Test Go Http Request

github-user.go

package main

import (
	// "bytes"
	. "fmt"
	"net/http"
	// "io/ioutil"
	// "net/url"
	// "strconv"
	"net/url"
	//"bytes"
	"io"
	"strings"
)

func requestBroker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	username := r.URL.Query().Get("username")

	if len(username) == 0 {
		Fprintf(w, "Github username required.")
		return
	}

	apiUrl := "https://api.github.com"
	path := "/users/"
	s := []string{}
	s = append(s, path)
	s = append(s, username)
	resource := strings.Join(s, "")

	u, _ := url.ParseRequestURI(apiUrl)
	u.Path = resource
	urlStr := Sprintf("%v", u) // "https://api.com/user/"

	client := &http.Client{}
	// var jsonStr = []byte(`{"title":"Buy cheese and bread for breakfast."}`)
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", urlStr, nil)
	// w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=WHATEVER_YOU_WANT")
	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))

	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	io.Copy(w, resp.Body)
}

func main() {
	http.HandleFunc("/", requestBroker)
	http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
}