now has an ORM and saves data (kinda)

Makefile

@@ -14,16 +14,28 @@ GOLDFLAGS += -X main.Buildtime=$(BUILDTIME)
 GOLDFLAGS += -X main.Builduser=$(BUILDUSER)@$(BUILDHOST)
 GOLDFLAGS += -X main.Buildarch=$(BUILDARCH)
 GOLDFLAGS += -X main.Appname=$(APPNAME)
-GOFLAGS = -ldflags "-linkmode external -extldflags -static $(GOLDFLAGS)"
+
+UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
+
+# osx can't statically link apparently?!
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+	GOFLAGS := -ldflags "$(GOLDFLAGS)"
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+	GOFLAGS := -ldflags "-static -linkmode external -extldflags $(GOLDFLAGS)"
+endif
+
+
 
 default: run
 
 run: build
-	DEBUG=1 ./$(APPNAME)
+	DEBUG=1 PORT=1111 ./$(APPNAME)
 
 build: ./$(APPNAME)
 
-./$(APPNAME): *.go
+./$(APPNAME): *.go models/*.go
 	go build -o $@ $(GOFLAGS) .
 
 clean:

merp.go

@@ -1,50 +1,100 @@
-//3456789112345676892123456789312345678941234567895123456789612345678971234567898
 package main
 
+import "encoding/json"
 import "net/http"
 import "regexp"
 import "time"
+import "fmt"
+
 import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+import "github.com/sneak/merp/models"
 
-/*
+func thingRegex() *regexp.Regexp {
-func GetLatestMerps() gin.HandlerFunc {
-}
-
-func GetLatestMerp() gin.HandlerFunc {
-}
-*/
-
-func HandleNewMerp() gin.HandlerFunc {
-
 	THING_REGEX, e := regexp.Compile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]+$`)
 	if e != nil {
 		panic(e)
 	}
+	return THING_REGEX
+}
+
+/*
+func GetLatestMerps() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	THING_REGEX := thingRegex()
+
+	h := func(c *gin.Context) {
+	}
+	return h
+}
+
+func GetLatestMerp() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	THING_REGEX := thingRegex()
+
+	h := func(c *gin.Context) {
+	}
+	return h
+
+}
+*/
+
+func HandleNewMerp() gin.HandlerFunc {
+	THING_REGEX := thingRegex()
 
 	h := func(c *gin.Context) {
 		thing := c.Param("thing")
 		if THING_REGEX.MatchString(thing) == false {
-			log.Info().Msgf("%s didnt match", thing)
+			log.Debug().Msgf("%s didnt match", thing)
 			c.JSON(http.StatusPreconditionFailed, gin.H{
-				"this": "failed",
+				"this":    "failed",
+				"status":  http.StatusPreconditionFailed,
+				"because": "invalid thing format, try a-zA-Z0-9-_",
 			})
 			return
 		}
-		log.Info().Msgf("%s matched", thing)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("%s matched", thing)
 		//web.Get(`/merp/for/([A-Za-z0-9\-\_\.]+)`, merpHandler)
+
 		content := gin.H{}
+		// FIXME support POST data as well
 		for k, v := range c.Request.URL.Query() {
 			content[k] = v[0]
 		}
 
+		at := time.Now().UTC()
+		atString := at.Format(time.RFC3339)
+
+		serialized, jsonerr := json.Marshal(content)
+
+		if jsonerr != nil {
+			c.JSON(
+				http.StatusPreconditionFailed,
+				gin.H{
+					"this":    "failed",
+					"status":  http.StatusPreconditionFailed,
+					"because": fmt.Sprintf("%s", jsonerr),
+				},
+			)
+			return
+		}
+
+		merp := models.Merp{
+			Created: at,
+			Thing:   thing,
+			Content: string(serialized),
+		}
+
+		orm := models.GetOrmObject()
+		res, err := orm.Insert(&merp)
+
+		log.Info().Msgf("res: %s, err: %s", res, err)
+
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 			"this": "succeeded",
 			"by":   "merping",
 			"the":  "merp",
 			"with": gin.H{
 				"thing":   thing,
-				"created": time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+				"created": atString,
 				"content": content,
 			},
 		})

models/db.go

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package models
+
+import "os"
+import "time"
+import "github.com/astaxie/beego/orm"
+import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+import _ "github.com/lib/pq"
+
+var ormObject orm.Ormer
+
+func Initialize() {
+	ConnectToDb()
+	SyncDB()
+}
+
+// ConnectToDb - Initializes the ORM and Connection to the postgres DB
+func ConnectToDb() {
+	orm.DefaultTimeLoc = time.UTC
+
+	POSTGRES_DB_URL := os.Getenv("POSTGRES_DB_URL")
+
+	orm.RegisterDriver("postgres", orm.DRPostgres)
+	orm.RegisterDataBase("default", "postgres", POSTGRES_DB_URL)
+	orm.SetMaxIdleConns("default", 1)
+	orm.SetMaxOpenConns("default", 5)
+
+	orm.RegisterModel(new(Merp))
+	ormObject = orm.NewOrm()
+	ormObject.Using("default")
+
+}
+
+func SyncDB() {
+	// Database alias.
+	name := "default"
+
+	// Drop table and re-create.
+	force := false
+
+	// Print log.
+	verbose := true
+
+	// Error.
+	err := orm.RunSyncdb(name, force, verbose)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Msg(err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+// GetOrmObject - Getter function for the ORM object with which we can query the database
+func GetOrmObject() orm.Ormer {
+	if ormObject == nil {
+		Initialize()
+	}
+	return ormObject
+}

models/merp.go

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package models
+
+import "time"
+
+type Merp struct {
+	ID       int       `json:"id" orm:"auto"`
+	Content  string    `json:"content" orm:"type(json)"`
+	Created  time.Time `orm:"auto_now_add;type(datetime)"`
+	RemoteIP string    `json:"remoteIP" orm:"size(128)"`
+	Thing    string    `json:"thing" orm:"size(128)"`
+}