JO: Opinionated Go library to build RESTful JSON APIs.

Jo wraps around gin library and implements common patterns useful in creating JSON APIs, such as strict response structure, authorization, logging, functional testing. Basically I've extracted all the stuff I usually add building APIs. It wouldn't fit everyone but that's exactly the point: to agree on common things once and use them as a framework. If you need more flexibility–go get gin.

import "gopkg.in/slavikdev/jo.v1"

Example

package main

import (
	"time"

	"gopkg.in/slavikdev/jo.v1"
)

func main() {
	// Create api.
	api := jo.NewAPI()

	// Map routes.
	api.Map("get", "/time", getTime)
	api.Map("get", "/secret", auth, getSecret)

	// Start api on port 9999.
	err := api.Run(":9999")
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}

// Returns successful response with current time in data field.
func getTime(request *jo.Request) *jo.Response {
	currentTime := time.Now()
	return jo.Ok(currentTime)
}

// Returns successful response with a word "secret" in data field.
func getSecret(request *jo.Request) *jo.Response {
	return jo.Ok("secret")
}

const apiToken string = "0123456789"

// Checks if query string has apiToken argument with specific value.
// If it does--passes request to next handler. Otherwise returns 403 Forbidden error.
func auth(request *jo.Request) *jo.Response {
	if request.GetQuery("apiToken") == apiToken {
		return jo.Next(nil)
	}
	return jo.Forbidden()
}

The example works as follows:

GET localhost:9999/time

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 00:51:43 GMT
Content-Length: 64

{
    "data": "2016-12-18T02:51:43.07980668+02:00",
    "successful": true
}

GET localhost:9999/secret

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 00:51:10 GMT
Content-Length: 88

{
    "data": null,
    "error": {
        "code": 403,
        "message": "Forbidden",
        "data": null
    },
    "successful": false
}

GET localhost:9999/secret?apiToken=0123456789

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 00:40:37 GMT
Content-Length: 36

{
    "data": "secret",
    "successful": true
}