Golang golang-http (snippet)

Go programming example 'golang-http'

golang-http

Golang beginners example: golang-http

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io/ioutil"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    response, err := http.Get("http://golang.org/") // Send a HTTP GET request to the URL
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("%s", err) // If there is an error, print it and exit
        os.Exit(1)
    } else {
        defer response.Body.Close()                    // Close the connection to prevent a resource leak
        contents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body) // Read the contents of the HTTP GET
        if err != nil {                                // If there is an error
            fmt.Printf("%s", err)
            os.Exit(1)
        }
        fmt.Printf("%s\n", string(contents)) // Print the contents of the request
    }
}

Useful links

• Learn Go: https://golangr.com
• Download Go: https://golang.org