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Build HTTP services, REST APIs, and middleware in Go. Use when building Go HTTP servers, REST APIs, or custom middleware.

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Golang API Server

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Router Selection

  • Standard Lib (net/http): Use for simple services or zero-dependency requirements. http.ServeMux (Go 1.22+) method-based routing.
  • Echo (labstack/echo): Recommended for production REST APIs with middleware, binding, and error handling.
  • Gin (gin-gonic/gin): High performance alternative.

Implementation Workflow

  1. Choose router — Select based on complexity needs (stdlib for simple, Echo/Gin for production).
  2. Separate concerns — Handlers parse requests, call services, and format responses. No business logic in handlers.
  3. Add middleware — Use middleware for cross-cutting concerns (Logging, Recovery, CORS, Auth, Tracing).
  4. Include health endpoints — Always expose /health and /ready endpoints.
  5. Enforce content types — Require application/json for REST APIs.
  6. Implement graceful shutdown — Handle SIGINT/SIGTERM to drain in-flight requests.

See graceful shutdown example and Echo handler patterns

Anti-Patterns

  • No business logic in handlers: parse request, call service, and format response only.
  • No global router vars: pass router instance via constructor or DI.
  • No missing shutdown: handle SIGTERM to drain in-flight requests.

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