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Go programming example 'golang-httpupload'
golang-httpupload
Golang beginners example: golang-httpupload
package main
import (
"html/template"
"io"
"log"
"net/http"
"os"
)
var templates *template.Template
var uploadDir string
func display(w http.ResponseWriter, tmpl string, data interface{}) {
templates.Execute(w, data)
}
func uploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
switch r.Method {
//GET requests will be redirected
case "GET":
// redirect to . (http://localhost:8080/)
http.Redirect(w, r, ".", 301)
//POST takes the uploaded file(s) and saves it to disk
case "POST":
//get the multipart reader for the request
reader, err := r.MultipartReader()
if err != nil {
http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
//copy each part to dir
for {
part, err := reader.NextPart()
if err == io.EOF {
break
}
//if FileName() is empty, skip this part
if part.FileName() == "" {
continue
}
dst, err := os.Create(uploadDir + part.FileName())
if err == nil {
defer dst.Close()
log.Println("file upload started:", part.FileName())
} else {
http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
if _, err := io.Copy(dst, part); err != nil {
http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
} else {
log.Println("file uploaded:", part.FileName())
}
}
//display success message via html template
display(w, "upload", "Upload successful.")
default:
//only allow GET- and POST-Requests, otherwise respond with HTTP-Code 405
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
}
}
func formHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.URL.RawQuery == "" && r.Method == "GET" {
display(w, "upload", nil)
}
}
func main() {
uploadDir = "./"
templates, _ = template.New("tmpl").Parse(templateString)
http.HandleFunc("/upload", uploadHandler)
http.HandleFunc("/", formHandler)
http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
}
//this is the HTML template - usually this would be stored in a separate file
var templateString = `
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>File Upload Example</title>
<style>
body {
font-family: Sans-serif;
padding-bottom: 20px;
background-color: #ffffff;
}
h1 a {
color: black;
text-decoration: none;
}
h1 {text-align: left; margin-bottom: 20px;}
.message {font-weight:bold}
fieldset {width:400px}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1><a href="./">File Upload Example</a></h1>
<div class="message">{{.}}</div>
<form class="form-signin" method="post" action="/upload" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<fieldset>
<input type="file" name="myfiles" id="myfiles" multiple="multiple">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload">
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>`
Useful links
- Learn Go: https://golangr.com
- Download Go: https://golang.org