Write Stream Go Project

This is a Go-based backend for a blog app featuring authentication with Google, GraphQL API, and user management. The project uses the following stack:

• Gin: A web framework to handle HTTP requests
• Gqlgen: GraphQL implementation in Go
• GORM: ORM library for Go
• Go Migrate: Database migrations for PostgreSQL

Features

• Google OAuth2 authentication
• GraphQL API (with playground)
• User creation and management
• PostgreSQL database integration

Prerequisites

Before setting up the project, ensure you have the following installed:

• Go 1.19+
• PostgreSQL
• Gqlgen
• Go Migrate

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/antares-jeet/write-stream-go.git
   cd write-stream-go

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod download

3. Create a .env file based on .env.example:

   cp .env.example .env

4. Update the .env file with your environment variables, such as database credentials, OAuth client IDs, and secrets.

5. Apply database migrations:

   migrate -database "postgres://<DB_USER>:<DB_PASSWORD>@<DB_HOST>:<DB_PORT>/<DB_NAME>?sslmode=require" -path ./migrations up

6. Generate the GraphQL schema using Gqlgen:

   go run -mod=mod github.com/99designs/gqlgen generate

7. Run the application:

   go run ./main.go

The server will be up at http://localhost:8080.

Running in Production

For production, switch to release mode by setting the following environment variable:

export GIN_MODE=release

You can also check development.md for more detailed information on setting up the project and its development environment.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.