Sure. I also use Atom with gofmt installed (the Atom gofmt package allows you to use goimports as a formatter). Comment the line and hit save and the import go

Sure. I also use Atom with gofmt installed (the Atom gofmt package allows you to use goimports as a formatter). Comment the line and hit save and the import goes away. Uncomment and hit save and it comes back. Tools exist to make dealing with this requirement painless.