Please recommend a restful API framework in Golang

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[rhymes]

I didn't use any, so I wouldn't know but one thing that I've noticed is that a lot of people don't and a lot of people do so you might want to research that a bit.

Strictly speaking, because how powerful the standard lib is, the only piece of framework you really need is the router and you can use gorilla mux for that.

gin seems a very populate HTTP framework on which you can build a REST API.

On dev.to @codehakase wrote a tutorial on how to build a web app with gin:

Building a Web App With Go, Gin and React

Francis Sunday

#webdev#go#react#programming

[Guo-Guang]

Nice. I found that gorilla mux has similar stuff like middleware in express or koa. I would probably start from gorilla mux and then other frameworks like gin if needed. Thank you, @rhymes

[Peter Benjamin (they/them)]

Depending on the requirements of your REST API project:

• If it's a small project that doesn't need sessions/cookies, database integrations ...etc, then the standard library is sufficient.
  • One step up from the standard library would be an unopinionated framework like gin
• If it's a big project with time restraints/deadlines or requires features like database integrations, cookie/session management ...etc, then go with buffalo.
  • Check this tutorial out by the creator of the framework himself: youtube.com/watch?v=FqCHqZt0ZFE

[Guo-Guang]

yeah, since the project I am going to apply Go is quite simple. I actually have been working MUX.

[Gammpamm]

I use a good boilerplate without a framework
github.com/dhax/go-base

[Guo-Guang]

that's the way when I get started working on Koa by using boilerplate...

[Dorian Selimovic]

I'd recommend Echo for its ease of use and comprehensive documentation.

[Guo-Guang]

this looks so shining. thanks @tommy8910

[Benjamin Cable]

I would strongly sugest you rething using Iris.

Please view this:

florinpatan.ro/2016/10/why-you-sho...

My vote goes to either simply using mux, or Echo.

[Guo-Guang]

yeah i using mux for the first and simple Go project

[Sai Nageswar Satchidanand]

I would recommend using gRpc

• Provides http/2
• Provides streaming API
• Auto-Generates clients.