Rest Chat

Application Set-up

• Run the application.

cd rest-chat/src

godep go install ./…

go run main.go

• Database Set-up

Script to create the tables rest-chat/src/db/v1.sql

Requests

• Health Check

curl --location --request GET '127.0.0.1:8080/check'

• New User

curl --location --request POST '127.0.0.1:8080/users' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "username": "test",
    "password": "test"
}'

• Log In

curl --location --request POST '127.0.0.1:8080/login' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "username": "test",
    "password": "test"
}'

Save the Auth Token because you’ll need it.

• Get Messages

curl --location --request GET '127.0.0.1:8080/messages?recipient=2&start=1' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: {{auth_token}}’ \
--data-raw ''

1. Recipient: user ID of recipient.
2. Start: starting message ID.

• Post New Message

curl --location --request POST '127.0.0.1:8080/messages' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: {{auth_token}}’ \
--data-raw '{
    "sender": 1,
    "recipient": 2,
    "content": {
        "type": "string",
        "test": "message text"
    }
}'