Disambiguate package name from local var in Go

Question

Is there a good way to disambiguate between a package name and a local variable? I'd rather not refactor the import name or variable name if I don't have to. Take for example...

import "path"

func foo() {
    path := "/some/path"
    // Disambiguate here
    path.Join(path, "/some/other/path")
}

Answer 1

The local variable always overrides (shadows) the package here. Pick another variable name, or alias the package as something else:

http://play.golang.org/p/9ZaJa5Joca

or

http://play.golang.org/p/U6hvtQU8dx

See nemo's alternatives in the other answer. I think the most maintainable way is to pick a variable name that won't overlap with the package name.

Answer 2

There are two additional options I can think of:

1. store path.Join in a variable
2. make path a type that implements Join

The first is simple. Instead of path.Join you store path.Join in a variable before declaring path and call it instead (play):

join := path.Join

path := "/some/path"
path = join("/some/other/path")

The second is a bit more complicated and I don't think you should actually do that but it is a possibility (play):

type Path string

func (p Path) Join(elem ...string) string {
    return path.Join(append([]string{string(p)}, elem...)...)
}

fmt.Println("Hello, playground")

path := "/some/path"

path = Path(path).Join("/some/other/path")