Code should reduce nesting where possible by handling error cases/special conditions first and returning early or continuing the loop. Reduce the amount of code that is nested multiple levels.
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for _, v := range data {
if v.F1 == 1 {
v = process(v)
if err := v.Call(); err == nil {
v.Send()
} else {
return err
}
} else {
log.Printf("Invalid v: %v", v)
}
} |
for _, v := range data {
if v.F1 != 1 {
log.Printf("Invalid v: %v", v)
continue
}
v = process(v)
if err := v.Call(); err != nil {
return err
}
v.Send()
} |