Changed the HTTP router to chi.

go.mod

@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ module copyrightcrusader.org/inv
 
 go 1.16
 
-require github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2
+require (
+	github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.4 // indirect
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2
+)

go.sum

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.4 h1:QHdzF2szwjqVV4wmByUnTcsbIg7UGaQ0tPF2t5GcAIs=
+github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.4/go.mod h1:uaf8YgoFazUOkPBG7fxPftUylNumIev9awIWOENIuEg=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2 h1:AqzbZs4ZoCBp+GtejcpCpcxM3zlSMx29dXbUSeVtJb8=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=

main.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 )
 
 //Go Best practices: https://github.com/golovers/effective-go
@@ -27,13 +29,24 @@ type Item struct {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	http.HandleFunc("/categories", categories)
-	//Note: seems adding a trailing slash allows routing URLs like /category/ID#
-	//No need for query parameters.
-	http.HandleFunc("/category/", category)
-	http.HandleFunc("/subcategory/", subcategory)
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
-	err := http.ListenAndServe(":8088", nil)
+	r.Route("/categories", func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Get("/", getCategoriesHandler)
+	})
+
+	r.Route("/category", func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Get("/{id:[0-9]+}", getCategoryHandler)
+		r.Post("/", insertCategoryHandler)
+		r.Delete("/{id:[0-9]+}", deleteCategoryHandler)
+	})
+
+	r.Route("/subcategory", func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Post("/", insertSubcategoryHandler)
+		r.Delete("/{id:[0-9]+}", deleteSubcategoryHandler)
+	})
+
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(":8088", r)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -41,52 +54,8 @@ func main() {
 
 }
 
-func categories(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	switch r.Method {
-	case "GET":
-		getCategoriesHandler(w, r)
-	default:
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-		w.Write([]byte("Method not allowed"))
-	}
-}
-
-func category(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	switch r.Method {
-	case "GET":
-		getCategoryHandler(w, r)
-	case "POST":
-		insertCategoryHandler(w, r)
-	case "DELETE":
-		deleteCategoryHandler(w, r)
-	default:
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-		w.Write([]byte("Method not allowed"))
-	}
-}
-
-func subcategory(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	switch r.Method {
-	case "POST":
-		insertSubcategoryHandler(w, r)
-	case "DELETE":
-		deleteSubcategoryHandler(w, r)
-	default:
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-		w.Write([]byte("Method not allowed"))
-	}
-}
-
 func deleteSubcategoryHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	id := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/subcategory/")
-
-	value, err := strconv.ParseInt(id, 0, 64)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
-		return
-	}
+	value, _ := strconv.ParseInt(chi.URLParam(r, "id"), 0, 64)
 
 	if !deleteSubcategory(value) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -98,15 +67,7 @@ func deleteSubcategoryHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func getCategoryHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	id := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/category/")
-
-	value, err := strconv.ParseInt(id, 0, 64)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
-		return
-	}
+	value, _ := strconv.ParseInt(chi.URLParam(r, "id"), 0, 64)
 
 	category, ok := getCategoryByID(value)