HTTP-SERVER

This repository contains a simple HTTP server written in Go (go-server) that manages posts using JSON for data exchange.

Module: go-server

• Go Version: 1.22.0
• Package: main

Description

The server manages posts through HTTP endpoints (/posts and /posts/{id}) allowing basic CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete). Posts are stored in memory and accessed concurrently using mutex locks.

Endpoints

• GET /posts: Retrieve all posts.
• POST /posts: Create a new post.
• GET /posts/{id}: Retrieve a specific post by ID.
• DELETE /posts/{id}: Delete a post by ID.

Usage

1. Running the Server:

   go run .
   

   The server will start at http://localhost:8080.

2. Endpoints:

   • GET http://localhost:8080/posts: Retrieves all posts.
   • POST http://localhost:8080/posts: Creates a new post.
     • Example POST body: {"body": "Example post body"}
   • GET http://localhost:8080/posts/{id}: Retrieves a specific post by ID.
   • DELETE http://localhost:8080/posts/{id}: Deletes a post by ID.

Testing

The repository includes unit tests using Go's testing framework (testing). Tests validate the functionality of handling GET and POST requests to /posts, as well as handling DELETE requests to /posts/{id}.

To run the tests:

go test -v

Packages Used

• encoding/json: For JSON encoding and decoding.
• fmt: For formatted printing.
• io: For basic input/output operations.
• log: For logging errors.
• net/http: For HTTP server and client implementations.
• strconv: For string conversions.
• sync: For providing basic synchronization primitives.