Contexts in Go provide a standard way to pass metadata and control signals between goroutines. They are mainly used to manage task execution time, data passing, and operation cancellation. This article covers different types of contexts in Go and examples of how to use them.

Introduction to Contexts

Contexts in Go are represented by the context.Context interface, which includes methods for getting deadlines, cancellation, values, and done channels. The primary package for working with contexts is context.