golang-gin-api
golang-gin-api — Core REST API Development
Build production-grade REST APIs with Go and Gin. This skill covers the 80% of patterns you need daily: server setup, routing, request binding, response formatting, and error handling.
When to Use
- Creating a new Go REST API or HTTP server
- Adding routes, handlers, or middleware to a Gin app
- Binding and validating incoming JSON/query/URI parameters
- Structuring a Go project with a layered project structure
- Wiring handlers → services → repositories in main.go
- Returning consistent JSON error responses
Quick Reference
Project structure: cmd/api/main.go (entry point), internal/handler/ (HTTP), internal/service/ (business logic), internal/repository/ (data access), internal/domain/ (entities/errors), pkg/middleware/ (shared).
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