package main import ( "log" "net/http" "github.com/emicklei/go-restful" "github.com/emicklei/go-restful-swagger12" ) type Book struct { Title string Author string } func main() { ws := new(restful.WebService) ws.Path("/books") ws.Consumes(restful.MIME_JSON, restful.MIME_XML) ws.Produces(restful.MIME_JSON, restful.MIME_XML) restful.Add(ws) ws.Route(ws.GET("/{medium}").To(noop). Doc("Search all books"). Param(ws.PathParameter("medium", "digital or paperback").DataType("string")). Param(ws.QueryParameter("language", "en,nl,de").DataType("string")). Param(ws.HeaderParameter("If-Modified-Since", "last known timestamp").DataType("datetime")). Do(returns200, returns500)) ws.Route(ws.PUT("/{medium}").To(noop). Doc("Add a new book"). Param(ws.PathParameter("medium", "digital or paperback").DataType("string")). Reads(Book{})) // You can install the Swagger Service which provides a nice Web UI on your REST API // You need to download the Swagger HTML5 assets and change the FilePath location in the config below. // Open http://localhost:8080/apidocs and enter http://localhost:8080/apidocs.json in the api input field. config := swagger.Config{ WebServices: restful.DefaultContainer.RegisteredWebServices(), // you control what services are visible WebServicesUrl: "http://localhost:8080", ApiPath: "/apidocs.json", // Optionally, specify where the UI is located SwaggerPath: "/apidocs/", SwaggerFilePath: "/Users/emicklei/xProjects/swagger-ui/dist"} swagger.RegisterSwaggerService(config, restful.DefaultContainer) log.Print("start listening on localhost:8080") server := &http.Server{Addr: ":8080", Handler: restful.DefaultContainer} log.Fatal(server.ListenAndServe()) } func noop(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {} func returns200(b *restful.RouteBuilder) { b.Returns(http.StatusOK, "OK", Book{}) } func returns500(b *restful.RouteBuilder) { b.Returns(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Bummer, something went wrong", nil) }