middlewares

middlewares.go

//CheckAuth is an example middleware which demonstrates how we *might* check auth.
func CheckAuth(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		//TODO this is just an example.
		//Get the cookie or something and check it
		cookie, err := r.Cookie("session")
		if err != nil || cookie == nil {
			// TODO if an err, then redirect
			// http.Redirect(w, r, "/", 401)
		}
		//If the auth check passes, then handle continue down the chain
		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
	})
}

//SetContentTypeText this only exists to demonstrate how we can chain middlewares
func SetContentTypeText(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
	})
}