gistfile1.go

func request_worker(http_response chan<- string, url string, r *http.Request) {
  c := appengine.NewContext(r)
  client := urlfetch.Client(c)
  resp, err := client.Get(url)
  if err != nil {
    return
  }
  contents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  if err != nil {
    os.Exit(1)
  } else {
    http_response <- string(contents)
  }
  /*
    response, err := http.Get(url)
    if err != nil {
      os.Exit(1)
    } else {
      defer response.Body.Close()
      contents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
      if err != nil {
        os.Exit(1)
      } else {
        http_response <- string(contents)
      }
    }
  */
}