rest_server

Example: REST server

Simple HTTP/JSON REST server implemented in Go, using go-chi for HTTP routing.

To run this, cd to the root of this git repo, then run these steps:

1. cd into an empty directory

   $ mkdir ~/template_tmp
   $ cd ~/template_tmp
   

2. Install the abc binary

   $ go install github.com/abcxyz/abc/cmd/abc@latest
   $ abc --help
   

   This only works if you have go installed (https://go.dev/doc/install) and have the Go binary directory in your $PATH (try PATH=$PATH:~/go/bin).

3. Execute the template defined in the t directory. This will output a file named main.go in your working directory containing the transformed program.

   $ abc templates render github.com/abcxyz/abc.git//t/rest_server
   

4. Run the transformed program:

   $ go run .
   [yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss] starting server on 8080
   

5. In a separate shell, run:

   $ curl localhost:8080
   {"message":"hello world"}