Introducing Gofsen: A Clean & Minimalist Web API Framework for Go

Hi everyone! After weeks of development, I'm excited to officially launch Gofsen — a new web framework for building fast and maintainable REST APIs in Go.

👉 GitHub Repo

Bakemono-san / gofsen

A fast, idiomatic API framework for Go, built in Senegal.

🚀 Gofsen - HTTP Framework for Go

Gofsen is a lightweight, Express.js-inspired HTTP framework for Go. Simple, fast, and powerful.

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📦 Installation

go get github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen

CLI (gofsen-cli) Installation

You can install the CLI in multiple ways:

• Using go install (latest from main):

go install github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen/cmd/gofsen-cli@latest

• Using Homebrew (macOS/Linux):

brew tap Bakemono-san/homebrew-tap
brew install gofsen-cli

• Linux via APT (Cloudsmith hosted repo):

# Add the APT repository (Ubuntu/Debian)
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/bakemono-san/gofsen/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash

# Install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gofsen-cli

• RHEL/CentOS/Alma/Rocky via YUM/DNF (Cloudsmith hosted repo):

# Add the YUM/DNF repository
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/bakemono-san/gofsen/setup.rpm.sh' | sudo -E bash

# Install
sudo dnf install gofsen-cli
# or: sudo yum install gofsen-cli

• Download prebuilt binaries (Windows/macOS/Linux) from the Releases page.

Verify installation:

gofsen-cli --version

CLI quickstart:

# Create a new project (interactive)
gofsen-cli new
# Generate CRUD routes for a resource
gofsen-cli gen route users

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🧠 Why Gofsen?

Gofsen was built out of a simple need: create clean, maintainable, and idiomatic APIs in Go — without boilerplate or over-engineered abstractions.

Other frameworks like Gin, Echo, or Fiber are great, but sometimes you just want:

• ✅ Clear routing
• ✅ Simple middleware chaining
• ✅ Route groups (/api/v1)
• ✅ Dynamic params (/users/:id)
• ✅ JSON helpers and error handling
• ✅ No reflection, no magic

That's where Gofsen shines.

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✨ Features

• ✅ HTTP Routing: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
• ✅ Route Parameters: /users/:id
• ✅ Route Groups: /api/v1, with local middleware
• ✅ Global & Custom Middleware
• ✅ Request Helpers: JSON, query params, errors
• ✅ Built-in Middleware: CORS, Logging, Recovery
• ✅ Built in Go with ❤️ from Senegal 🇸🇳

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🧪 Quick Start

Try it out right now! Here's a complete working example:

// This would be a Go example if RunKit supported Go // For now, here's the conceptual JavaScript equivalent const express = require('express'); const app = express(); app.get('/hello', (req, res) => { res.json({ message: 'Hello from Gofsen (Go equivalent)' }); }); app.listen(8080, () => { console.log('🚀 Server running on port 8080'); });

And here's the actual Gofsen Go code:

package main

import (
    "github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen"
)

func main() {
    r := gofsen.New()

    r.GET("/hello", func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        ctx.Status(200).JSON(map[string]string{"message": "Hello from Gofsen"})
    })

    r.Listen("8080")
}

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🚀 Route Parameters & Groups

package main

import (
    "github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen"
)

func main() {
    r := gofsen.New()

    // Simple route with parameter
    r.GET("/users/:id", func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        userID := ctx.Param("id")
        ctx.Status(200).JSON(map[string]string{
            "user_id": userID,
            "message": "User details",
        })
    })

    // Route groups
    api := r.Group("/api/v1")
    api.GET("/posts", func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        ctx.Status(200).JSON(map[string]string{"message": "All posts"})
    })

    api.POST("/posts", func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        var post map[string]interface{}
        if err := ctx.BindJSON(&post); err != nil {
            ctx.Error(400, "Invalid JSON")
            return
        }
        ctx.Status(201).JSON(map[string]interface{}{
            "message": "Post created",
            "post":    post,
        })
    })

    r.Listen("8080")
}

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🧩 Middleware Example

package main

import (
    "github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen"
)

// Custom Auth Middleware
func AuthMiddleware() gofsen.MiddlewareFunc {
    return func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        token := ctx.Request.Header.Get("Authorization")
        if token != "Bearer valid-token" {
            ctx.Error(401, "Unauthorized")
            return
        }
        ctx.Next()
    }
}

func main() {
    r := gofsen.New()

    // Global middleware
    r.Use(gofsen.Logger())
    r.Use(gofsen.Recovery())
    r.Use(gofsen.CORS())

    // Public routes
    r.GET("/", func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        ctx.Status(200).JSON(map[string]string{"message": "Welcome to Gofsen!"})
    })

    // Protected API group
    api := r.Group("/api")
    api.Use(AuthMiddleware()) // Apply auth to this group only

    api.GET("/me", func(ctx *gofsen.Context) {
        ctx.Status(200).JSON(map[string]string{
            "user":    "authenticated_user",
            "message": "This is a protected route",
        })
    })

    r.Listen("8080")
}

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🌐 Installation

go get github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen

Import it in your project:

import "github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen"

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🔧 Coming Soon

🛠️ A CLI is on the way to scaffold new Gofsen apps

gofsen new my-api
gofsen generate handler user

Want to see the roadmap?

🚀 Upcoming Features:

• CLI tool for project scaffolding
• Built-in validation middleware
• Template rendering support
• WebSocket support
• Database integration helpers
• Performance monitoring middleware
• Auto-generated API documentation

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🙌 Get Involved

Gofsen is 100% open-source and actively developed.

⭐ Star Gofsen on GitHub

• 🐛 Report issues
• 🚀 Contribute features or fixes
• 📢 Share it if you find it useful!

👉 https://github.com/Bakemono-san/gofsen

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Thanks for reading, and happy hacking with Go! 🦫

Tags: #golang #go #api #webdev #opensource #framework #gofsen #backend #devtools

Comments

[serigne fallou seck]

GOAT waiting for the next step

[Bakemono]

No worry buddy coming soon...