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Macaron vs Flamego: Quick Reference

This document provides quick lookup tables for common migration patterns.

At a Glance

Aspect	Macaron	Flamego	Status
Creator	Unknwon	Unknwon	✅ Same author
Status	Maintenance only	Active development	⚠️ Macaron deprecated
Go Version	1.11+	1.19+	📈 Modern
Philosophy	Dependency injection	Dependency injection	✅ Same
Performance	Good	Better	📈 Improved
Routing	Basic	Advanced	📈 Enhanced

Import Mapping

Macaron Package	Flamego Package	Notes
`gopkg.in/macaron.v1`	`github.com/flamego/flamego`	Core framework
`github.com/go-macaron/binding`	`github.com/flamego/binding`	Form binding
`github.com/go-macaron/cache`	`github.com/flamego/cache`	Caching
`github.com/go-macaron/captcha`	`github.com/flamego/captcha`	Captcha
`github.com/go-macaron/csrf`	`github.com/flamego/csrf`	CSRF protection
`github.com/go-macaron/gzip`	`github.com/flamego/gzip`	Gzip compression
`github.com/go-macaron/i18n`	`github.com/flamego/i18n`	Internationalization
`github.com/go-macaron/session`	`github.com/flamego/session`	Session management
Built-in	`github.com/flamego/template`	Template rendering
`github.com/go-macaron/toolbox`	❌ Custom implementation	Health checks

Type Mapping

Macaron Type	Flamego Type	Change
`*macaron.Macaron`	`*flamego.Flame`	Main app type
`macaron.Context`	`flamego.Context`	Interface vs pointer
`macaron.Handler`	`flamego.Handler`	Same concept
`session.Store`	`session.Session`	Interface name
`csrf.CSRF`	`csrf.CSRF`	Same
`cache.Cache`	`cache.Cache`	Same

Method Mapping

Core Methods

Operation	Macaron	Flamego
Create app	`macaron.New()`	`flamego.New()`
Classic setup	`macaron.Classic()`	`flamego.Classic()`
Add middleware	`m.Use(handler)`	`f.Use(handler)`
GET route	`m.Get(path, h)`	`f.Get(path, h)`
POST route	`m.Post(path, h)`	`f.Post(path, h)`
Route group	`m.Group(path, fn)`	`f.Group(path, fn)`
Combo route	`m.Combo(path)`	`f.Combo(path)`
Start server	`http.ListenAndServe(addr, m)`	`f.Run(addr)`

Context Methods

Operation	Macaron	Flamego
Get param	`c.Params(":name")`	`c.Param("name")`
Get query	`c.Query("key")`	`c.Query("key")`
Get request	`c.Req`	`c.Request()`
Get response	`c.Resp`	`c.ResponseWriter()`
Redirect	`c.Redirect(url)`	`c.Redirect(url)`
Set cookie	`c.SetCookie(...)`	`c.SetCookie(...)`
Get cookie	`c.GetCookie(name)`	`c.Cookie(name)`

Session Methods

Operation	Macaron	Flamego
Set value	`sess.Set(k, v)`	`sess.Set(k, v)`
Get value	`sess.Get(k)`	`sess.Get(k)`
Delete	`sess.Delete(k)`	`sess.Delete(k)`
ID	`sess.ID()`	`sess.ID()`
Flush	`sess.Flush()`	`sess.Flush()`

CSRF Methods

Operation	Macaron	Flamego
Get token	`x.GetToken()`	`x.Token()`
Validate	Automatic	Automatic

Cache Methods

Operation	Macaron	Flamego
Set value	`c.Put(k, v, timeout)`	`c.Set(k, v, timeout)`
Get value	`c.Get(k)`	`c.Get(k)`
Delete	`c.Delete(k)`	`c.Delete(k)`
Flush	`c.Flush()`	`c.Flush()`

Route Syntax

Feature	Macaron	Flamego	Example
Basic param	`:param`	`<param>`	`/:id` → `/<id>`
Regex param	`^:name(a\|b)$`	`<name:a\|b>`	Pattern matching
Optional param	Multiple routes	`?<param>`	`/wiki/?<page>`
Wildcard	`:path(*)`	`<**path>`	Glob pattern

Before (Macaron)

m.Get("/", handler)                          // Root
m.Get("/:username", handler)                 // Basic param
m.Get("/:username/:repo", handler)           // Multiple params
m.Get("/^:type(issues|pulls)$", handler)     // Regex

After (Flamego)

f.Get("/", handler)                          // Root
f.Get("/<username>", handler)                // Basic param
f.Get("/<username>/<repo>", handler)         // Multiple params
f.Get("/<type:issues|pulls>", handler)       // Regex

Handler Signatures

Basic Handler

Macaron:

func Handler(c *macaron.Context) {
    c.JSON(200, map[string]string{"msg": "hello"})
}

Flamego:

func Handler(c flamego.Context) {
    c.ResponseWriter().Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    c.ResponseWriter().WriteHeader(200)
    json.NewEncoder(c.ResponseWriter()).Encode(map[string]string{"msg": "hello"})
}

With Custom Context

Macaron:

func Handler(c *context.Context) {
    c.Data["Title"] = "Page"
    c.HTML(200, "template")
}

Flamego:

func Handler(c *context.Context, t template.Template, data template.Data) {
    data["Title"] = "Page"
    t.HTML(200, "template")
}

With Session

Macaron:

func Handler(c *context.Context, sess session.Store) {
    sess.Set("key", "value")
}

Flamego:

func Handler(c *context.Context, sess session.Session) {
    sess.Set("key", "value")
}

With Form Binding

Macaron:

func Handler(c *context.Context, form Form) {
    // Use form
}

// Route
m.Post("/", binding.Bind(Form{}), Handler)

Flamego:

func Handler(c *context.Context, form Form) {
    // Use form
}

// Route
f.Post("/", binding.Form(Form{}), Handler)

Form Tags

Validation	Macaron	Flamego
Required	`binding:"Required"`	`validate:"required"`
Email	`binding:"Email"`	`validate:"email"`
URL	`binding:"Url"`	`validate:"url"`
Min length	`binding:"MinSize(5)"`	`validate:"min=5"`
Max length	`binding:"MaxSize(100)"`	`validate:"max=100"`
Range	`binding:"Range(1,10)"`	`validate:"min=1,max=10"`
Alpha	`binding:"Alpha"`	`validate:"alpha"`
AlphaDash	`binding:"AlphaDash"`	`validate:"alphanum"`

Before (Macaron)

type LoginForm struct {
    Username string `form:"username" binding:"Required;AlphaDash"`
    Password string `form:"password" binding:"Required;MinSize(6)"`
    Email    string `form:"email" binding:"Email"`
}

After (Flamego)

type LoginForm struct {
    Username string `form:"username" validate:"required,alphanum"`
    Password string `form:"password" validate:"required,min=6"`
    Email    string `form:"email" validate:"email"`
}

Middleware Configuration

Session

Macaron:

m.Use(session.Sessioner(session.Options{
    Provider:       "memory",
    ProviderConfig: "",
    CookieName:     "session_id",
    CookiePath:     "/",
    Gclifetime:     3600,
    Maxlifetime:    3600,
}))

Flamego:

f.Use(session.Sessioner(session.Options{
    Config: session.MemoryConfig{
        GCInterval: 3600,
    },
    Cookie: session.CookieOptions{
        Name:   "session_id",
        Path:   "/",
        MaxAge: 3600,
    },
}))

CSRF

Macaron:

m.Use(csrf.Csrfer(csrf.Options{
    Secret:     "secret-key",
    Cookie:     "_csrf",
    CookiePath: "/",
    SetCookie:  true,
    Secure:     false,
}))

Flamego:

f.Use(csrf.Csrfer(csrf.Options{
    Secret:     "secret-key",
    Cookie:     "_csrf",
    CookiePath: "/",
    Secure:     false,
}))

Cache

Macaron:

m.Use(cache.Cacher(cache.Options{
    Adapter:       "memory",
    AdapterConfig: "",
    Interval:      60,
}))

Flamego:

f.Use(cache.Cacher(cache.Options{
    Config: cache.MemoryConfig{
        GCInterval: 60,
    },
}))

Template

Macaron:

m.Use(macaron.Renderer(macaron.RenderOptions{
    Directory: "templates",
    Funcs:     template.FuncMap(),
}))

Flamego:

f.Use(template.Templater(template.Options{
    Directory: "templates",
    FuncMaps:  []template.FuncMap{template.FuncMap()},
}))

i18n

Macaron:

m.Use(i18n.I18n(i18n.Options{
    SubURL:      "/",
    Langs:       []string{"en-US", "zh-CN"},
    Names:       []string{"English", "简体中文"},
    DefaultLang: "en-US",
}))

Flamego:

f.Use(i18n.I18n(i18n.Options{
    URLPrefix:       "/",
    Languages:       []string{"en-US", "zh-CN"},
    Names:           []string{"English", "简体中文"},
    DefaultLanguage: "en-US",
}))

Common Patterns

Pattern: Get User by Username

Macaron:

func UserProfile(c *context.Context) {
    username := c.Params(":username")
    user, err := database.GetUserByName(username)
    if err != nil {
        c.NotFoundOrError(err, "get user")
        return
    }
    c.Data["User"] = user
    c.HTML(200, "user/profile")
}

Flamego:

func UserProfile(c *context.Context, t template.Template, data template.Data) {
    username := c.Param("username")
    user, err := database.GetUserByName(username)
    if err != nil {
        c.NotFoundOrError(err, "get user")
        return
    }
    data["User"] = user
    t.HTML(200, "user/profile")
}

Pattern: Form Submission

Macaron:

// Form struct
type CreateRepoForm struct {
    Name string `form:"name" binding:"Required;AlphaDashDot"`
}

// Route
m.Post("/repo/create", binding.Bind(CreateRepoForm{}), CreateRepoPost)

// Handler
func CreateRepoPost(c *context.Context, form CreateRepoForm) {
    if c.HasError() {
        c.RenderWithErr(c.GetErrMsg(), "repo/create", &form)
        return
    }
    // Create repo...
    c.Redirect("/")
}

Flamego:

// Form struct
type CreateRepoForm struct {
    Name string `form:"name" validate:"required,alphaDashDot"`
}

// Route
f.Post("/repo/create", binding.Form(CreateRepoForm{}), CreateRepoPost)

// Handler
func CreateRepoPost(c *context.Context, form CreateRepoForm, t template.Template, data template.Data) {
    if c.HasError() {
        c.RenderWithErr(c.GetErrMsg(), "repo/create", &form, t, data)
        return
    }
    // Create repo...
    c.Redirect("/")
}

Pattern: JSON API

Macaron:

func APIHandler(c *context.APIContext) {
    data := map[string]any{
        "id":   123,
        "name": "example",
    }
    c.JSON(200, data)
}

Flamego:

func APIHandler(c *context.APIContext) {
    data := map[string]any{
        "id":   123,
        "name": "example",
    }
    
    c.ResponseWriter().Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    c.ResponseWriter().WriteHeader(200)
    json.NewEncoder(c.ResponseWriter()).Encode(data)
}

// Or create helper method on APIContext
func (c *APIContext) JSON(status int, v any) error {
    c.ResponseWriter().Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    c.ResponseWriter().WriteHeader(status)
    return json.NewEncoder(c.ResponseWriter()).Encode(v)
}

Pattern: Middleware Chain

Macaron:

m.Group("/repo", func() {
    m.Get("/create", repo.Create)
    m.Post("/create", binding.Bind(form.CreateRepo{}), repo.CreatePost)
}, reqSignIn, context.RepoAssignment())

Flamego:

f.Group("/repo", func() {
    f.Get("/create", repo.Create)
    f.Post("/create", binding.Form(form.CreateRepo{}), repo.CreatePost)
}, reqSignIn, context.RepoAssignment())

Error Handling

Not Found

Macaron:

func Handler(c *context.Context) {
    user, err := getUser()
    if err != nil {
        if isNotFound(err) {
            c.NotFound()
            return
        }
        c.Error(err, "get user")
        return
    }
}

Flamego:

func Handler(c *context.Context) {
    user, err := getUser()
    if err != nil {
        if isNotFound(err) {
            c.NotFound()
            return
        }
        c.Error(err, "get user")
        return
    }
}

Testing

Mock Context

Macaron:

import "gopkg.in/macaron.v1"

func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
    m := macaron.New()
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
    resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
    m.ServeHTTP(resp, req)
}

Flamego:

import "github.com/flamego/flamego"

func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
    f := flamego.New()
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
    resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
    f.ServeHTTP(resp, req)
}

Migration Checklist (Quick)

Update imports
Change :param → <param> in routes
Change macaron.Handler → flamego.Handler
Change *macaron.Context → flamego.Context
Change c.Params(":name") → c.Param("name")
Change c.Resp → c.ResponseWriter()
Change c.Req → c.Request()
Change session.Store → session.Session
Change x.GetToken() → x.Token()
Change cache.Put() → cache.Set()
Add template parameters to handlers
Update form validation tags
Test everything!

Common Pitfalls

Issue	Solution
Forgot to remove `:` from param name	Use `c.Param("name")` not `c.Param(":name")`
Template not rendering	Add `template.Template` and `template.Data` to handler
Session not working	Changed interface from `Store` to `Session`
CSRF validation fails	Use `Token()` not `GetToken()`
Cache not working	Use `Set()` not `Put()`
Form validation errors	Update tags: `binding` → `validate`
Context methods fail	Use methods not fields: `c.ResponseWriter()` not `c.Resp`

Performance Notes

Flamego Advantages

O(1) static route lookup - Faster than Macaron's tree
Better regex handling - Compiled patterns cached
Reduced allocations - More efficient memory usage
Faster middleware chain - Optimized injection

Expected Improvements

10-30% faster route matching for static routes
5-15% faster overall request handling
Slightly lower memory usage
Better scalability under load

Support and Resources

Need Help?	Resource
Official Docs	https://flamego.dev/
API Reference	https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/flamego/flamego
GitHub	https://github.com/flamego/flamego
Middleware	https://github.com/flamego (multiple repos)
FAQ	https://flamego.dev/faqs.html
Examples	https://github.com/flamego/flamego/tree/main/_examples

Version Information

Framework	Current Version	Release Date	Status
Macaron	v1.5.0	2021	Maintenance
Flamego	v1.9.0+	2024	Active

Last Updated: 2026-01-25
Applies to: Gogs migration from Macaron to Flamego

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Macaron vs Flamego: Quick Reference

At a Glance

Import Mapping

Type Mapping

Method Mapping

Core Methods

Context Methods

Session Methods

CSRF Methods

Cache Methods

Route Syntax

Before (Macaron)

After (Flamego)

Handler Signatures

Basic Handler

With Custom Context

With Session

With Form Binding

Form Tags

Before (Macaron)

After (Flamego)

Middleware Configuration

Session

CSRF

Cache

Template

i18n

Common Patterns

Pattern: Get User by Username

Pattern: Form Submission

Pattern: JSON API

Pattern: Middleware Chain

Error Handling

Not Found

Testing

Mock Context

Migration Checklist (Quick)

Common Pitfalls

Performance Notes

Flamego Advantages

Expected Improvements

Support and Resources

Version Information

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Raw Blame History