Overview

This product is a starter kit for Go API development that is inspired by the article "How I write HTTP services after eight years". It is designed to use the popular chi router, sqlx for database operations, and implement a layered architecture for better code organization. The kit includes features such as authentication, testing, database migration, input validation, and more. It is a framework-less solution that aims to provide a clear and modular structure for building APIs in Go.

Features

Framework-less and net/http compatible handlers
Router/Mux with Chi Router
Database Operations with sqlx
Database Operations with ent
Database migration with goose
Input validation that returns multiple error strings
Read all configurations using a single .env file or environment variable
Clear directory structure for easy navigation
Optional request log that logs each user uniquely based on host address
CORS support
Swagger docs generation using declarative comments format
Custom model JSON output
Filters and Resources for pagination parsing and custom response
Cache layer
Authentication using cookie-based session
Task tool for simplifying tasks like mocking, linting, test coverage, hot reload, etc.
Unit testing with mocks and dockertest
Integration testing
End-to-end testing using ephemeral docker containers

Summary

The Go API starter kit is a framework-less solution for building APIs in Go. It provides a clear and modular structure for organizing code and includes several features such as authentication, testing, database operations, input validation, and more. With its use of popular libraries like chi router and sqlx, developers can easily get started with building APIs in Go while maintaining flexibility and control over the project.

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