commit 15216a0883d113fadc33198d24850974eae0f841
Author: Manu Mtz-Almeida <manu.valladolid@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 18 01:42:34 2014 +0200

    Initial commit

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+#Gin Web Framework
+Gin is a web framework written in Golang. It features a martini-like API with much better performance, up to 40 times faster. If you need performance and good productivity, you will love Gin.  
+[Check out the official web site](http://gingonic.github.com)
+
+## Start using it
+Run:
+
+```
+go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin
+```
+Then import it in your Golang code:
+
+```
+import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+```
+
+
+##API Examples
+
+#### Create most basic PING/PONG HTTP endpoint
+```
+func main() {
+    // Creates a gin router + logger and recovery (crash-free) middlwares
+    r := gin.Default()
+    r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context){
+        c.String("pong")
+    })
+    
+    r.POST("/somePost", posting)
+    r.PUT("/somePut", putting)
+    r.DELETE("/someDelete", deleting)
+    r.PATCH("/somePATCH", patching)
+
+    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+    r.Run(":8080")
+}
+```
+
+#### Parameters in path
+
+```
+func main() {
+    r := gin.Default()
+    
+    r.GET("/user/:name", func(c *gin.Context) {
+        name := c.Params.ByName("name")
+        message := "Hello "+name
+        c.String(200, message)
+    })
+}
+```
+
+
+#### Grouping routes
+```
+func main() {
+    r := gin.Default()
+    
+    // Simple group: v1
+    v1 := r.Group("/v1")
+    {
+        v1.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
+        v1.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
+        v1.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
+    }
+    
+    // Simple group: v1
+    v2 := r.Group("/v2")
+    {
+        v2.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
+        v2.POST("/submit"", submitEndpoint)
+        v2.POST("/read"", readEndpoint)
+    }
+
+    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+    r.Run(":8080")
+}
+```
+
+
+#### Blank Gin without middlewares by default
+
+Use
+
+```
+r := gin.New()
+```
+instead of
+
+```
+r := gin.Default()
+```
+
+
+#### Using middlewares
+```
+func main() {
+    // Creates a router without any middlware by default
+    r := gin.New()
+    
+    // Global middlwares
+    r.Use(gin.Logger())
+    r.Use(gin.Recovery())
+    
+    // Per route middlwares, you can add as many as you desire.
+    r.GET("/benchmark", MyBenchLogger(), benchEndpoint)
+
+    // Authorization group
+    // authorized := r.Group("/", AuthRequired())
+    // exactly the same than:
+    authorized := r.Group("/")
+    // per group middlwares! in this case we use the custom created
+    // AuthRequired() middlware just in the "authorized" group.
+    authorized.Use(AuthRequired())
+    {
+        authorized.Use.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
+        authorized.Use.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
+        authorized.Use.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
+        
+        // nested group
+        testing := authorized.Group("testing")
+        testing.GET("/analytics", analyticsEndpoint)
+    }
+   
+    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
+    r.Run(":8080")
+}
+```
+
+
+#### JSON parsing and validation
+```
+
+type LoginJSON struct {
+    User     string `json:"user" binding:"required"`
+    Password string `json:"password" binding:"required"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+    r := gin.Default()
+    
+    r.POST("/login", func(c *gin.Context) {
+        var json LoginJSON
+        
+        // If EnsureBody returns false, it will write automatically the error
+        // in the HTTP stream and return a 400 error. If you want custom error 
+        // handling you should use: c.ParseBody(interface{}) error
+        if c.EnsureBody(&json) {
+            if json.User=="manu" && json.Password=="123" {
+                c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "you are logged in"})
+            }else{
+                c.JSON(401, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+```
+
+#### XML, and JSON rendering
+
+```
+func main() {
+    r := gin.Default()
+    
+    // gin.H is a shortcup for map[string]interface{}
+    r.GET("/someJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
+        c.JSON(200, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": 200})
+    })
+    
+    r.GET("/moreJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
+        // You also can use a struct
+        var msg struct {
+            Message string
+            Status  int
+        }
+        msg.Message = "hey"
+        msg.Status = 200
+        c.JSON(200, msg.Status)
+    })
+    
+    r.GET("/someXML", func(c *gin.Context) {
+        c.XML(200, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": 200})
+    })
+}
+```
+
+
+####HTML rendering
+
+Using LoadHTMLTemplates()
+
+```
+func main() {
+    r := gin.Default()
+    r.LoadHTMLTemplates("templates/*")
+    r.GET("index", func(c *gin.Context) {
+        obj := gin.h{"title": "Main website"}
+        c.HTML(200, "templates/index.tmpl", obj)
+    })
+}
+```
+
+You can also use your own html template render
+
+```
+import "html/template"
+func main() {
+    r := gin.Default()
+    html := template.ParseFiles("file1", "file2")
+    r.HTMLTemplates = html
+}
+```
+
+
+#### Custom Middlewares
+
+```
+func Logger() gin.HandlerFunc {
+    return func(c *gin.Context) {
+        t : time.Now()
+        
+        // Set example variable
+        c.Set("example", "12345")
+        
+        // before request
+        
+        c.Next()
+        
+        // after request
+        latency := time.Since(t)
+        log.Print(latency)
+    }
+}
+
+func main() {
+    r := gin.New()
+    r.Use(Logger())
+    
+    r.GET("test", func(c *gin.Context){
+        example := r.Get("example").(string)
+        
+        // it would print: "12345"
+        log.Println(example)
+    })
+```
+
+
+
+
+#### Custom HTTP configuration
+
+Do not use the `Run()` method, instead use this:
+
+```
+func main() {
+    router := gin.Default()
+    http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router)
+}
+```
+or
+
+```
+func main() {
+    router := gin.Default()
+
+    s := &http.Server{
+	    Addr:           ":8080",
+	    Handler:        router,
+	    ReadTimeout:    10 * time.Second,
+	    WriteTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
+	    MaxHeaderBytes: 1 << 20,
+    }
+    s.ListenAndServe()
+}
+```
+
+
diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
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+package gin
+
+import (
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"sort"
+)
+
+type (
+	BasicAuthPair struct {
+		Code string
+		User string
+	}
+	Account struct {
+		User     string
+		Password string
+	}
+
+	Accounts []Account
+	Pairs    []BasicAuthPair
+)
+
+func (a Pairs) Len() int           { return len(a) }
+func (a Pairs) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+func (a Pairs) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Code < a[j].Code }
+
+func processCredentials(accounts Accounts) (Pairs, error) {
+	if len(accounts) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("Empty list of authorized credentials.")
+	}
+	pairs := make(Pairs, 0, len(accounts))
+	for _, account := range accounts {
+		if len(account.User) == 0 || len(account.Password) == 0 {
+			return nil, errors.New("User or password is empty")
+		}
+		base := account.User + ":" + account.Password
+		code := "Basic " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(base))
+		pairs = append(pairs, BasicAuthPair{code, account.User})
+	}
+	// We have to sort the credentials in order to use bsearch later.
+	sort.Sort(pairs)
+	return pairs, nil
+}
+
+func searchCredential(pairs Pairs, auth string) string {
+	if len(auth) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// Search user in the slice of allowed credentials
+	r := sort.Search(len(pairs), func(i int) bool { return pairs[i].Code >= auth })
+
+	if r < len(pairs) && subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(pairs[r].Code), []byte(auth)) == 1 {
+		// user is allowed, set UserId to key "user" in this context, the userId can be read later using
+		// c.Get("user"
+		return pairs[r].User
+	} else {
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+// Implements a basic Basic HTTP Authorization. It takes as argument a map[string]string where
+// the key is the user name and the value is the password.
+func BasicAuth(accounts Accounts) HandlerFunc {
+
+	pairs, err := processCredentials(accounts)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return func(c *Context) {
+		// Search user in the slice of allowed credentials
+		user := searchCredential(pairs, c.Req.Header.Get("Authorization"))
+		if len(user) == 0 {
+			// Credentials doesn't match, we return 401 Unauthorized and abort request.
+			c.Writer.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", "Basic realm=\"Authorization Required\"")
+			c.Fail(401, errors.New("Unauthorized"))
+		} else {
+			// user is allowed, set UserId to key "user" in this context, the userId can be read later using
+			// c.Get("user")
+			c.Set("user", user)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/examples/example_basic.go b/examples/example_basic.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+var DB = make(map[string]string)
+
+func main() {
+	r := gin.Default()
+
+	// Ping test
+	r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.String(200, "pong")
+	})
+
+	// Get user value
+	r.GET("/user/:name", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		user := c.Params.ByName("name")
+		value, ok := DB[user]
+		if ok {
+			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"user": user, "value": value})
+		} else {
+			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"user": user, "status": "no value"})
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Authorized group (uses gin.BasicAuth() middleware)
+	// Same than:
+	// authorized := r.Group("/")
+	// authorized.Use(gin.BasicAuth(gin.Credentials{
+	//	  "foo":  "bar",
+	//	  "manu": "123",
+	//}))
+	authorized := r.Group("/", gin.BasicAuth(gin.Accounts{
+		{"foo", "bar"},  //1. user:foo password:bar
+		{"manu", "123"}, //2. user:manu password:123
+	}))
+
+	authorized.POST("admin", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		user := c.Get("user").(string)
+
+		// Parse JSON
+		var json struct {
+			Value string `json:"value" binding:"required"`
+		}
+		if c.EnsureBody(&json) {
+			DB[user] = json.Value
+			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "ok"})
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Listen and Server in 0.0.0.0:8080
+	r.Run(":8081")
+}
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
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+package gin
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
+	"html/template"
+	"log"
+	"math"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+)
+
+const (
+	AbortIndex = math.MaxInt8 / 2
+)
+
+type (
+	HandlerFunc func(*Context)
+
+	H map[string]interface{}
+
+	// Used internally to collect a error ocurred during a http request.
+	ErrorMsg struct {
+		Message string      `json:"msg"`
+		Meta    interface{} `json:"meta"`
+	}
+
+	ResponseWriter interface {
+		http.ResponseWriter
+		Status() int
+		Written() bool
+	}
+
+	responseWriter struct {
+		http.ResponseWriter
+		status int
+	}
+
+	// Context is the most important part of gin. It allows us to pass variables between middleware,
+	// manage the flow, validate the JSON of a request and render a JSON response for example.
+	Context struct {
+		Req      *http.Request
+		Writer   ResponseWriter
+		Keys     map[string]interface{}
+		Errors   []ErrorMsg
+		Params   httprouter.Params
+		handlers []HandlerFunc
+		engine   *Engine
+		index    int8
+	}
+
+	// Used internally to configure router, a RouterGroup is associated with a prefix
+	// and an array of handlers (middlewares)
+	RouterGroup struct {
+		Handlers []HandlerFunc
+		prefix   string
+		parent   *RouterGroup
+		engine   *Engine
+	}
+
+	// Represents the web framework, it wrappers the blazing fast httprouter multiplexer and a list of global middlewares.
+	Engine struct {
+		*RouterGroup
+		handlers404   []HandlerFunc
+		router        *httprouter.Router
+		HTMLTemplates *template.Template
+	}
+)
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) WriteHeader(s int) {
+	rw.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(s)
+	rw.status = s
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return rw.ResponseWriter.Write(b)
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) Status() int {
+	return rw.status
+}
+
+func (rw *responseWriter) Written() bool {
+	return rw.status != 0
+}
+
+// Returns a new blank Engine instance without any middleware attached.
+// The most basic configuration
+func New() *Engine {
+	engine := &Engine{}
+	engine.RouterGroup = &RouterGroup{nil, "/", nil, engine}
+	engine.router = httprouter.New()
+	engine.router.NotFound = engine.handle404
+	return engine
+}
+
+// Returns a Engine instance with the Logger and Recovery already attached.
+func Default() *Engine {
+	engine := New()
+	engine.Use(Recovery(), Logger())
+	return engine
+}
+
+func (engine *Engine) LoadHTMLTemplates(pattern string) {
+	engine.HTMLTemplates = template.Must(template.ParseGlob(pattern))
+}
+
+// Adds handlers for NotFound. It return a 404 code by default.
+func (engine *Engine) NotFound404(handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	engine.handlers404 = handlers
+}
+
+func (engine *Engine) handle404(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+
+	handlers := engine.allHandlers(engine.handlers404)
+	c := engine.createContext(w, req, nil, handlers)
+	c.Next()
+	if !c.Writer.Written() {
+		http.NotFound(c.Writer, c.Req)
+	}
+}
+
+// ServeFiles serves files from the given file system root.
+// The path must end with "/*filepath", files are then served from the local
+// path /defined/root/dir/*filepath.
+// For example if root is "/etc" and *filepath is "passwd", the local file
+// "/etc/passwd" would be served.
+// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
+// of the Router's NotFound handler.
+// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
+// use http.Dir:
+//     router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
+func (engine *Engine) ServeFiles(path string, root http.FileSystem) {
+	engine.router.ServeFiles(path, root)
+}
+
+// ServeHTTP makes the router implement the http.Handler interface.
+func (engine *Engine) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	engine.router.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+}
+
+func (engine *Engine) Run(addr string) {
+	http.ListenAndServe(addr, engine)
+}
+
+/************************************/
+/********** ROUTES GROUPING *********/
+/************************************/
+
+func (group *RouterGroup) createContext(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, params httprouter.Params, handlers []HandlerFunc) *Context {
+	return &Context{
+		Writer:   &responseWriter{w, 0},
+		Req:      req,
+		index:    -1,
+		engine:   group.engine,
+		Params:   params,
+		handlers: handlers,
+	}
+}
+
+// Adds middlewares to the group, see example code in github.
+func (group *RouterGroup) Use(middlewares ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handlers = append(group.Handlers, middlewares...)
+}
+
+// Greates a new router group. You should create add all the routes that share that have common middlwares or same path prefix.
+// For example, all the routes that use a common middlware for authorization could be grouped.
+func (group *RouterGroup) Group(component string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) *RouterGroup {
+	prefix := path.Join(group.prefix, component)
+	return &RouterGroup{
+		Handlers: handlers,
+		parent:   group,
+		prefix:   prefix,
+		engine:   group.engine,
+	}
+}
+
+// Handle registers a new request handle and middlewares with the given path and method.
+// The last handler should be the real handler, the other ones should be middlewares that can and should be shared among different routes.
+// See the example code in github.
+//
+// For GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE requests the respective shortcut
+// functions can be used.
+//
+// This function is intended for bulk loading and to allow the usage of less
+// frequently used, non-standardized or custom methods (e.g. for internal
+// communication with a proxy).
+func (group *RouterGroup) Handle(method, p string, handlers []HandlerFunc) {
+	p = path.Join(group.prefix, p)
+	handlers = group.allHandlers(handlers)
+	group.engine.router.Handle(method, p, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, params httprouter.Params) {
+		group.createContext(w, req, params, handlers).Next()
+	})
+}
+
+// POST is a shortcut for router.Handle("POST", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) POST(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("POST", path, handlers)
+}
+
+// GET is a shortcut for router.Handle("GET", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) GET(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("GET", path, handlers)
+}
+
+// DELETE is a shortcut for router.Handle("DELETE", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) DELETE(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("DELETE", path, handlers)
+}
+
+// PATCH is a shortcut for router.Handle("PATCH", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) PATCH(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("PATCH", path, handlers)
+}
+
+// PUT is a shortcut for router.Handle("PUT", path, handle)
+func (group *RouterGroup) PUT(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
+	group.Handle("PUT", path, handlers)
+}
+
+func (group *RouterGroup) allHandlers(handlers []HandlerFunc) []HandlerFunc {
+	local := append(group.Handlers, handlers...)
+	if group.parent != nil {
+		return group.parent.allHandlers(local)
+	} else {
+		return local
+	}
+}
+
+/************************************/
+/****** FLOW AND ERROR MANAGEMENT****/
+/************************************/
+
+// Next should be used only in the middlewares.
+// It executes the pending handlers in the chain inside the calling handler.
+// See example in github.
+func (c *Context) Next() {
+	c.index++
+	s := int8(len(c.handlers))
+	for ; c.index < s; c.index++ {
+		c.handlers[c.index](c)
+	}
+}
+
+// Forces the system to do not continue calling the pending handlers.
+// For example, the first handler checks if the request is authorized. If it's not, context.Abort(401) should be called.
+// The rest of pending handlers would never be called for that request.
+func (c *Context) Abort(code int) {
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.index = AbortIndex
+}
+
+// Fail is the same than Abort plus an error message.
+// Calling `context.Fail(500, err)` is equivalent to:
+// ```
+// context.Error("Operation aborted", err)
+// context.Abort(500)
+// ```
+func (c *Context) Fail(code int, err error) {
+	c.Error(err, "Operation aborted")
+	c.Abort(code)
+}
+
+// Attachs an error to the current context. The error is pushed to a list of errors.
+// It's a gooc idea to call Error for each error ocurred during the resolution of a request.
+// A middleware can be used to collect all the errors and push them to a database together, print a log, or append it in the HTTP response.
+func (c *Context) Error(err error, meta interface{}) {
+	c.Errors = append(c.Errors, ErrorMsg{
+		Message: err.Error(),
+		Meta:    meta,
+	})
+}
+
+/************************************/
+/******** METADATA MANAGEMENT********/
+/************************************/
+
+// Sets a new pair key/value just for the specefied context.
+// It also lazy initializes the hashmap
+func (c *Context) Set(key string, item interface{}) {
+	if c.Keys == nil {
+		c.Keys = make(map[string]interface{})
+	}
+	c.Keys[key] = item
+}
+
+// Returns the value for the given key.
+// It panics if the value doesn't exist.
+func (c *Context) Get(key string) interface{} {
+	var ok bool
+	var item interface{}
+	if c.Keys != nil {
+		item, ok = c.Keys[key]
+	} else {
+		item, ok = nil, false
+	}
+	if !ok || item == nil {
+		log.Panicf("Key %s doesn't exist", key)
+	}
+	return item
+}
+
+/************************************/
+/******** ENCOGING MANAGEMENT********/
+/************************************/
+
+// Like ParseBody() but this method also writes a 400 error if the json is not valid.
+func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
+	if err := c.ParseBody(item); err != nil {
+		c.Fail(400, err)
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// Parses the body content as a JSON input. It decodes the json payload into the struct specified as a pointer.
+func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(c.Req.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&item); err == nil {
+		return Validate(c, item)
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+// Serializes the given struct as a JSON into the response body in a fast and efficient way.
+// It also sets the Content-Type as "application/json"
+func (c *Context) JSON(code int, obj interface{}) {
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(c.Writer)
+	if err := encoder.Encode(obj); err != nil {
+		c.Error(err, obj)
+		http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), 500)
+	}
+}
+
+// Serializes the given struct as a XML into the response body in a fast and efficient way.
+// It also sets the Content-Type as "application/xml"
+func (c *Context) XML(code int, obj interface{}) {
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+	encoder := xml.NewEncoder(c.Writer)
+	if err := encoder.Encode(obj); err != nil {
+		c.Error(err, obj)
+		http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), 500)
+	}
+}
+
+// Renders the HTTP template specified by his file name.
+// It also update the HTTP code and sets the Content-Type as "text/html".
+// See http://golang.org/doc/articles/wiki/
+func (c *Context) HTML(code int, name string, data interface{}) {
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html")
+	if err := c.engine.HTMLTemplates.ExecuteTemplate(c.Writer, name, data); err != nil {
+		c.Error(err, map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": name,
+			"data": data,
+		})
+		http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), 500)
+	}
+}
+
+// Writes the given string into the response body and sets the Content-Type to "text/plain"
+func (c *Context) String(code int, msg string) {
+	c.Writer.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.Writer.Write([]byte(msg))
+}
+
+// Writes some data into the body stream and updates the HTTP code
+func (c *Context) Data(code int, data []byte) {
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.Writer.Write(data)
+}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48f69a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func Logger() HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *Context) {
+
+		// Start timer
+		t := time.Now()
+
+		// Process request
+		c.Next()
+
+		// Calculate resolution time
+		log.Printf("[%d] %s in %v", c.Writer.Status(), c.Req.RequestURI, time.Since(t))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/recovery.go b/recovery.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbde0e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recovery.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+var (
+	dunno     = []byte("???")
+	centerDot = []byte("·")
+	dot       = []byte(".")
+	slash     = []byte("/")
+)
+
+// stack returns a nicely formated stack frame, skipping skip frames
+func stack(skip int) []byte {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer) // the returned data
+	// As we loop, we open files and read them. These variables record the currently
+	// loaded file.
+	var lines [][]byte
+	var lastFile string
+	for i := skip; ; i++ { // Skip the expected number of frames
+		pc, file, line, ok := runtime.Caller(i)
+		if !ok {
+			break
+		}
+		// Print this much at least.  If we can't find the source, it won't show.
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s:%d (0x%x)\n", file, line, pc)
+		if file != lastFile {
+			data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			lines = bytes.Split(data, []byte{'\n'})
+			lastFile = file
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "\t%s: %s\n", function(pc), source(lines, line))
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// source returns a space-trimmed slice of the n'th line.
+func source(lines [][]byte, n int) []byte {
+	n-- // in stack trace, lines are 1-indexed but our array is 0-indexed
+	if n < 0 || n >= len(lines) {
+		return dunno
+	}
+	return bytes.TrimSpace(lines[n])
+}
+
+// function returns, if possible, the name of the function containing the PC.
+func function(pc uintptr) []byte {
+	fn := runtime.FuncForPC(pc)
+	if fn == nil {
+		return dunno
+	}
+	name := []byte(fn.Name())
+	// The name includes the path name to the package, which is unnecessary
+	// since the file name is already included.  Plus, it has center dots.
+	// That is, we see
+	//	runtime/debug.*T·ptrmethod
+	// and want
+	//	*T.ptrmethod
+	// Also the package path might contains dot (e.g. code.google.com/...),
+	// so first eliminate the path prefix
+	if lastslash := bytes.LastIndex(name, slash); lastslash >= 0 {
+		name = name[lastslash+1:]
+	}
+	if period := bytes.Index(name, dot); period >= 0 {
+		name = name[period+1:]
+	}
+	name = bytes.Replace(name, centerDot, dot, -1)
+	return name
+}
+
+// Recovery returns a middleware that recovers from any panics and writes a 500 if there was one.
+// While Martini is in development mode, Recovery will also output the panic as HTML.
+func Recovery() HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *Context) {
+		defer func() {
+			if len(c.Errors) > 0 {
+				log.Println(c.Errors)
+			}
+			if err := recover(); err != nil {
+				stack := stack(3)
+				log.Printf("PANIC: %s\n%s", err, stack)
+				c.Writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		c.Next()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/validation.go b/validation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..610d10ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func (c *Context) ErrorRender() HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *Context) {
+		defer func() {
+			if len(c.Errors) > 0 {
+				c.JSON(-1, c.Errors)
+			}
+		}()
+		c.Next()
+	}
+}
+
+func Validate(c *Context, obj interface{}) error {
+
+	var err error
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+
+	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		typ = typ.Elem()
+		val = val.Elem()
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := typ.Field(i)
+		fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
+		zero := reflect.Zero(field.Type).Interface()
+
+		// Validate nested and embedded structs (if pointer, only do so if not nil)
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct ||
+			(field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue)) {
+			err = Validate(c, fieldValue)
+		}
+
+		if strings.Index(field.Tag.Get("binding"), "required") > -1 {
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(zero, fieldValue) {
+				name := field.Name
+				if j := field.Tag.Get("json"); j != "" {
+					name = j
+				} else if f := field.Tag.Get("form"); f != "" {
+					name = f
+				}
+				err = errors.New("Required " + name)
+				c.Error(err, "json validation")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}