Use pointers
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
)
type SomeStruct struct {
SomeValue *bool `json:"some_value,omitempty"`
}
func main() {
t := new(bool)
f := new(bool)
*t = true
*f = false
s1, _ := json.Marshal(SomeStruct{nil})
s2, _ := json.Marshal(SomeStruct{t})
s3, _ := json.Marshal(SomeStruct{f})
fmt.Println(string(s1))
fmt.Println(string(s2))
fmt.Println(string(s3))
}
Output:
{}
{"some_value":true}
{"some_value":false}