Go Static Web Server & Form Handler

A simple web server built with Go's standard library. It serves static HTML files and provides several API endpoints to handle form submissions and basic GET requests. This project demonstrates fundamental Go web development concepts, including file serving, request routing, and parsing form data.

Features

• Serves static files from a ./static directory.
• Handles form submissions on multiple endpoints.
• Provides simple text-based responses for basic GET requests.
• Built entirely with the standard Go net/http package.

Project Structure

The server is configured to serve static files from a ./static directory. For the server to function correctly, you must create this directory and place your HTML files inside it.

Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get the project up and running on your local machine.

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.18 or newer recommended)

Setup

1. Save the Code: Save the provided Go source code as main.go.

2. Create the Static Directory: In the same folder as main.go, create a new directory named static.

   mkdir static

3. Create HTML Files: Inside the static directory, paste the above three HTML files in the static directory which you created.

4. Run the Server: Open your terminal, navigate to the project directory, and run the following command:

   go run main.go

   You will see the message: Starting server at port 8080.

Endpoints

Path	Method	Description
/	GET	Serves static files from the ./static directory (defaults to index.html).
/hello	GET	Returns a simple hello! text response.
/goodbye	GET	Returns a simple farewell text response.
/form	POST	Processes form data with name and address fields and echoes them back.
/wellbeing	POST	Processes form data with name, age, and health-condition fields.

How to Use

Using a Web Browser

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.
2. You will see the index.html page.
3. Click the links to navigate to the forms, fill them out, and submit to see the server's response.

Using curl (for testing endpoints)

You can also test the form handlers directly from your terminal.

• Test the /form endpoint:

  curl -X POST -d "name=John Doe&address=123 Main St" http://localhost:8080/form

• Test the /wellbeing endpoint:

  curl -X POST -d "name=Jane Doe&age=30&health-condition=Excellent" http://localhost:8080/wellbeing

• Test the /hello endpoint:

  curl http://localhost:8080/hello

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  Thank you for exploring the project