go-rollercoaster-api

A simple REST API built for the kubucation YouTube channel

• No third-party packages/dependencies
• Used in the "How to use curl as an HTTP Client" video
• Building of this API available as a video

Requirements

To be able to show the desired features of curl this REST API must match a few requirements:

• GET /coasters returns list of coasters as JSON
• GET /coasters/{id} returns details of specific coaster as JSON
• POST /coasters accepts a new coaster to be added
• POST /coasters returns status 415 if content is not application/json
• GET /admin requires basic auth
• GET /coasters/random redirects (Status 302) to a random coaster

Data Types

A coaster object should look like this:

{
  "id": "someid",
  "name": "name of the coaster",
  "inPark": "the amusement park the ride is in",
  "manufacturer": "name of the manufacturer",
  "height": 27,
}

Persistence

There is no persistence, a temporary in-mem story is fine.