Started the API Client

apiclient/client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package apiclient
+
+const (
+	HeaderContentType   = "Content-Type"
+	MIMEApplicationForm = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+)
+
+type ApiClient struct {
+	Users Users
+}
+
+func New(serverAddress string) ApiClient {
+	return ApiClient{
+		Users: newUserService(serverAddress),
+	}
+}

apiclient/users.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package apiclient
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"git.jamestombleson.com/jtom38/newsbot-api/domain"
+)
+
+const (
+	UserLoginRoute    = "api/v1/users/login"
+	UserRegisterRoute = "api/v1/users/register"
+)
+
+type Users interface {
+	Login(username, password string) (domain.LoginResponse, error)
+}
+
+type userClient struct {
+	serverAddress string
+	client        http.Client
+}
+
+func newUserService(serverAddress string) userClient {
+	return userClient{
+		serverAddress: serverAddress,
+		client:        http.Client{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (a userClient) Login(username, password string) (domain.LoginResponse, error) {
+	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", a.serverAddress, UserLoginRoute)
+
+	param := url.Values{}
+	param.Set("username", username)
+	param.Set("password", password)
+
+	// Create the struct we are expecting back from the API so we can have it populated
+	var bind = domain.LoginResponse{}
+	err := PostUrlForm(a.client, endpoint, param, &bind)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.LoginResponse{}, err
+	}
+
+	return bind, nil
+}

apiclient/util.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package apiclient
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+)
+
+func PostUrlForm(client http.Client, endpoint string, param url.Values, t any) error {
+	payload := bytes.NewBufferString(param.Encode())
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, endpoint, payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set(HeaderContentType, MIMEApplicationForm)
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	err = decoder.Decode(&t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

cmd/server.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"git.jamestombleson.com/jtom38/newsbot-portal/apiclient"
 	"git.jamestombleson.com/jtom38/newsbot-portal/internal/config"
 	"git.jamestombleson.com/jtom38/newsbot-portal/internal/handlers"
 )
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ func main() {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	cfg := config.New()
-	server := handlers.NewServer(ctx, cfg)
+	apiClient := apiclient.New(cfg.ServerAddress)
+	server := handlers.NewServer(ctx, cfg, apiClient)
 
 	fmt.Println("The server is online and waiting for requests.")
 	fmt.Printf("http://%v:8082\r\n", cfg.ServerAddress)