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Web Development with Go: Building Scalable Web Apps and RESTful Services

by Shiju Varghese

January 2016

Intermediate to advanced

312 pages

7h 20m

English

Apress

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Introducing GoMinimalistic Language with Pragmatic DesignA Static Type Language with High ProductivityConcurrency Is a Built-In Feature at the Language LevelGo Compiles Programs QuicklyGo as a General-Purpose LanguageGo EcosystemInstalling the Go ToolsChecking the InstallationSetting up a Work EnvironmentGo WorkspaceGOPATH Environment VariableCode Organization PathsWriting Go ProgramsWriting a Hello World ProgramWriting a LibraryTesting Go CodeUsing Go PlaygroundUsing Go MobileGo as a Language for Web and MicroservicesSummary

PackagesPackage mainPackage AliasFunction initUsing a Blank IdentifierImporting PackagesInstall Third-Party PackagesWriting PackagesGo ToolFormatting Go CodeGo DocumentationWorking with CollectionsArraysSlicesMapsDefer, Panic, and RecoverDeferPanicRecoverError HandlingSummary
User-defined Types with StructsCreating a Struct TypeCreating Instances of Struct TypesAdding Behavior to a Struct TypeType CompositionOverriding Methods of Embedded TypeWorking with InterfacesConcurrencyGoroutinesGOMAXPROCS and ParallelismChannelsSummary
net/http PackageProcessing HTTP RequestsServeMuxHandlerBuilding a Static Web ServerCreating Custom HandlersUsing Functions as Handlershttp.HandlerFunc typeServeMux.HandleFunc FunctionDefaultServeMuxhttp.Server StructGorilla MuxBuilding a RESTful APIData Model and Data StoreConfiguring the MultiplexerHandler Functions for CRUD OperationsSummary
text/template PackageWorking with text/templateDefine Named TemplatesDeclaring VariablesUsing PipesBuilding HTML Views Using html/templateBuilding a Web ApplicationSummary
Introduction to HTTP MiddlewareWriting HTTP MiddlewareHow to Write HTTP MiddlewareWriting a Logging MiddlewareControlling the Flow of HTTP MiddlewareUsing Third-Party MiddlewareUsing Gorilla HandlersMiddleware Chaining with the Alice PackageUsing Middleware with the Negroni PackageGetting Started with NegroniWorking with a Negroni Middleware StackSharing Values Among MiddlewareUsing Gorilla contextSetting and Getting Values with Gorilla contextSummary
Authentication and AuthorizationAuthentication ApproachesCookie-Based AuthenticationToken-Based AuthenticationAuthentication with OAuth 2Understanding OAuth 2Authentication with OAuth 2 using the Goth PackageAuthentication with JSON Web TokenWorking with JWT Using the jwt-go PackageUsing HTTP Middleware to Validate JWT TokensSummary
Introduction to MongoDBGetting Started Using MongoDBIntroduction to mgo Driver for MongoDBAccessing CollectionsCRUD Operations with MongoDBInserting DocumentsReading DocumentsUpdating DocumentsDeleting DocumentsIndexes in MongoDBManaging SessionsSummary
RESTful APIs: the Backbone of Digital TransformationAPI-Driven Development with RESTful APIsGo: the Great Stack for RESTful ServicesGo: the Great Stack for Microservice ArchitectureBuilding RESTful APIsThird-Party PackagesApplication StructureData ModelResource Modeling for RESTful APIsAdding Route-Specific MiddlewareSetting up the RESTful API ApplicationAuthenticationApplication HandlersJSON Resource ModelsHandlers for the Users ResourceRegistering New UsersLogging in to the SystemData Persistence with MongoDBJSON Resource ModelsHandlers for the Tasks ResourceTesting API Operations for the Tasks ResourceJSON Resource ModelsGo Dependencies Using GodepInstalling the godep ToolUsing godep with TaskManagerRestoring an Application’s DependenciesDeploying HTTP Servers with DockerIntroduction to DockerWriting DockerfileGo Web FrameworksSummaryReferences
Unit TestingTest-Driven Development (TDD)Unit Testing with GoWriting Unit TestsGetting Test CoverageSkipping Test CasesRunning Tests Cases in ParallelPutting Tests in Separate PackagesTesting Web ApplicationsTesting with ResponseRecorderTesting with ServerBDD Testing in GoBehavior-Driven Development (BDD)Behavior-Driven Development with GinkgoSummary
Introduction to Cloud ComputingInfrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Platform as a Service (PaaS)Container as a ServiceIntroduction to Google CloudGoogle App Engine (GAE)Cloud Services with App EngineGoogle App Engine for GoGo Development EnvironmentBuilding App Engine ApplicationsWriting an HTTP ServerCreating the Configuration FileTesting the Application in Development ServerDeploying App Engine Applications into the CloudCreating Hybrid Stand-alone/App Engine applicationsWorking with Cloud Native DatabasesIntroduction to Google Cloud DatastoreWorking with Cloud DatastoreBuilding Back-end APIs with Cloud EndpointsCloud Endpoints for GoCloud Endpoints Back-end APIs in GoSummaryReferences

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