go-web-server-tips

This project demonstrates some code practices I use when writing web servers in Go.

To start, run:

shell script go run main.go

Blog post: dev.to/chidiwilliams/writing-cleaner-go-web-servers-3oe4

Tips

• [x] Use clean architecture

  • Good code organization/folder structure
  • Decouple dependencies

• [x] Extend HTTP handler

  • Handle errors in one location

• [x] Standardized response format

• [x] Create custom errors for client errors

  • Clean error handling

• [ ] ozzo-validator with custom validator?

  • Struct validation outside controller

• [ ] Integration testing with testify?