Reference repo for a REST API service written in Go. Demonstrates a basic setup using the Gin framework.

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Go (v1.15 or later)
• Git

To check the version of Go installed, run the go version command:

To set up the project on your local machine, follow these steps:

The project uses Go Modules for managing dependencies. To install all the necessary dependencies, run:

go mod tidy

This command will download and install all the required packages.

To run the application, navigate to the /cmd/api directory and use the go run command:

cd cmd/api
go run main.go

The server should start, and you will see a message indicating that it's listening on a port (default is :8080).

Once the server is running, you can test the API endpoints. For example, to test the /ping endpoint:

curl http://localhost:8080/ping

You should see a response like:

{"message":"pong"}