Go CRUD Movies API Example

This is a simple example of a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) API for managing movies, built using Go and GORM (Go Object Relational Mapper).

Table of Contents

• Features
• Getting Started
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the Application
• API Endpoints
• Environment Variables
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Create, Read, Update, and Delete movies.
• Uses PostgreSQL as the database.
• Environment variable configuration for database connection.
• Simple JSON-based API.

Getting Started

Follow these instructions to set up and run the project on your local machine.

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.16 or higher)
• PostgreSQL

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/go-crud-movies-api-example.git
   cd go-crud-movies-api-example

Install dependencies:

go mod tidy

Set up the database:

Create a PostgreSQL database and configure the environment variables as described below.

Running the Application

Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the project root with the following content:

DB_HOST=localhost DB_PORT=5432 DB_USER=your_db_user DB_NAME=your_db_name DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password Run the application:

Run the project

go run main.go The API will be running at: http://localhost:8080

API Endpoints

Create a movie: POST /movies { "name": "Movie Name", "description": "Movie Description" }

Get all movies: GET /movies

Get a single movie by ID: GET /movies/{id}

Update a movie by ID: PUT /movies/{id} { "name": "Updated Movie Name", "description": "Updated Movie Description" }

Delete a movie by ID: DELETE /movies/{id}

Environment Variables

The application uses the following environment variables for configuration:

DB_HOST: The database host (default: localhost) DB_PORT: The database port (default: 5432) DB_USER: The database user DB_NAME: The database name DB_PASSWORD: The database password