go-gather

go-gather is a library for Go (golang) for downloading ("gathering") from various sources. These sources include:

• filepaths
• git
• http
• oci

go-gather simplifies the process of gathering from these sources by freeing the implementer from having to be concerned about the details of the sources.

go-gather is based heavily on go-getter, but designed for specific requirements by ec project.

Features

• Automatic source detection — URI-based routing selects the correct gatherer (file, git, HTTP, OCI) without caller intervention
• Hardened OCI registry matching — anchored, escaped regex patterns with subdomain-aware matching prevent spoofing via look-alike hostnames
• Robust URL parsing — proper hostname extraction with case normalization and port stripping for reliable source classification
• Safe metadata handling — each Gather() call returns an independent metadata snapshot; deferred Close() errors are propagated with context
• Security-conscious file operations — source files are validated before destination creation to prevent data loss from TOCTOU races

Installation and Use

Installation can be done with a normal go get:

$ go get github.com/conforma/go-gather

Security

All efforts are made to ensure security, but gathering resources from user-provided sources has an intrinsic amount of danger. go-gather attempts to mitigate some of these issues but the user should still use caution in security-critical contexts.

Examples

See the examples directory for examples on how to use this package.