go-rest-api

A REST API implementation in golang.

Packages used

1. HTTP Router - gorilla/mux
2. Mysql driver for golang
3. JWT for authentication

Implementation

I have implemented a basic REST API to understand and delve deep into the language. MySQL is used as a database backend.

Most of the public APIs implement Rate Limiter upon various factors like IP Address, Authentication, subscription plans and others. There are various implementations of Rate Limiter - Token Bucket, Leaky Bucket, Fixed Window counter and others.

I have used golang's rate package to implement a simple rate limiter, differential rate limiting basis user authentication. API will provide/limit basis user's authentication, an unsigned user will have different threshold (lower) compared to signed user (higher).

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Further Reading

1. Go Packages
2. Rate Limier
3. Rate Limiter
4. Middleware
5. JWT
6. Python implementation of REST API