go-api-template

REST API / Fiber starter repository 🐢

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Gin vs Fiber

These articles are very helpful/informative.

• Go Gin vs Fiber: Hello World performance
• Go servers benchmark: Echo, Fiber, and Gin
• Go — Gin vs Fiber vs Echo: How much performance difference is really there for a real-world use case?

Development

1. Linter
2. Running the app

VS Code

Enable gopls to use IntelliSense features.

Linter

First, you need to install golangci-lint.

Please run the following script according to your environment:

Tip

Make sure that ~/go/bin is exist in PATH.

macOS

brew install golangci-lint

Windows & Linux

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b "$(go env GOPATH)/bin" v1.63.4

Important

For Windows, use Git Bash.

Running the app

Run with Docker to develop with live-reloading (hot-reload).

docker compose up

The API route's root is localhost:8000.

You can execute the sample API (ping) at localhost:8000/api/v1/ping.