Simple Blogpost API

This is a simple blog post API that allows users to create, read, update, and delete blog posts. It uses Go's net/http package to handle HTTP requests and Gorilla's mux package to handle routing. This project serves as a practical exercise to solidify understanding of CRUD functionality in Go.

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Features

• Create a new blog post: POST /posts
• Read all blog posts: GET /posts
• Read a specific blog post by ID: GET /posts/{id}
• Update a specific blog post by ID: PUT /posts/{id}
• Delete a specific blog post by ID: DELETE /posts/{id}

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Usage

You can use tools like curl or Postman to interact with the API endpoints. Here are some example requests:

Create a new blog post

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/posts \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id":1,"author":"Alice","title":"First Post","content":"Hello, world!"}'

Get all blog posts

curl http://localhost:8080/posts

Get a blog post by ID

curl http://localhost:8080/posts/1

Update a blog post by ID

curl -X PUT http://localhost:8080/posts/1 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id":1,"author":"Alice","title":"Updated Title","content":"Updated content"}'

Delete a blog post by ID

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/posts/1

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Running the Server

1. Ensure Go is installed.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Run:

go mod tidy
go run main.go

Your API server will start on http://localhost:8080.

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Next Steps

• Add persistent storage (e.g., a database).
• Implement input validation and error handling.
• Secure the API with authentication.

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Author

Yangedue John Avalumun