Building a net/http Middleware Chain From Scratch in Go
The article discusses building a net/http middleware chain in Go using only the standard library. It explains the concept of middleware, how it works, and provides a step-by-step guide to creating various middleware functions. By the end, readers will understand how to implement request logging, authentication, panic recovery, and timeout middleware from scratch.
- ▪Go web frameworks typically include middleware, but few tutorials explain how to create it from scratch.
- ▪The article outlines the essential components of middleware, including the Handler interface and the middleware signature.
- ▪A proper middleware chain can be constructed to apply multiple middleware functions in a clean and manageable way.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2832110) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Shayan Holakouee Posted on Jun 3 Building a net/http Middleware Chain From Scratch in Go #go #backend #softwaredevelopment #webdev Every Go web framework ships with middleware. Chi has it. Gin has it. Echo has it. And every tutorial shows you how to use it. But almost none of them show you how it actually works. This article builds a production-grade middleware chain using nothing but the Go standard library. No framework, no magic.
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