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## Ep. 9: Go Package Design: Authorization and API Structures

DevFeed: [Ep. 9: Go Package Design: Authorization and API Structures](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ep-9-go-package-design-authorization-and-api-structures-22251.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog/2024/07/go-package-design-authorization-and-api-structures-ep-9.html>)

Published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [William Kennedy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/william-kennedy.md>)

Topics: [Go Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go-language.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [rego](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rego.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [api-structures-in-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-structures-in-go.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [clean-code-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clean-code-go.md>), [context-in-go-middleware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context-in-go-middleware.md>), [efficient-go-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficient-go-code.md>), [error-handling-patterns-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/error-handling-patterns-go.md>), [exported-and-unexported-apis-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exported-and-unexported-apis-go.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [go-api-best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-api-best-practices.md>), [go-api-readability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-api-readability.md>), [go-authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-authorization.md>), [go-authorization-logic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-authorization-logic.md>), [go-development-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-development-practices.md>), [go-error-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-error-management.md>), [go-middleware-handlers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-middleware-handlers.md>), [go-package-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-package-design.md>), [go-package-organization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-package-organization.md>), [go-package-tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-package-tutorials.md>), [go-software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-software-architecture.md>), [go-software-tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-software-tips.md>), [intuitive-go-codebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intuitive-go-codebase.md>), [maintainable-go-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainable-go-code.md>), [rego](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rego.md>), [rego-scripts-for-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rego-scripts-for-go.md>), [role-based-authorization-in-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/role-based-authorization-in-go.md>), [scalable-go-software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalable-go-software-design.md>), [secure-access-control-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-access-control-go.md>), [software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-design.md>), [user-claims-context-go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-claims-context-go.md>)

### AI overview

This episode explains how to design Go packages that support role-based authorization with Rego, clearly separate exported and unexported APIs, manage errors consistently, and pass information through context between middleware and handlers.

### Source excerpt

Introduction: Welcome to Episode 9 of our Ultimate Software Design series! In this episode, Bill delves into the intricacies of implementing robust authorization and API structure within Go packages, offering invaluable insights for developers aiming to build scalable and maintainable software systems. Implement role-based authorization logic for secure and precise access control using Rego scripts. Learn best practices for structuring exported and unexported APIs to maintain a clean, intuitive, and maintainable codebase.