gistfile1.go

func DecodeJsonToDocCollection (blob []byte) *DocumentCollection {

    var cont interface{}
    err := json.Unmarshal(blob, &cont)

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Decode error")
    }

    response := cont.(map[string] interface{})["response"]
    hits := int(response.(map[string] interface{})["numFound"].(float64))
    docs := response.(map[string] interface{})["docs"].([]interface{})

    coll := DocumentCollection{}
    coll.Hits = hits

    ds := make([]Document, hits)
    
    for i := 0; i < hits; i++ {
        docs[i] = Document{docs[i].(map[string] interface{})}
    }

    coll.Collection = ds

    return &coll
}