Go Kickstart

Go kickstart is a simple repository that I'm managing to a have a fast setup for Go web application with my most common use cases using practices that I found useful and easy to maintain.

How to run

clone repository and use go run .

Server

server.go contains all the dependencies that are normally available on most frameworks like routing, properties, http mangement, security, etc.

Routes

routes.go contains all the mapping between http's routes and controllers in a rails, while method mapping has been implemented in a Spring Boot style with GetMapping, PostMapping, PutMapping with a RequestMapping parent.

s.GetMapping("/", s.HandleIndex())

Controllers

controllers.go will be the bridge between routing and business logic and middleware

Static assets

static assets will be exposed on /static route, this is a good place for stylesheets, javascripts, images and so on.

Application properties

Like most application, having configurations and constants in a file make them easier to manage, this is a de-facto standard in Spring-Boot with application.yaml, so a ServerConfig struct will contain the values of properties.yaml

Todo next

Template engine Integrate common security methods ( basic auth, session based and JWT )

References

• Mat Ryers after 8 years
• Mat Ryers after 8 years / Talk
• Spring Boot