Introduction
This tutorial will illustrate how you can build a REST API backed by PostgreSQL in Go, using Gorilla Mux for routing. The tutorial will employ test-driven development and will conclude by explaining how you can continuously test against a database during development.
Goals
By the end of this tutorial, you will:
- Become familiar with Gorilla Mux, and
- Learn how to test your application against a database with Continuous Integration (CI).
Prerequisites
This tutorial assumes:
- Basic familiarity with Go and PostgreSQL, and
- That you have working Go and PostgreSQL installations.
Introduction to the Application
Before we dive into the details, let’s take a brief look at the sample application we will be building as part of this tutorial.
What Will the Application Do?
The application will be a simple REST API server that will expose endpoints to allow accessing and manipulating ‘products’. The operations that our endpoint will allow…