Go example

gistfile1.go

import (
  "fmt"
  "http"
  "strconv"
)

func getUserId(r *http.Request) (int64, error) {
  c, err := r.Cookie("uid")
  if err != nil {
    return 0, err
  }
  i, err := strconv.ParseInt(c.Value, 10, 64)
  if err != nil {
    return 0, err
  }
  if i <= 0 {
    return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid user id")
  }
 return i, nil
}