mholt/binding

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"

	"github.com/mholt/binding"
)

// First define a type to hold the data
// (If the data comes from JSON, see: http://mholt.github.io/json-to-go)
type ContactForm struct {
	User struct {
		ID int
	}
	Email   string
	Message string
}

// Then provide a field mapping (pointer receiver is vital)
func (cf *ContactForm) FieldMap(req *http.Request) binding.FieldMap {
	return binding.FieldMap{
		&cf.User.ID: "user_id",
		&cf.Email:   "email",
		&cf.Message: binding.Field{
			Form:     "message",
			Required: true,
		},
	}
}

// Now your handlers can stay clean and simple
func handler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
	contactForm := new(ContactForm)
	if errs := binding.Bind(req, contactForm); errs != nil {
		http.Error(resp, errs.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(resp, "From:    %d\n", contactForm.User.ID)
	fmt.Fprintf(resp, "Message: %s\n", contactForm.Message)
}

func main() {
	http.HandleFunc("/contact", handler)
	http.ListenAndServe(":3000", nil)
}

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/mholt/binding"
	"io"
	"log"
	"mime/multipart"
	"net/http"
)

// We expect a multipart/form-data upload with
// a file field named 'data'
type MultipartForm struct {
	Data *multipart.FileHeader `json:"data"`
}

func (f *MultipartForm) FieldMap(req *http.Request) binding.FieldMap {
	return binding.FieldMap{
		&f.Data: "data",
	}
}

// Handlers are still clean and simple
func handler(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
	multipartForm := new(MultipartForm)
	if errs := binding.Bind(req, multipartForm); errs != nil {
		http.Error(resp, errs.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}

	// To access the file data you need to Open the file
	// handler and read the bytes out.
	var fh io.ReadCloser
	var err error
	if fh, err = multipartForm.Data.Open(); err != nil {
		http.Error(resp,
			fmt.Sprint("Error opening Mime::Data %v", err),
			http.StatusInternalServerError)
		return
	}
	defer fh.Close()
	dataBytes := bytes.Buffer{}
	var size int64
	if size, err = dataBytes.ReadFrom(fh); err != nil {
		http.Error(resp,
			fmt.Sprint("Error reading Mime::Data %v", err),
			http.StatusInternalServerError)
		return
	}
	// Now you have the attachment in databytes.
	// Maximum size is default is 10MB.
	log.Printf("Read %v bytes with filename %s",
		size, multipartForm.Data.Filename)
}

func main() {
	http.HandleFunc("/upload", handler)
	http.ListenAndServe(":3000", nil)
}

func (cf ContactForm) Validate(req *http.Request) error {
	if cf.Message == "Go needs generics" {
		return binding.Errors{
			binding.NewError([]string{"message"}, "ComplaintError", "Go has generics. They're called interfaces.")
		}
	}
	return nil
}

type MyBinder map[string]string

func (t MyBinder) Bind(fieldName string, strVals []string) error {
	t["formData"] = strVals[0]
	return nil
}

func (t *MyType) FieldMap(req *http.Request) binding.FieldMap {
	return binding.FieldMap{
		"a-key": binding.Field{
			Form: "number",
			Binder: func(fieldName string, formVals []string) error {
				val, err := strconv.Atoi(formVals[0])
				if err != nil {
					return binding.Errors{binding.NewError([]string{fieldName}, binding.DeserializationError, err.Error())}
				}
				t.SomeNumber = val
				return nil
			},
		},
	}
}