Here you’ll learn how to setup a REST API service with BeeGo Framework.

Golang

Go is an Open Source programming language developed by Google Inc.
You can see the installation here.

Installing some libraries or dependencies for Golang

Web Frameworks

BeeGo

BeeGo is a Web Framework to develop using Golang Web Applications or RESTful services, you can find more information pressing here.
You can install on local writting this on terminal:

go get github.com/astaxie/beego
go get github.com/beego/bee

Then, move the golangProjects/bin/bee binary to go/bin directory.

Gorilla

Gorilla is a Web Framework to develop using Golang RESTful services, you can find more information pressing here.
You can install on local writting this on terminal:

go get github.com/gorilla/mux

REST Service

REST(REpresentational State Transfer) is an architecture that use HTTP protocol which provide an API with methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
We use BeeGo framework and mgo driver to create a REST service on Golang using MongoDB:

• First, once installed go and beego framework binaries, creates a directory and write in shell:

  bee api myapi
  

  

  The tree directory is like:

  

• Second, you should download the database drivers, in my case is MongoDB.

DataBases Drivers

mgo

Is the MongoDB Driver for Golang. For more information or Doc press here.
To install, write on terminal:

go get gopkg.in/mgo.v2
go get gopkg.in/check.v1

• Third, install mongoDB, you can see my example pressing here or see official doc here.

  I use a Singleton Pattern to connect to database, like this:

      type singletonMongoDBSession struct {
        session *mgo.Session
        errDial error
      }
  
      var instance *singletonMongoDBSession
      var once sync.Once
  
      func GetSessErrMongoDBSession(dialInfo string) (*mgo.Session, error){
        var instance *singletonMongoDBSession
        if dialInfo == "Dial"{
          instance = NewMongoDBSession()
        } else if dialInfo == "DialWithInfo"{
          instance = NewMongoDBSessionInfo()
        }
        return instance.session, instance.errDial
      }
        
      func NewMongoDBSession() (*singletonMongoDBSession) {
        once.Do(func() {
          sess, err := mgo.Dial(urldb)
          instance = &singletonMongoDBSession{session: sess, errDial: err}
        })
        return instance
      }
  

  Then, my model is like:

      type Login struct{
        Username           string       `json:"username"`
        Password           string       `json:"password"`
      }
  
      var login Login
  
      func init(){}
  
      func VerifyLogin(object Login) (ObjectId bool, err error) {
        objlogin := loginRequest(object)
          if objlogin == (Login{}) {
          fmt.Printf("\nNo se encontro Usuario !\n\n")
          return false, nil
        } else {
          return true, nil
        }
      }
  

  I modify some files and add directories to make more understandable how you can separates service or information.

  You can see my restapi-BeeGo example, just pressing there :D .

Another Packages for develop in Golang

Communitacion Protocols

MQTT Paho Golang

Is the MQTT library for Golang. For more information press here.
To install, write on terminal:

go get github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang

To configure Mosquitto service, you can check my tuto pressing here.

Mail Service

GoMail

Is the SMTP library for Golang. For more information press here.
To install, write on terminal:

go get gopkg.in/gomail.v2