REST API with golang, gin, and gorm

This project is an exemplary rest api server built with Go.

See API Spec (modified from RealWorld API Spec to simplify)

API Server technology stack is

• Server code: golang
• REST Server: gin
• Database: MySQL with golang-migrate to migrate
• ORM: gorm v2
• Dependency Injection: fx
• Unit Testing: go test and testify
• Configuration management: cobra

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Getting started

1. Start with docker compose

build a docker image

// docker build -f cmd/server/Dockerfile -t kek-server-v2/kek-server .
$ make build-docker

run api server with mysql (see docker-compose.yaml)

// docker-compose up --force-recreate
$ make compose

$  docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                        COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                               NAMES
e01564708984        kek-server-v2/kek-server   "kek-server --co…"   40 seconds ago      Up 39 seconds       0.0.0.0:3000->3000/tcp              kek-server
105cb25b6d3a        mysql:8.0.17                 "docker-entrypoint.s…"   40 seconds ago      Up 39 seconds       0.0.0.0:5432->5432/tcp, 54320/tcp   my-postgres

Check apis

Run intellij's .http files in tools/http/sample directory(./tools/http/sample)