HTTP server - 09/22/2020

gistfile1.go

package main


import (
	"fmt"
	_"github.com/joho/godotenv"
	"net/http"
	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
	"encoding/json"
	"strconv"
)

type Car struct {
	NumberOfWheels int `json:"NumberOfWheels"`
	Color string `json:"Color"`
}

var cars []Car = []Car{}


func main() {

	//get command line arguments
	// args := os.Args

	// fmt.Println(args)

	// //environment variables
	// err :=  godotenv.Load()
	// if err != nil {
	// 	fmt.Println(err)
	// }

	// secretToken := os.Getenv("SECRET_TOKEN")
	// fmt.Println(secretToken)

	//server programming
	router := mux.NewRouter()

	router.HandleFunc("/getCars", getCars).Methods(http.MethodGet)
	router.HandleFunc("/createCar", createCar).Methods(http.MethodPost)



	http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router)



}

func getCars(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
	

	fmt.Println(cars)
}

func createCar(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
	
	//create a car
	newCar := Car{}

	//take the car in the request and move the contents to our car
	err := json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&newCar)
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(response, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}

	cars = append(cars, newCar)
	fmt.Fprintf(response, strconv.Itoa(newCar.NumberOfWheels))

	return
}