KintoHub Backend Api Template

This repo provide a template for starting a new golang API project @Kintohub.

The template itself is a simple ping/pong api.

Requirements

• Install Go version 1.12 or higher

How to use this template

1. Click on use this template at the top right of the repo
2. git clone {the_newly_generated_repo} in your workspace directory of choice
3. ./setup_git in the root of the project

Development Setup

Duplicate the .env.example file into a .env file.
Modify the variables if needed.

$ go run cmd/main.go
{"level":"info","msg":"Successfully started server listening to port 8080","time":"2020-03-24T10:41:59+08:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Processing ping request {Hey it is me}","time":"2020-03-24T10:42:02+08:00"}
{"level":"debug","msg":"Successful ping response \u0026{Coop Was Here}","time":"2020-03-24T10:42:02+08:00"}

Send a ping

$ curl -d '{"message": "Who was here?"}' localhost:8080/ping

Meta

KintoHub Goons - @KintoHub

https://www.kintohub.com

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://github.com/kintohub/backend-api-template/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/fooBar)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some fooBar')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/fooBar)
5. Create a new Pull Request