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[lowryel]

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eventSuite

eventSuite is an event management API built with Golang, Postgres, XORM, and Fiber framework. It allows users to create, manage, and attend events of various types and categories. It also supports ticketing, registration, and payment features.

Motivation

I created this project as a way to learn and practice Golang and web development. I wanted to build a full-featured and scalable API that can handle complex business logic and data models. I also wanted to explore different technologies and frameworks that can help me achieve my goals.

Features

• CRUD operations for events, users, organizers, tickets, and registrations
• Authentication and authorization using JWT and middleware
• Validation and error handling using custom structs and methods
• Database connection and ORM using XORM and Postgres
• Routing and web framework using Fiber
• Testing and coverage using Go testing and Codecov
• Continuous integration and deployment using GitHub Actions

Installation

To install and run this project, you need to have the following tools and dependencies:

• Golang
• Postgres
• XORM
• Fiber
• Other packages listed in go.mod file

You can clone this repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/lowryel/eventSuite.git

Then, you need to create a database and a user in Postgres and grant the user all privileges on the database. You can use the following commands as an example:

CREATE DATABASE eventsuite;
CREATE USER eventsuite WITH PASSWORD 'eventsuite';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE eventsuite TO eventsuite;

Next, you need to create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add the following environment variables:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
DB_USER=eventsuite
DB_PASSWORD=eventsuite
DB_NAME=eventsuite
JWT_SECRET=eventsuite

You can change the values of these variables according to your configuration.

Finally, you can run the project using the following command:

go run main.go

This will start the server on port 3000. You can access the API using http://localhost:3000.

Usage

The eventSuite API offers the following endpoints:

• /api/v1/events: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods for events
• /api/v1/users: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods for users
• /api/v1/organizers: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods for organizers
• /api/v1/tickets: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods for tickets
• /api/v1/registrations: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods for registrations
• /api/v1/auth: POST method for authentication

You can use tools like Postman or curl to make requests and get responses from the API. Here is an example of how to create an event using curl:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" -d '{"title":"Golang Meetup","description":"A meetup for Golang enthusiasts","start_date":"2024-03-10T18:00:00Z","end_date":"2024-03-10T20:00:00Z","location":"Accra, Ghana","organizer_id":1}' http://localhost:3000/api/v1/events

This will return a response like this:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Golang Meetup",
  "description": "A meetup for Golang enthusiasts",
  "start_date": "2024-03-10T18:00:00Z",
  "end_date": "2024-03-10T20:00:00Z",
  "location": "Accra, Ghana",
  "organizer_id": 1,
  "attendees": []
}

You can find more examples and documentation for the API in the Postman collection file.

Contributing

I welcome any contributions to this project, whether it is reporting issues, suggesting features, or submitting pull requests. Here are some guidelines on how to contribute:

• To report an issue or request a feature, please use the issues tab on GitHub and follow the issue template.
• To submit a pull request, please fork this repository and create a new branch for your changes. Then, push your branch to your fork and create a pull request from your fork to this repository. Please follow the pull request template and make sure your code passes the tests and checks.
• To follow the code style, please use gofmt and golint tools to format and lint your code. You can also use pre-commit hooks to automate this process.
• To write tests, please use the testing package and follow the naming convention of TestFunctionName. You can run the tests using go test ./... command and check the coverage using go test ./... -coverprofile=coverage.out and go tool cover -html=coverage.out commands.

Code of Conduct

Please read and follow the code of conduct for this project. This is to ensure a safe and respectful environment for everyone involved.

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License]. See the [LICENSE] file for more details.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/3/2024
(1) GitHub - lowryel/eventSuite. https://github.com/lowryel/eventSuite.
(2) Releases · lowryel/eventSuite · GitHub. https://github.com/lowryel/eventSuite/releases.
(3) Projects · eventSuite · GitHub. https://github.com/lowryel/eventSuite/projects.