This project demonstrates the functionality of a REST API from the client and server side.
Upon execution of the program, an HTTP server is created on the localhost accessible via port 8081. This server supports a variety of endpoints for different API requests.
The program utilizes go routines to concurrently handle requests and provide a "client side" menu to easily interface with a variety of requests that are built and sent programmatically. Alternatively, one may opt to make requests with an external application such as insomnia or postman.
As a proof of concept, I built this API to mimic a generic membership system that you might see in a subscription based business such as a gym or streaming service.
This API demonstration supports a variety of operations including CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete). Supported functions include:
Base URL: localhost:8081
| Endpoint | Verb | Function |
|---|---|---|
| / | GET | The root of the endpoint, currently no response |
| /member | POST | Create a new member (json attributes: string Id, string Name, string Age, string MembershipFee) |
| /member | SECRET | Displays a secret message to the terminal - Not accessible via command line interface |
| /member/{id} | GET | Get a json object representing the member of the specified id |
| /member/{id} | DELETE | Delete a member from the member list with the specified id |
| /member/{id} | PUT | Update a member from the member list with the specified id |
| /members | GET | Get a list of json objects representing each member in the member list |
| /members/{id} | PUT | Deduplicate members sharing the same ID (retains first occurence) |
- Add a UI
- Add data persistence/customized query parameters with SQL database
- Containerize application with docker/docker-compose