package main type SecretProvider func(user, realm string) string type BasicAuth struct { Realm string Secrets SecretProvider } func (a *BasicAuth) CheckAuth() string { return a.Secrets("me", a.Realm) } func (a *BasicAuth) secretBasic(user, realm string) string { return a.Realm + "-" + user + "-" + realm } func main() { b := &BasicAuth{Realm: "test"} b.Secrets = b.secretBasic s := b.CheckAuth() println(s) } // Output: // test-me-test