Summary
107
Chapter 5: Working with MongoDB and Go to Create REST APIs
109
Getting the code
109
Introduction to MongoDB
110
Installing MongoDB and using the shell
110
Working with the Mongo shell
112
Introducing mgo, a MongoDB driver for Go
117
RESTful API with Gorilla Mux and MongoDB
120
Boosting the querying performance with indexing
125
Designing an e-commerce data document model
128
Summary
131
Chapter 6: Working with Protocol Buffers and GRPC
132
Getting the code
132
Introduction to protocol buffers
133
Protocol buffer language
134
Scalar values
135
Enumerations and repeated fields
136
Compiling a protocol buffer with protoc
138
Introduction to GRPC
144
Bidirectional streaming with GRPC
151
Summary
156
Chapter 7: Working with PostgreSQL, JSON, and Go
158
Getting the code
158
Installing the PostgreSQL database
159
Adding users and databases in PostgreSQL
160
pq, a pure PostgreSQL database driver for Go
162
Implementing a URL shortening service using Postgres and pq
165
Defining the Base62 algorithm
165
Exploring the JSON store in PostgreSQL
172
GORM, a powerful ORM for Go
172
Implementing the e-commerce REST API
174
Summary
180
Chapter 8: Building a REST API Client in Go and Unit Testing
181
Getting the code
182
Plan for building a REST API client
182
Basics for writing a command-line tool in Go
182
CLI – a library for building beautiful clients
186
