Boot.dev Web Server

This is a Go-based web server application that provides various API endpoints and serves static files.

Features

• File serving
• User authentication (login, refresh, revoke)
• User management (create, update)
• Chirp functionality (create, retrieve, delete)
• Webhook handling for Polka integration
• Health check endpoint
• Metrics tracking

Setup

1. Ensure you have Go installed on your system.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables.
4. Run go mod tidy to ensure all dependencies are installed.

Running the Server

To start the server, run: go run main.go The server will start on port 8080 by default.

To run in debug mode (which resets the database):

API Endpoints

• GET /api/healthz: Health check
• GET /api/reset: Reset endpoint
• POST /api/polka/webhooks: Webhook handler for Polka
• POST /api/revoke: Revoke authentication
• POST /api/refresh: Refresh authentication
• POST /api/login: User login
• POST /api/users: Create user
• PUT /api/users: Update user
• DELETE /api/chirps/{chirpID}: Delete a chirp
• POST /api/chirps: Create a chirp
• GET /api/chirps: Retrieve chirps
• GET /api/chirps/{chirpID}: Get a specific chirp
• GET /admin/metrics: View server metrics

Static File Serving

Static files are served from the /app route. The server looks for files in the current directory.

Database

The application uses a JSON file (database.json) as its database.

Dependencies

• github.com/joho/godotenv: For loading environment variables
• boot.dev-webserver/internal/database: Custom package for database operations

Note

Ensure that the JWT_SECRET and POLKA_KEY environment variables are set before running the server.