Abacus - A simple counting API written in Golang

Installation

1. Install Golang & Redis

2. Run go mod install to install the dependencies

3. Run air (if installed) or go build to build and run the API locally.

4. The API will be running on http://0.0.0.0:8080 by default.

Introduction

Abacus is a simple counting API written in Golang. It is a simple REST API that allows you to create, read, update and delete counts. It is a simple project that I created to learn Nim Go and to get a feel for the language. I currently use it on my personal website to keep track of the number of visitors.

Todos

• Documentation
• K8 Deployment (Render + Redis on OCI)
• JSONP Support (https://gin-gonic.com/docs/examples/jsonp/)
• impl /create endpoint which creates a new counter initialized to 0 and returns a secret key that can be used to modify the counter via the following endpoints
  • /delete endpoint
  • /set endpoint
  • /reset (alias to /set 0)
  • /update endpoint (updates the counter x)
• SSE Stream for the counters? Low priority.
• Tests
• Rate limiting (max 30 requests per 3 second per IP address)
• Create Python & JS Wrappers