golang cancelable http client

cancelable_http_client.go

package main

import (
    "context"
    "net/http"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    cx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://google.com", nil)
    req = req.WithContext(cx)
    ch := make(chan error)

    go func() {
        _, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
        select {
        case <-cx.Done():
            // Already timedout
        default:
            ch <- err
        }
    }()

    // Simulating user cancel request
    go func() {
        time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
        cancel()
    }()
    select {
    case err := <-ch:
        if err != nil {
            // HTTP error
            panic(err)
        }
        print("no error")
    case <-cx.Done():
        panic(cx.Err())
    }

}