria

Lesson 1 takes ~5 min.

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