davidroman0O / querybind

Fiber utility functions to parse queryparams and preserve its state for web applications

QueryBind

The querybind package is a utility library for the Fiber web framework, designed to simplify query parameter binding and state management in HTMX-driven applications. It provides a way to bind query parameters to Go structs and manage URL state seamlessly.

TODO

• Integrate more libs/framework, not just fiber
• WithRedirection: might not want to use HX-Push
• WithCustom: might want to do something custom ¯_(ツ)_/¯
• more examples

Features

• Bind URL query parameters to Go structs dynamically using struct tags.
• Maintain and manipulate browser URL state with HTMX requests without full page reloads.
• Provide functional options to customize the behavior of the response binding.

Installation

To use the querybind package in your project, run:

go get github.com/davidroman0O/querybind

Usage

See examples querybind-example

QueryBind

Bind query parameters from the request to a struct:

type FilterParams struct {
    Genres []string `querybind:"genres"`
    Years  []int    `querybind:"years"`
}

// ...

// return refreshed html of a component
app.Get("/page/component", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
    var params FilterParams
    if err := querybind.Bind(&params, c); err != nil {
        return c.Status(fiber.StatusBadRequest).JSON(fiber.Map{"error": err.Error()})
    }
    // Use params here...
    // return component html
})

ResponseBind

Update the URL state using ResponseBind by setting a HX-Push-Url response header:

// return refreshed html of a component
app.Get("/page/component", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
    // Assume params is populated... and you did some processing on some data, whatever
    querybind.ResponseBind(c, params, querybind.WithPath("/page")) // for the component, you might want to keep the path of the page
    // Continue with response... that return the html
})

Options

The ResponseBind function can be customized with the following option:

• WithPath(path string): Customizes the path used in the HX-Push-Url header.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• The Fiber team for creating a fantastic web framework.
• The creators and contributors of HTMX for enabling modern, dynamic web interactions.