go-http-server

It is guided project in http-server to learn how to build server.

A web server is just a computer that serves data over a network, typically the Internet. Servers run software that listens for incoming requests from clients. When a request is received, the server responds with the requested data.

• Use JSON, headers, and status codes to communicate with clients via a RESTful API
• Use type safe SQL to store and retrieve data from a Postgres database
• Implement a secure authentication/authorization system with well-tested cryptography libraries
• Build and understand webhooks and API keys

Setup

1. Create a .env file with the setted values for variables

   • PORT (probably 8080)
   • FILEPATH ((in our case a dot: . which indicates the current directory) )
   • DB_URL
   • PLATFORM - set it equal to "dev"
   • JWT_SECRET
   • POLKA_KEY

2. Install Postgres (if it not installed already)
   brew install postgresql@15
   then start the Postgres server (if it not started already) in the background
   brew services start postgresql@15
   then enter pscl shell:
   psql postgres
   then create a new database
   CREATE DATABASE chirpy;
   then exit
   exit
   (for more details look into Storage)

3. Install Goose
   go install github.com/pressly/goose/v3/cmd/goose@latest
   and then cd into the sql/schema directory and run:
   goose postgres <connection_string> up
<connection_string> can be DB_URL (for more details look into Goose Migrations).

4. Install SQLC
   go install github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc/cmd/sqlc@latest
   then from the root of projecty run
   sqlc generate
   (for more details look into SQLC)

5. Run the command
   go build -o server && ./server

Chirpy

Chirpy is a social network similar to Twitter.