GET library for C written in Go

getclient.go

package main
import (
    "C"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
    "fmt"
)

//export MakeGetCall
func MakeGetCall(a string) *C.char{
  fmt.Printf("Go: Making a call to %s\n", a)
    // Make a get request
    rs, err := http.Get(a)
    // Process response
    if err != nil {
        panic(err) // More idiomatic way would be to print the error and die unless it's a serious error
    }
    defer rs.Body.Close()
    bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rs.Body)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
  fmt.Printf("Go: returning\n", a)
    return C.CString(string(bodyBytes))
}

func main() {}

steps_to_compile.sh

#build the C archive files from Go code, this will generate getclient.h and getclient.a
$> go build -buildmode=c-archive getclient.go

#compile our trial.c file. pthread option is needed because Go runtime makes use of threads
$> gcc -pthread trial.c main.a -o trial

#run the output
$> ./trial
C: This is a C Application.
Go: Making a call to https://google.com
Go: returning

trial.c

#include "getclient.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
  printf("This is a C Application.\n");
  GoString url = {"https://google.com", 18};
  MakeGetCall(url);
  //I am ignoring the returned char pointer above that contains the result of the GET call.
  return 0;
}