empty ambient import error

[AlexSwiss]

when i run convert_plugin.go after setting up everything i encounter this error [covert] render filter.gotp; renderError template.gotpl: template: template.gotpl:27:3: executing "template.gotpl" at <reserveImport $.BackendModelsPath>: error calling reserveImport: empty ambient import

[RichardLindhout]

Have you run sqlboiler mysql --no-back-referencing to generate your base models. This plugin reads the models directory generated by: https://github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler

[AlexSwiss]

when i run that is says unknown flag: --no-back-referencing but when i also run it without the flag is generates the models folder

[RichardLindhout]

Ah nice that means you're not on the latest version of sqlboiler that is important or else your program will crash because it keeps referencing itself in the converts

https://github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler#download

[RichardLindhout]

If you run

go get -u -t github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler

It should update itself. It's important you run that at the root of your computer, not in a GOPATH directory.

➜  **~** go get -u -t github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler

[RichardLindhout]

Your convert_config.go should look like this

// +build ignore

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "os"

    "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/api"
    "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/codegen/config"

    // gbgen "github.com/web-ridge/gqlgen-sqlboiler" // only when removed go.mod
    gbgen "github.com/web-ridge/gqlgen-sqlboiler/v2"
)

func main() {
    cfg, err := config.LoadConfigFromDefaultLocations()
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "failed to load config", err.Error())
        os.Exit(2)
    }

    convertHelpersDir := "helpers"
    sqlboilerDir := "models"
    gqlgenModelDir := "graphql_models"

    err = api.Generate(cfg,
        api.AddPlugin(gbgen.NewConvertPlugin(
            convertHelpersDir, // directory where convert.go, convert_input.go and preload.go should live
            sqlboilerDir,      // directory where sqlboiler files are put
            gqlgenModelDir,    // directory where gqlgen models live
        )),
        api.AddPlugin(gbgen.NewResolverPlugin(
            convertHelpersDir,
            sqlboilerDir,
            gqlgenModelDir,
            "github.com/web-ridge/gqlgen-sqlboiler-examples/social-network/auth",
        )),
    )
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("error!!")
        fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
        os.Exit(3)
    }
}

[AlexSwiss]

i checked my go.mod file and it keeps installing the v3.7 which it says "incompactible" i tried getting a specific version using @v4.1.1 , but it says major version must be compactible

my covert_plugin file is okay.

[RichardLindhout]

Hmm strange maybe remove the all the folders models and go.mod and go.sum and try again

[RichardLindhout]

Could and then run go mod init, could you share your go.mod

[RichardLindhout]

In v2.1.0 we have support for custom directories so you'll have more options to where you want your imports and output!

[RichardLindhout]

Closing this issue as the root issue of this is fixed in v2.1.0