api/handler.go

@@ -4,28 +4,23 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// HandlerFunc manages an API request
+// HandlerFn defines the handler signature
-type HandlerFunc func(Request, *Response)
+type HandlerFn func(req Request, res *Response) Error
 
 // Handler is an API handler ready to be bound
 type Handler struct {
 	path   string
 	method string
-	handle HandlerFunc
+	Fn     HandlerFn
 }
 
 // NewHandler builds a handler from its http method and path
-func NewHandler(method, path string, handlerFunc HandlerFunc) *Handler {
+func NewHandler(method, path string, fn HandlerFn) (*Handler, error) {
 	return &Handler{
 		path:   path,
 		method: strings.ToUpper(method),
-		handle: handlerFunc,
+		Fn:     fn,
-	}
+	}, nil
-}
-
-// Handle fires a handler
-func (h *Handler) Handle(req Request, res *Response) {
-	h.handle(req, res)
 }
 
 // GetMethod returns the handler's HTTP method

api/response.go

@@ -16,29 +16,20 @@ type Response struct {
 	err     Error
 }
 
-// NewResponse creates an empty response. An optional error can be passed as its first argument.
+// EmptyResponse creates an empty response.
-func NewResponse(errors ...Error) *Response {
+func EmptyResponse() *Response {
-	res := &Response{
+	return &Response{
 		Status:  http.StatusOK,
 		Data:    make(ResponseData),
-		err:     ErrorFailure(),
+		err:     ErrorFailure,
 		Headers: make(http.Header),
 	}
-
-	// optional error
-	if len(errors) == 1 {
-		res.err = errors[0]
-	}
-
-	return res
 }
 
-// SetError sets the error from a base error with error arguments.
+// WithError sets the error from a base error with error arguments.
-func (res *Response) SetError(baseError Error, arguments ...interface{}) {
+func (res *Response) WithError(err Error) *Response {
-	if len(arguments) > 0 {
+	res.err = err
-		baseError.SetArguments(arguments[0], arguments[1:]...)
+	return res
-	}
-	res.err = baseError
 }
 
 // Error implements the error interface and dispatches to internal error.

http.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (server httpServer) ServeHTTP(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	// 1. find a matching service in the config
 	service := server.config.Find(req)
 	if service == nil {
-		response := api.NewResponse(api.ErrorUnknownService())
+		response := api.EmptyResponse().WithError(api.ErrorUnknownService)
 		response.ServeHTTP(res, req)
 		logError(response)
 		return
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (server httpServer) ServeHTTP(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	// 3. extract URI data
 	err := dataset.ExtractURI(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		response := api.NewResponse(api.ErrorMissingParam())
+		response := api.EmptyResponse().WithError(api.ErrorMissingParam)
 		response.ServeHTTP(res, req)
 		logError(response)
 		return
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (server httpServer) ServeHTTP(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	// 4. extract query data
 	err = dataset.ExtractQuery(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		response := api.NewResponse(api.ErrorMissingParam())
+		response := api.EmptyResponse().WithError(api.ErrorMissingParam)
 		response.ServeHTTP(res, req)
 		logError(response)
 		return
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (server httpServer) ServeHTTP(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	// 5. extract form/json data
 	err = dataset.ExtractForm(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		response := api.NewResponse(api.ErrorMissingParam())
+		response := api.EmptyResponse().WithError(api.ErrorMissingParam)
 		response.ServeHTTP(res, req)
 		logError(response)
 		return
@@ -68,15 +68,13 @@ func (server httpServer) ServeHTTP(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	// 7. fail if found no handler
 	if foundHandler == nil {
 		if found {
-			r := api.NewResponse()
+			r := api.EmptyResponse().WithError(api.ErrorUncallableService)
-			r.SetError(api.ErrorUncallableService(), service.Method, service.Pattern)
 			r.ServeHTTP(res, req)
 			logError(r)
 			return
 		}
 
-		r := api.NewResponse()
+		r := api.EmptyResponse().WithError(api.ErrorUnknownService)
-		r.SetError(api.ErrorUnknownService(), service.Method, service.Pattern)
 		r.ServeHTTP(res, req)
 		logError(r)
 		return
@@ -93,8 +91,9 @@ func (server httpServer) ServeHTTP(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	apireq.Param = dataset.Data
 
 	// 10. execute
-	response := api.NewResponse()
+	response := api.EmptyResponse()
-	foundHandler.Handle(*apireq, response)
+	apiErr := foundHandler.Fn(*apireq, response)
+	response.WithError(apiErr)
 
 	// 11. apply headers
 	res.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")

server.go

@@ -47,13 +47,11 @@ func New(configPath string, dtypes ...datatype.T) (*Server, error) {
 }
 
 // HandleFunc sets a new handler for an HTTP method to a path
-func (s *Server) HandleFunc(httpMethod, path string, handlerFunc api.HandlerFunc) {
+func (s *Server) Handle(httpMethod, path string, fn api.HandlerFn) {
-	handler := api.NewHandler(httpMethod, path, handlerFunc)
+	handler, err := api.NewHandler(httpMethod, path, fn)
-	s.handlers = append(s.handlers, handler)
+	if err != nil {
-}
+		panic(err)
-
+	}
-// Handle sets a new handler
-func (s *Server) Handle(handler *api.Handler) {
 	s.handlers = append(s.handlers, handler)
 }