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Full-coverage Forgejo API client (450 endpoints, 229 types).
Generic Resource[T,C,U] for 91% CRUD + codegen from swagger.v1.json.
20-task plan across 6 waves.

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
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# go-forge Design Document
## Overview
**go-forge** is a full-coverage Go client for the Forgejo API (450 endpoints, 284 paths, 229 types). It uses a generic `Resource[T, C, U]` pattern for CRUD operations (91% of endpoints) and hand-written methods for 39 unique action endpoints. Types are generated from Forgejo's `swagger.v1.json` spec.
**Module path:** `forge.lthn.ai/core/go-forge`
**Origin:** Extracted from `go-scm/forge/` (45 methods covering 10% of API), expanded to full coverage.
## Architecture
```
forge.lthn.ai/core/go-forge
├── client.go # HTTP client: auth, headers, rate limiting, context.Context
├── pagination.go # Generic paginated request helper
├── resource.go # Resource[T, C, U] generic CRUD (List/Get/Create/Update/Delete)
├── errors.go # Typed error handling (APIError, NotFound, Forbidden, etc.)
├── forge.go # Top-level Forge client aggregating all services
├── types/ # Generated from swagger.v1.json
│ ├── generate.go # //go:generate directive
│ ├── repo.go # Repository, CreateRepoOption, EditRepoOption
│ ├── issue.go # Issue, CreateIssueOption, EditIssueOption
│ ├── pr.go # PullRequest, CreatePullRequestOption
│ ├── user.go # User, CreateUserOption
│ ├── org.go # Organisation, CreateOrgOption
│ ├── team.go # Team, CreateTeamOption
│ ├── label.go # Label, CreateLabelOption
│ ├── release.go # Release, CreateReleaseOption
│ ├── branch.go # Branch, BranchProtection
│ ├── milestone.go # Milestone, CreateMilestoneOption
│ ├── hook.go # Hook, CreateHookOption
│ ├── key.go # DeployKey, PublicKey, GPGKey
│ ├── notification.go # NotificationThread, NotificationSubject
│ ├── package.go # Package, PackageFile
│ ├── action.go # ActionRunner, ActionSecret, ActionVariable
│ ├── commit.go # Commit, CommitStatus, CombinedStatus
│ ├── content.go # ContentsResponse, FileOptions
│ ├── wiki.go # WikiPage, WikiPageMetaData
│ ├── review.go # PullReview, PullReviewComment
│ ├── reaction.go # Reaction
│ ├── topic.go # TopicResponse
│ ├── misc.go # Markdown, License, GitignoreTemplate, NodeInfo
│ ├── admin.go # Cron, QuotaGroup, QuotaRule
│ ├── activity.go # Activity, Feed
│ └── common.go # Shared types: Permission, ExternalTracker, etc.
├── repos.go # RepoService: CRUD + fork, mirror, transfer, template
├── issues.go # IssueService: CRUD + pin, deadline, reactions, stopwatch
├── pulls.go # PullService: CRUD + merge, update, reviews, dismiss
├── orgs.go # OrgService: CRUD + members, avatar, block, hooks
├── users.go # UserService: CRUD + keys, followers, starred, settings
├── teams.go # TeamService: CRUD + members, repos
├── admin.go # AdminService: users, orgs, cron, runners, quota, unadopted
├── branches.go # BranchService: CRUD + protection rules
├── releases.go # ReleaseService: CRUD + assets
├── labels.go # LabelService: repo + org + issue labels
├── webhooks.go # WebhookService: CRUD + test hook
├── notifications.go # NotificationService: list, mark read
├── packages.go # PackageService: list, get, delete
├── actions.go # ActionsService: runners, secrets, variables, workflow dispatch
├── contents.go # ContentService: file read/write/delete via API
├── wiki.go # WikiService: pages
├── commits.go # CommitService: status, notes, diff
├── misc.go # MiscService: markdown, licenses, gitignore, nodeinfo
├── config.go # URL/token resolution: env → config file → flags
├── cmd/forgegen/ # Code generator: swagger.v1.json → types/*.go
│ ├── main.go
│ ├── parser.go # Parse OpenAPI 2.0 definitions
│ ├── generator.go # Render Go source files
│ └── templates/ # Go text/template files for codegen
└── testdata/
└── swagger.v1.json # Pinned spec for testing + generation
```
## Key Design Decisions
### 1. Generic Resource[T, C, U]
Three type parameters: T (resource type), C (create options), U (update options).
```go
type Resource[T any, C any, U any] struct {
client *Client
path string // e.g. "/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues"
}
func (r *Resource[T, C, U]) List(ctx context.Context, params Params, opts ListOptions) ([]T, error)
func (r *Resource[T, C, U]) Get(ctx context.Context, params Params, id string) (*T, error)
func (r *Resource[T, C, U]) Create(ctx context.Context, params Params, body *C) (*T, error)
func (r *Resource[T, C, U]) Update(ctx context.Context, params Params, id string, body *U) (*T, error)
func (r *Resource[T, C, U]) Delete(ctx context.Context, params Params, id string) error
```
`Params` is `map[string]string` resolving path variables: `{"owner": "core", "repo": "go-forge"}`.
This covers 411 of 450 endpoints (91%).
### 2. Service Structs Embed Resource
```go
type IssueService struct {
Resource[types.Issue, types.CreateIssueOption, types.EditIssueOption]
}
// CRUD comes free. Actions are hand-written:
func (s *IssueService) Pin(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, index int64) error
func (s *IssueService) SetDeadline(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, index int64, deadline *time.Time) error
```
### 3. Top-Level Forge Client
```go
type Forge struct {
client *Client
Repos *RepoService
Issues *IssueService
Pulls *PullService
Orgs *OrgService
Users *UserService
Teams *TeamService
Admin *AdminService
Branches *BranchService
Releases *ReleaseService
Labels *LabelService
Webhooks *WebhookService
Notifications *NotificationService
Packages *PackageService
Actions *ActionsService
Contents *ContentService
Wiki *WikiService
Commits *CommitService
Misc *MiscService
}
func NewForge(url, token string, opts ...Option) *Forge
```
### 4. Codegen from swagger.v1.json
The `cmd/forgegen/` tool reads the OpenAPI 2.0 spec and generates:
- Go struct definitions with JSON tags and doc comments
- Enum constants
- Type mapping (OpenAPI → Go)
229 type definitions → ~25 grouped Go files in `types/`.
Type mapping rules:
| OpenAPI | Go |
|---------|-----|
| `string` | `string` |
| `string` + `date-time` | `time.Time` |
| `integer` + `int64` | `int64` |
| `integer` | `int` |
| `boolean` | `bool` |
| `array` of T | `[]T` |
| `$ref` | `*T` (pointer) |
| nullable | pointer type |
| `binary` | `[]byte` |
### 5. HTTP Client
```go
type Client struct {
baseURL string
token string
httpClient *http.Client
userAgent string
}
func New(url, token string, opts ...Option) *Client
func (c *Client) Get(ctx context.Context, path string, out any) error
func (c *Client) Post(ctx context.Context, path string, body, out any) error
func (c *Client) Patch(ctx context.Context, path string, body, out any) error
func (c *Client) Put(ctx context.Context, path string, body, out any) error
func (c *Client) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error
```
Options: `WithHTTPClient`, `WithUserAgent`, `WithRateLimit`, `WithLogger`.
### 6. Pagination
Forgejo uses `page` + `limit` query params and `X-Total-Count` response header.
```go
type ListOptions struct {
Page int
Limit int // default 50, max configurable
}
type PagedResult[T any] struct {
Items []T
TotalCount int
Page int
HasMore bool
}
// ListAll fetches all pages automatically.
func (r *Resource[T, C, U]) ListAll(ctx context.Context, params Params) ([]T, error)
```
### 7. Error Handling
```go
type APIError struct {
StatusCode int
Message string
URL string
}
func IsNotFound(err error) bool
func IsForbidden(err error) bool
func IsConflict(err error) bool
```
### 8. Config Resolution (from go-scm/forge)
Priority: flags → environment → config file.
```go
func NewFromConfig(flagURL, flagToken string) (*Forge, error)
func ResolveConfig(flagURL, flagToken string) (url, token string, err error)
func SaveConfig(url, token string) error
```
Env vars: `FORGE_URL`, `FORGE_TOKEN`. Config file: `~/.config/forge/config.json`.
## API Coverage
| Category | Endpoints | CRUD | Actions |
|----------|-----------|------|---------|
| Repository | 175 | 165 | 10 (fork, mirror, transfer, template, avatar, diffpatch) |
| User | 74 | 70 | 4 (avatar, GPG verify) |
| Issue | 67 | 57 | 10 (pin, deadline, reactions, stopwatch, labels) |
| Organisation | 63 | 59 | 4 (avatar, block/unblock) |
| Admin | 39 | 35 | 4 (cron run, rename, adopt, quota set) |
| Miscellaneous | 12 | 7 | 5 (markdown render, markup, nodeinfo) |
| Notification | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| ActivityPub | 6 | 3 | 3 (inbox POST) |
| Package | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Settings | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| **Total** | **450** | **411** | **39** |
## Integration Points
### go-api
Services implement `DescribableGroup` from go-api Phase 3, enabling:
- REST endpoint generation via ToolBridge
- Auto-generated OpenAPI spec
- Multi-language SDK codegen
### go-scm
go-scm/forge/ becomes a thin adapter importing go-forge types. Existing go-scm users are unaffected — the multi-provider abstraction layer stays.
### go-ai/mcp
The MCP subsystem can register go-forge operations as MCP tools, giving AI agents full Forgejo API access.
## 39 Unique Action Methods
These require hand-written implementation:
**Repository:** migrate, fork, generate (template), transfer, accept/reject transfer, mirror sync, push mirror sync, avatar, diffpatch, contents (multi-file modify)
**Pull Requests:** merge, update (rebase), submit review, dismiss/undismiss review
**Issues:** pin, set deadline, add reaction, start/stop stopwatch, add issue labels
**Comments:** add reaction
**Admin:** run cron task, adopt unadopted, rename user, set quota groups
**Misc:** render markdown, render raw markdown, render markup, GPG key verify
**ActivityPub:** inbox POST (actor, repo, user)
**Actions:** dispatch workflow
**Git:** set note on commit, test webhook

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