SuddenImpactRecords/models/Base.go

package models

import (
	"time"

	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
	"gorm.io/gorm"
)

// Base contains common columns for all tables.
type Base struct {
	ID        uuid.UUID `gorm:"type:uuid;primary_key;"`
	CreatedAt time.Time
	UpdatedAt time.Time
	DeletedAt *time.Time `sql:"index"`
}

// BeforeCreate will set a UUID rather than numeric ID.
func (base *Base) BeforeCreate(tx *gorm.DB) error {
	var (
		id  uuid.UUID
		err error
	)

	id, err = uuid.NewV4()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	base.ID = id
	return nil
}