curl POST written in go (for those who don't have curl)

curl-post.go

// sometimes windows people don't have curl.
// This is a simple way to post a curl POST request.

// On newer windows versions, you can also try ...
// Invoke-WebRequest -Body '{"Author":"A", "Title":"B"}' -Method 'POST' -Uri 'http://localhost:8090/books' 

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"strings"
)

func main() {

	if len(os.Args) != 3 {
		fmt.Println(`2 params required: data url.
		Example: go run curl.go '{"A":"B"}' localhost:8090/books`)
		os.Exit(1)
	}

	url := "http://" + os.Args[2]
	payload := os.Args[1]

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, strings.NewReader(payload))

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Error sending request: %v\n", err)
	}

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println("Response: ", string(body))
}