Compilation error in `geo/geojson` package: does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
Author: cod3rboyCreated Aug 10, 2026Updated Aug 18, 2026
Environment
OS: Zorin OS 18.1 Go: 1.26.3 Belve: v2.6.0
Description
- Go program compilation fails with the following error logs when using the package github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2.
- Upon inspection, it indicates implementation for
BoundingBoxmethod is missing for certain types in the github.com/blevesearch/geo/geojson dependency package.
# github.com/blevesearch/geo/geojson
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:100:9: cannot use rv (variable of type *Point) as index.GeoJSON value in return statement: *Point does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:129:46: cannot use p (variable of type *Point) as index.GeoJSON value in argument to checkPointIntersectsShape: *Point does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:155:9: cannot use rv (variable of type *MultiPoint) as index.GeoJSON value in return statement: *MultiPoint does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:206:49: cannot use p (variable of type *MultiPoint) as index.GeoJSON value in argument to checkPointIntersectsShape: *MultiPoint does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:241:17: cannot use &Point{…} (value of type *Point) as index.GeoJSON value in assignment: *Point does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:258:9: cannot use rv (variable of type *LineString) as index.GeoJSON value in return statement: *LineString does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:297:64: cannot use ls (variable of type *LineString) as index.GeoJSON value in argument to checkLineStringsIntersectsShape: *LineString does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:322:9: cannot use rv (variable of type *MultiLineString) as index.GeoJSON value in return statement: *MultiLineString does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:366:48: cannot use p (variable of type *MultiLineString) as index.GeoJSON value in argument to checkLineStringsIntersectsShape: *MultiLineString does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:389:16: cannot use &LineString{…} (value of type *LineString) as index.GeoJSON value in assignment: *LineString does not implement index.GeoJSON (missing method BoundingBox)
../../go/pkg/mod/github.com/blevesearch/[email protected]/geojson/geojson_shapes_impl.go:389:16: too many errorsReplication Steps
- Initialize new go module
- Run
go get github.com/blevesearch/bleve/[email protected] - Create the main.go file with the code below:
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2"
"github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2/mapping"
)
type Document struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
Description string `json:"desc"`
}
func main() {
// Define mapping
idxMapping := mapping.NewIndexMapping()
nameFieldMapping := mapping.NewTextFieldMapping()
descFieldMapping := mapping.NewTextFieldMapping()
idxMapping.DefaultMapping = mapping.NewDocumentMapping()
idxMapping.DefaultMapping.AddFieldMappingsAt("name", nameFieldMapping)
idxMapping.DefaultMapping.AddFieldMappingsAt("desc", descFieldMapping)
// Create new index
idx, err := bleve.New("test.belve", idxMapping)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
// Create a document
doc := Document{
Name: "Document A",
Description: "This is the description for document A",
}
// Index the document
if err := idx.Index("document-1", doc); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
// Success
log.Println("Successfully indexed document!")
}- Build or run the main.go file.
go build main.goor
go run main.goExpected Behavior
The main.go file should compile or run without any errors.
Actual Behavior
Compilation fails and errors are encountered (shared above in error logs).
Source: blevesearch/bleve