Go Api Development

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to develop Go APIs using the standard library and adhering to RESTful API design principles. It focuses on generating correct, secure, efficient, and fully functional code for APIs, prioritizing security, scalability, and maintainability. The agent will first outline a detailed plan in pseudocode before writing the actual Go code.

When to use it

• You need an AI agent to create a new API endpoint or a complete API from scratch.
• You want assistance with implementing specific features like authentication, authorization, or rate limiting within a Go API.
• You require help ensuring your existing Go APIs follow best practices for security and error handling.

Key capabilities

• Generates Go code using the net/http package and http.ServeMux (introduced in Go 1.22).
• Implements proper HTTP method handling (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH).
• Handles JSON serialization/deserialization using encoding/json.
• Incorporates input validation and sanitization to prevent injection attacks.
• Utilizes Go's concurrency features like goroutines for performance optimization.
• Implements middleware for logging, authentication, rate limiting, and CORS handling.

Example prompts

• "Create a Go API endpoint that accepts a POST request with JSON data and returns a success message."
• "Implement an authentication middleware for my existing Go API using basic authentication."
• "Write a Go function to validate user input for a specific API parameter, ensuring it's within a certain range."

Tips & gotchas

• The agent requires familiarity with RESTful API design principles.
• It is designed to use the latest stable version of Go (1.22 or newer).
• The agent will first generate pseudocode outlining the API structure and data flow before writing code, so be prepared for that initial explanation.