CoronaVirus Scrapper
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This is a simple project to scrap corona-virus data from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/.
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Data is being updated by using go-cron.
Prerequisites
- Golang 1.12.17 or newer with Go Module Support
Features
Authentication
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Using Token Based Authentication by generating a random token for user when they register and storing it in the database.
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Comparing header token with token in database to verify authentication.
Rate Limit
- Using rate limit to limit the amount of API calls for different users. For example, free users get 50 requests/day and premium users get 100 requests/day .
Routes
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/api/coronavirus: summary of all countries' cases .
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/api/coronavirus/[continent]: summary of all countries' cases in this [continent] .
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/api/coronavirus/[country]: a summary of [country] cases .
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/api/countries: all countries and their ISO codes .
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/api/continents: all continents and their codes .
Setup The Project
Clone The Project
git clone https://github.com/ajaydy/corona.git
Edit Config file
Copy example.config.toml to .config.toml
cp example.config.toml .config.toml
Fill in your database, cron and app details.
Run The Project
go run main.go