Package go-http-client implements the possibility to provides to make HTTP requests in a better way, making it possible to use mocks and interfaces.

Installation

Use go get.

go get github.com/elvenworks/go-http-client

Then import the validator package into your own code.

import "github.com/elvenworks/go-http-client"

Usage

Sample code:

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	httpClient "github.com/elvenworks/go-http-client"
)

func  main() {
	client := httpClient.Init("https://myapp.com")
	options := &httpClient.Options{
		Path: "/api/v1/users",
		Method: http.MethodPost,
		Body: []byte(`{"user": "Loren Ipsun"}`),
		Headers: map[string]string{
			"Content-Type": "application/json",
		},
	}
	
	response, err := client.Request(context.Background(), options)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	// {"id": 1, "user": "Loren Ipsun"}
	// 201 created
	fmt.Println(string(response.Body), response.StatusCode)
}

Options:

Parameter	Description	Value
Method	The HTTP method to be used in the request	A string that can be GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, etc.
Path	The API endpoint path for the request	A string that contains the endpoint path, for example, /users/123.
Body	The data in the request body	It should be a JSON object that contains the data to be sent in the request body. The JSON object can contain any type of data, such as strings, numbers, arrays, or other JSON objects.
Headers	The additional HTTP headers for the request	A string-key and value map, where each key is the header name and each value is the header value. For example, {"Authorization": "Bearer xyz123"}.

Response:

Parameter	Description	Value
Body	The response body data	A byte array that contains the response body data.
StatusCode	The HTTP status code of the response	An integer that represents the HTTP status code returned by the server. For example, 200 for a successful request or 404 for a resource not found.