package server import ( "encoding/json" "errors" "net/http" ) // Respond converts a Go value to JSON and sends it to the client. // Adapted from https://github.com/ardanlabs/service/tree/master/foundation/web func Respond(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, data interface{}) { if statusCode == http.StatusNoContent { w.WriteHeader(statusCode) return } // Convert the response value to JSON. jsonData, err := json.Marshal(data) if err != nil { panic(err) } // Set the content type and headers once we know marshaling has succeeded. w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json") // Write the status code to the response. w.WriteHeader(statusCode) // Send the result back to the client. if _, err := w.Write(jsonData); err != nil { panic(err) } } // ResponseError is a helper function that sends a JSON response of an error message func RespondError(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, err error) { eb := ErrorBuilder{} eb.AddError(err) eb.Respond(w, statusCode) } // RespondServerError is a wrapper around RespondError that sends a 500 internal server error. Useful for // Sending generic errors when everything went wrong. func RespondServerError(w http.ResponseWriter) { RespondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.New("internal server error")) } // RespondNotFound is a helper utility for responding with a generic // "unauthorized" error. func RespondUnauthorized(w http.ResponseWriter) { RespondError(w, http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("unauthorized")) } // RespondForbidden is a helper utility for responding with a generic // "forbidden" error. func RespondForbidden(w http.ResponseWriter) { RespondError(w, http.StatusForbidden, errors.New("forbidden")) }