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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 thanks to httprouter. If you need performance and good productivity, you will love Gin.

$ cat test.go

package main

import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

func main() {
	r := gin.Default()
	r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context) {
		c.String(200, "pong")
	})
	r.Run(":8080") // listen and serve on 0.0.0.0:8080
}

Benchmarks

Comparision with the second fastest mutex: echo. Gin uses a custom version of HttpRouter

See all benchmarks

BenchmarkEcho_Param 10000000           129 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_Param  10000000           130 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_Param5     5000000           258 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_Param5  5000000           221 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_Param20    2000000           690 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_Param20     3000000           542 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_ParamWrite     5000000           243 ns/op           8 B/op          1 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_ParamWrite  5000000           324 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GithubStatic  10000000           170 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GithubStatic   10000000           157 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GithubParam    5000000           296 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GithubParam     5000000           250 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GithubAll    30000         59623 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GithubAll     30000         51971 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GPlusStatic   10000000           127 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GPlusStatic    20000000           123 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GPlusParam    10000000           173 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GPlusParam 10000000           168 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GPlus2Params   5000000           238 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GPlus2Params   10000000           209 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_GPlusAll    500000          2934 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_GPlusAll     500000          2564 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_ParseStatic   10000000           131 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_ParseStatic    10000000           128 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_ParseParam    10000000           143 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_ParseParam 10000000           138 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_Parse2Params  10000000           181 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_Parse2Params   10000000           164 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_ParseAll    300000          5227 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_ParseAll     300000          4734 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkEcho_StaticAll    50000         40169 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op
BenchmarkGin_StaticAll     50000         33080 ns/op           0 B/op          0 allocs/op

##Gin v1. stable

Zero allocation router.
Still the fastest http router and framework. From routing to writing.
Complete suite of unit tests
Battle tested
API frozen, new releases will not break your code.

Start using it

Download and install it:

go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin

Import it in your code:

import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

##API Examples

Using GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and OPTIONS

func main() {
	// Creates a gin router with default middlewares:
	// logger and recovery (crash-free) middlewares
	router := gin.Default()

	router.GET("/someGet", getting)
	router.POST("/somePost", posting)
	router.PUT("/somePut", putting)
	router.DELETE("/someDelete", deleting)
	router.PATCH("/somePatch", patching)
	router.HEAD("/someHead", head)
	router.OPTIONS("/someOptions", options)

	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
	router.Run(":8080")
}

Parameters in path

func main() {
	router := gin.Default()
	
	// This handler will match /user/john but will not match neither /user/ or /user
	router.GET("/user/:name", func(c *gin.Context) {
		name := c.Param("name")
		c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello %s", name)
	})

	// However, this one will match /user/john/ and also /user/john/send
	// If no other routers match /user/john, it will redirect to /user/join/
	router.GET("/user/:name/*action", func(c *gin.Context) {
		name := c.Param("name")
		action := c.Param("action")
		message := name + " is " + action
		c.String(http.StatusOK, message)
	})
	
	router.Run(":8080")
}

Querystring parameters

func main() {
    router := gin.Default()

    // Query string parameters are parsed using the existing underlying request object.  
    // The request responds to a url matching:  /welcome?firstname=Jane&lastname=Doe
    router.GET("/welcome", func(c *gin.Context) {
        firstname := c.DefaultQuery("firstname", "Guest")
        lastname := c.Query("lastname") // shortcut for c.Request.URL.Query().Get("lastname")

        c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello %s %s", firstname, lastname)
    })
    router.Run(":8080")
}

Multipart/Urlencoded Form

func main() {
    router := gin.Default()

    router.POST("/form_post", func(c *gin.Context) {
        message := c.PostForm("message")
        nick := c.DefaultPostForm("nick", "anonymous")
                
        c.JSON(200, gin.H{
            "status": "posted",
            "message": message,
        })
    })
    router.Run(":8080")
}

Grouping routes

func main() {
	router := gin.Default()

	// Simple group: v1
	v1 := router.Group("/v1")
	{
		v1.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
		v1.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
		v1.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
	}

	// Simple group: v2
	v2 := router.Group("/v2")
	{
		v2.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
		v2.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
		v2.POST("/read", readEndpoint)
	}

	router.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 middleware by default
	r := gin.New()

	// Global middlewares
	r.Use(gin.Logger())
	r.Use(gin.Recovery())

	// Per route middlewares, 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 middlewares! in this case we use the custom created
	// AuthRequired() middleware just in the "authorized" group.
	authorized.Use(AuthRequired())
	{
		authorized.POST("/login", loginEndpoint)
		authorized.POST("/submit", submitEndpoint)
		authorized.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")
}

Model binding and validation

To bind a request body into a type, use model binding. We currently support binding of JSON, XML and standard form values (foo=bar&boo=baz).

Note that you need to set the corresponding binding tag on all fields you want to bind. For example, when binding from JSON, set json:"fieldname".

When using the Bind-method, Gin tries to infer the binder depending on the Content-Type header. If you are sure what you are binding, you can use BindWith.

You can also specify that specific fields are required. If a field is decorated with binding:"required" and has a empty value when binding, the current request will fail with an error.

// Binding from JSON
type LoginJSON struct {
	User     string `json:"user" binding:"required"`
	Password string `json:"password" binding:"required"`
}

// Binding from form values
type LoginForm struct {
    User     string `form:"user" binding:"required"`
    Password string `form:"password" binding:"required"`   
}

func main() {
	r := gin.Default()

    // Example for binding JSON ({"user": "manu", "password": "123"})
	r.POST("/loginJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
		var json LoginJSON

        c.Bind(&json) // This will infer what binder to use depending on the content-type header.
        if json.User == "manu" && json.Password == "123" {
            c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "you are logged in"})
        } else {
            c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
        }
	})

    // Example for binding a HTML form (user=manu&password=123)
    r.POST("/loginHTML", func(c *gin.Context) {
        var form LoginForm

        c.BindWith(&form, binding.Form) // You can also specify which binder to use. We support binding.Form, binding.JSON and binding.XML.
        if form.User == "manu" && form.Password == "123" {
            c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "you are logged in"})
        } else {
            c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
        }
    })

	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
	r.Run(":8080")
}

###Multipart/Urlencoded binding

package main

import (
	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
)

type LoginForm struct {
	User     string `form:"user" binding:"required"`
	Password string `form:"password" binding:"required"`
}

func main() {

	router := gin.Default()

	router.POST("/login", func(c *gin.Context) {
		// you can bind multipart form with explicit binding declaration:
		// c.BindWith(&form, binding.Form)
		// or you can simply use autobinding with Bind method:
		var form LoginForm
		c.Bind(&form) // in this case proper binding will be automatically selected

		if form.User == "user" && form.Password == "password" {
			c.JSON(200, gin.H{"status": "you are logged in"})
		} else {
			c.JSON(401, gin.H{"status": "unauthorized"})
		}
	})

	router.Run(":8080")

}

Test it with:

$ curl -v --form user=user --form password=password http://localhost:8080/login

XML and JSON rendering

func main() {
	r := gin.Default()

	// gin.H is a shortcut for map[string]interface{}
	r.GET("/someJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": http.StatusOK})
	})

	r.GET("/moreJSON", func(c *gin.Context) {
		// You also can use a struct
		var msg struct {
			Name    string `json:"user"`
			Message string
			Number  int
		}
		msg.Name = "Lena"
		msg.Message = "hey"
		msg.Number = 123
		// Note that msg.Name becomes "user" in the JSON
		// Will output  :   {"user": "Lena", "Message": "hey", "Number": 123}
		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, msg)
	})

	r.GET("/someXML", func(c *gin.Context) {
		c.XML(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "hey", "status": http.StatusOK})
	})

	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
	r.Run(":8080")
}

####Serving static files

func main() {
    router := gin.Default()
    router.Static("/assets", "./assets")
    router.StaticFS("/more_static", http.Dir("my_file_system"))
    router.StaticFile("/favicon.ico", "./resources/favicon.ico")

    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
    router.Run(":8080")
}

####HTML rendering

Using LoadHTMLTemplates()

func main() {
	router := gin.Default()
	router.LoadHTMLGlob("templates/*")
	//router.LoadHTMLFiles("templates/template1.html", "templates/template2.html")
	router.GET("/index", func(c *gin.Context) {
		c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "index.tmpl", gin.H{
			"title": "Main website",
		})
	})
	router.Run(":8080")
}

<html><h1>
	{{ .title }}
</h1>
</html>

You can also use your own html template render

import "html/template"

func main() {
	router := gin.Default()
	html := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("file1", "file2"))
	router.SetHTMLTemplate(html)
	router.Run(":8080")
}

Redirects

Issuing a HTTP redirect is easy:

r.GET("/test", func(c *gin.Context) {
	c.Redirect(http.StatusMovedPermanently, "http://www.google.com/")
})

Both internal and external locations are supported.

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)

		// access the status we are sending
		status := c.Writer.Status()
		log.Println(status)
	}
}

func main() {
	r := gin.New()
	r.Use(Logger())

	r.GET("/test", func(c *gin.Context) {
		example := c.MustGet("example").(string)

		// it would print: "12345"
		log.Println(example)
	})

	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
	r.Run(":8080")
}

Using BasicAuth() middleware

// simulate some private data
var secrets = gin.H{
	"foo":    gin.H{"email": "foo@bar.com", "phone": "123433"},
	"austin": gin.H{"email": "austin@example.com", "phone": "666"},
	"lena":   gin.H{"email": "lena@guapa.com", "phone": "523443"},
}

func main() {
	r := gin.Default()

	// Group using gin.BasicAuth() middleware
	// gin.Accounts is a shortcut for map[string]string
	authorized := r.Group("/admin", gin.BasicAuth(gin.Accounts{
		"foo":    "bar",
		"austin": "1234",
		"lena":   "hello2",
		"manu":   "4321",
	}))

	// /admin/secrets endpoint
	// hit "localhost:8080/admin/secrets
	authorized.GET("/secrets", func(c *gin.Context) {
		// get user, it was setted by the BasicAuth middleware
		user := c.MustGet(gin.AuthUserKey).(string)
		if secret, ok := secrets[user]; ok {
			c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"user": user, "secret": secret})
		} else {
			c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"user": user, "secret": "NO SECRET :("})
		}
	})

	// Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
	r.Run(":8080")
}

Goroutines inside a middleware

When starting inside a middleware or handler, you SHOULD NOT use the original context inside it, you have to use a read-only copy.

func main() {
	r := gin.Default()

	r.GET("/long_async", func(c *gin.Context) {
		// create copy to be used inside the goroutine
		c_cp := c.Copy()
		go func() {
			// simulate a long task with time.Sleep(). 5 seconds
			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)

			// note than you are using the copied context "c_cp", IMPORTANT
			log.Println("Done! in path " + c_cp.Request.URL.Path)
		}()
	})


	r.GET("/long_sync", func(c *gin.Context) {
		// simulate a long task with time.Sleep(). 5 seconds
		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)

		// since we are NOT using a goroutine, we do not have to copy the context
		log.Println("Done! in path " + c.Request.URL.Path)
	})

    // Listen and server on 0.0.0.0:8080
    r.Run(":8080")
}

Custom HTTP configuration

Use http.ListenAndServe() directly, like this:

func main() {
	router := gin.Default()
	http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router)
}

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()
}

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