Gopher Fit Backend

Welcome to the backend for Gopher Fit, a fitness tracking app built with Go, and SQLite.

Setup

Make sure you have these downloaded

• Go 1.22+
• Git

Then clone this repository into your computer's root folder (recommended)

https://github.com/umn-adc/gopher-fit-back

Then enter the project folder and open it in your IDE

cd gopher-fit-back
code .

Once you're in, check your dependencies by running

go mod tidy

To start the Go server nsure you're in project root, then run

go run .

You should now see in the terminal:

Listening on port: 3000

📚 Readings

Get a feel for the technologies we’ll be working with!

Before starting any project work, take the Knowledge Quiz below to review key technologies and spot any knowledge gaps: https://forms.gle/32umqmV6hDcfohybA

1. REST APIs

Understand how backend services communicate through HTTP requests and JSON.

• Learn REST APIs (Codecademy) (Read fully)

2. Go Basics

Familiarize yourself with Go syntax, types and functions/

• Learn Go (Official Tour) (Read until you are comfortable with basic syntax)

3. SQL & SQLite

Learn how relational databases work and how to query data efficiently.

• What is a relational database? (Read first 3 sections)
• Learn SQL / SQLite (Read "what is SQLite?", Section 1-3, and Section 9)
• Optional: Download and learn DB Browser to view the project's SQLite database easily https://sqlitebrowser.org/

Example Route

All app endpoints are in the internal/ folder. In gopher-fit-back/internal/macros/post.go there is an example route which handles POST /api/macros