httprouter

httprouter is a framework used for HTTP request routing.

Examples

Simple Routing

Just replace the standard router of golang with this one:

import "git.martin-riedl.de/golang/httprouter/v4"

router := httprouter.New()
router.HandleFunc(http.MethodGet, "/home", func(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request, info httprouter.RoutingInfo) {
    response.Write([]byte("Home"))
})
err := http.ListenAndServe("localhost:8080", router)

Routing with placeholder

A path can also contain placeholder (like :id). If then a request is sent to the url "/user/123" the method gets executed and the URL part (in this case "123") is passed as parameter into your handler function.

import "git.martin-riedl.de/golang/httprouter/v4"

router := httprouter.New()
router.HandleFunc(http.MethodGet, "/user/:id", handleUserPages)
router.HandleFunc(http.MethodGet, "/user/:id/settings", handleUserPages)
func handleUserPages(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request, info httprouter.RoutingInfo) {
    id := info.Parameters["id"]
    response.Write([]byte(id))
}
err := http.ListenAndServe("localhost:8080", router)

Serve Static Content

Static files (like JavaScript or CSS) can be served automatically (including caching header and MIME type). It uses the embed.FS (since go 1.16) to serve static content.

import "git.martin-riedl.de/golang/httprouter/v4"

//go:embed files/static/*
var staticFiles embed.FS

staticFS := httprouter.NewFS(&staticFiles)
router := httprouter.New()
router.Handle(http.MethodGet, "/static/*", staticFS)

For development purpose you can enable the local file serving additionally. The framework checks first, if the file exists locally and serves it directly. If not, the file is served from the embed.FS. This helps you during local development so you can modify a CSS file without recompiling everything.

import "git.martin-riedl.de/golang/httprouter/v4"

staticFS := httprouter.NewFS(&staticFiles)
staticFS.UseLocalFolder = true
staticFS.LocalFolderPrefix = "some/folder" // optional

License

Copyright 2018-2025 Martin Riedl

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