remove pointers for optionality -- shockingly easy

example/caller.go

@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ func Main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Println("you are", *viewerResp.Viewer.MyName)
+	fmt.Println("you are", viewerResp.Viewer.MyName)
 
 	userResp, err := getUser(context.Background(), graphqlClient, username)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Println(username, "is", *userResp.User.TheirName)
+	fmt.Println(username, "is", userResp.User.TheirName)
 }
 
 //go:generate go run github.com/Khan/genql genql.yaml

example/generated.go

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type GetUserResponse struct {
-	User *GetUserUser `json:"user"`
+	User GetUserUser `json:"user"`
 }
 
 type GetUserUser struct {
-	TheirName *string `json:"theirName"`
+	TheirName string `json:"theirName"`
 }
 
 type GetViewerResponse struct {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type GetViewerResponse struct {
 }
 
 type GetViewerViewerUser struct {
-	MyName *string
+	MyName string
 }
 
 func getViewer(ctx context.Context, client *graphql.Client) (*GetViewerResponse, error) {