Project Documentation

This document summarizes the setup, available routes, and core functionalities provided by the project.

Overview
Setup
Routes
Functionality

Overview

This project is a backend service written in Go. It is designed to manage basis data and provide a RESTful API interface. The documentation covers installation, configuration, and route details.

Setup

Prerequisites

Go (version 1.15+ recommended)
Git

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ariebrainware/basis-data-ltt.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd /Users/ariebrainware/go/src/github.com/ariebrainware/basis-data-ltt

Install dependencies:
```
go mod download
```

Configuration

Create and configure any necessary environment variables. For example, a .env file can be used to set database connections and server ports.

Sample environment variables:

  APPNAME=ltt-be
  APITOKEN=ed25519key
  APPENV=local
  APPPORT=19091
  GINMODE=debug
  DBHOST=localhost
  DBPORT=3306
  DBNAME=databasename
  DBUSER=databaseuser
  DBPASS=databasepassword

Build and Run

To build the project, use:
```
go build -o basisdata
```
To run the service, use:
```
./basisdata
```
During development, you can simply run:
```
go run main.go
```

Routes

Below is an outline of the REST API endpoints provided:

GET /

Description: Health check or landing route.
Response: Simple status message confirming the service is operational.

GET /api/resource

Description: Retrieve a list of resources.
Response: JSON array of resources.

POST /api/resource

Description: Create a new resource.
Request Body: JSON payload with resource details.
Response: JSON object of the newly created resource.

PUT /api/resource/{id}

Description: Update an existing resource.
Path Parameter: id of the resource to update.
Request Body: JSON payload with updated resource details.
Response: JSON object of the updated resource.

DELETE /api/resource/{id}

Description: Delete a specific resource.
Path Parameter: id of the resource to delete.
Response: JSON message confirming deletion.

Functionality

Data Management

The primary functionality revolves around creating, reading, updating, and deleting (CRUD) resources in the database. This includes:

Validating input data.
Managing database transactions.
Returning appropriate HTTP status codes and error messages.

Error Handling

The project uses proper error handling middleware to capture and log errors.
Returns structured JSON error responses with helpful error messages.

Middleware

Logging: Request and response logging.
Authentication & Authorization: Secure certain routes based on user roles (if applicable).

Testing

Include unit and integration tests to cover API endpoint behaviors.
Use Go's built-in testing framework:
```
go test ./...
```

Conclusion

This document provides a high-level overview of the necessary steps for setting up, running, and understanding the API and its routes. For more details, please refer to inline code comments and further documentation within the codebase.

ariebrainware / basis-data-ltt