Notes API written in Go using the Fiber web framework

• notes-api
  • Project setup
  • Todos

1. Create the project

mkdir notes-api
cd notes-api
go mod init github.com/dogab/notes-api
# Open Editor in in the directory where the go.mod file is
go get github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2
touch main.go
go run main.go

2. Used for the makefile to hot reload the server

go install github.com/cespare/reflex@latest
touch Makefile
make watch

3. Setup env file for storing the config variables

touch .env
go get github.com/joho/godotenv
mkdir config
touch config/config.go

4. Setup database

touch docker-compose.yaml
mkdir database
touch database/database.go

go get gorm.io/gorm
go get gorm.io/driver/postgres

5. Create Models

mkdir model
touch model/model.go

go get github.com/google/uuid

6. Create router

mkdir router
touch router/router.go

7. Add routes

mkdir routes
mkdir routes/note
touch routes/note/note.go

8. Add handlers

mkdir handlers
mkdir handlers/note
touch handlers/note/note.go

9. Swagger Add comments to the handler functions. https://github.com/arsmn/fiber-swagger

# Add comments to the files
go get -u github.com/swaggo/swag/cmd/swag
swag init
go get -u github.com/arsmn/fiber-swagger/v2
import "github.com/arsmn/fiber-swagger/v2"
import "github.com/dogab/docs"

10. Encrypt passwords Add encrypted passwords.

go get golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt

11. Use JWT Auth Use this in the package for the jwt function.

go get github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4

Use this in the package where the Middleware should be used for the routes.

go get  github.com/gofiber/jwt/v3

• Update readme with usage and routes
• check how to use secret key as global var, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35038864/how-to-access-global-variables
• check how to embed json with token into other message format: gofiber/fiber#164
• validator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_wsashJZA, https://dev.to/koddr/build-a-restful-api-on-go-fiber-postgresql-jwt-and-swagger-docs-in-isolated-docker-containers-475j#folder-with-business-logic-only
• add swagger docu for endpoints
• add utils functions for jwt https://dev.to/koddr/build-a-restful-api-on-go-fiber-postgresql-jwt-and-swagger-docs-in-isolated-docker-containers-475j#useful-utilities)
• fix csrf
• add more endpoints
• create migration with initial user
• validate POST input for user update
• test update user endpoints
• create user delete endpoint