test.go

type Test struct {
  name string
}

func main() {
  var buf bytes.Buffer
  enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
  dec := gob.NewDecoder(&buf)
  
  err := enc.Encode(Test{"Cat"})
  
  var dec_buf Test
  err = dec.Deocde(&dec_buf)
  
  fmt.Println(dec_buf.name)
}