package main import "database/sql" func recordStats(db *sql.DB, userID, productID int64) (err error) { tx, err := db.Begin() if err != nil { return } defer func() { switch err { case nil: err = tx.Commit() default: tx.Rollback() } }() if _, err = tx.Exec("UPDATE products SET views = views + 1"); err != nil { return } if _, err = tx.Exec("INSERT INTO product_viewers (user_id, product_id) VALUES (?, ?)", userID, productID); err != nil { return } return } func main() { // @NOTE: the real connection is not required for tests db, err := sql.Open("mysql", "root@/blog") if err != nil { panic(err) } defer db.Close() if err = recordStats(db, 1 /*some user id*/, 5 /*some product id*/); err != nil { panic(err) } }