Server-Side Scripting/Requests/Go
lesson3.go
[edit | edit source]// Converts a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius using a GET request and
// converts a Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit using a POST request.
//
// References:
// https://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html
// https://golang.org/doc/
// https://golangcode.com/get-a-url-parameter-from-a-request/
// https://gowebexamples.com/forms/
package routes
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"html/template"
"path/filepath"
"strconv"
)
func Lesson3(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
response.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
type Data struct {
Fahrenheit string
Celsius string
}
fahrenheit := ""
celsius := ""
if request.Method == "GET" {
fahrenheit = processGetRequest(request)
} else if request.Method == "POST" {
celsius = processPostRequest(request)
}
data := Data{fahrenheit, celsius}
path := filepath.Join("templates", "lesson3.html")
parsed, _ := template.ParseFiles(path)
parsed.Execute(response, data)
}
func processGetRequest(request *http.Request) string {
result := ""
parameters := request.URL.Query()["fahrenheit"]
if len(parameters) > 0 {
fahrenheit, err := strconv.ParseFloat(parameters[0], 32)
if err == nil {
celsius := (fahrenheit - 32) * 5.0 / 9.0
result += fmt.Sprintf("%f° Fahrenheit is %f° Celsius",
fahrenheit, celsius)
}
}
return result
}
func processPostRequest(request *http.Request) string {
result := ""
value := request.FormValue("celsius")
celsius, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 32)
if err == nil {
fahrenheit := celsius * 9.0 / 5.0 + 32
result += fmt.Sprintf("%f° Celsius is %f° Fahrenheit",
celsius, fahrenheit)
}
return result;
}
lesson3.html
[edit | edit source]<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Lesson 3</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
<style>
p {
min-height: 1em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form method="GET">
<p>
<label for="fahrenheit">Enter Fahrenheit temperature:</label>
<input type="text" id="fahrenheit" name="fahrenheit">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</p>
<p>
<output>{{.Fahrenheit}}</output>
</p>
</form>
<form method="POST">
<p>
<label for="celsius">Enter Celsius temperature:</label>
<input type="text" id="celsius" name="celsius">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</p>
<p>
<output>{{.Celsius}}</output>
</p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Try It
[edit | edit source]See Server-Side Scripting/Routes and Templates/Go to create a test environment.