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# gorest | RESTful API Starter kit

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![CodeQL][02]
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gorest is a starter kit, written in [Golang][11] with [Gin framework][12],
for rapid prototyping and developing a RESTful API. The source code is released
under the [MIT license][13] and is free for any personal or commercial project.

## Reasons to use gorest

- always up-to-date with direct and indirect dependencies
- every change is manually reviewed and tested before release
- thoroughly scanned for security vulnerabilities and supply chain attacks
- connect to a database and start building your RESTful API within minutes

## LLM interface

This repository provides a complete, machine-readable interface for LLMs and MCP servers via
`llms.txt`.

Direct link:

- [llms.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pilinux/gorest/refs/heads/main/llms.txt)

The file contains authoritative context about this repository, including purpose, capabilities, usage
guidance, and constraints. MCP-compatible servers and autonomous agents should consume this file as
the primary integration entry point.

Additional agent-specific behavior is documented in [AGENTS.md][20].

### OpenCode skills

If you use the OpenCode agent (or a compatible agent runner), no extra setup is required:

- The agent should read `llms.txt` for authoritative project context.
- The agent should follow `AGENTS.md` for repo-specific workflows (build, lint, test env).
- Task-specific skill guides live in `.agents/skills/` and are intended to be automatically
  selected by the agent during runs.

You can also request a skill explicitly in your prompt when you want a specific workflow. Examples:

- "Use `test-runner` and run `go test -v -cover ./...` with `setTestEnv.sh`"
- "Use `ci-orchestrator` and reproduce CI locally"
- "Use `config-loader-helper` and list required env vars for JWT + Redis"
- "Use `migration-helper` and assess the schema impact of a model change"

If you contribute to gorest (or build your own project based on it) and you add a new recurring
workflow, document it as a skill in `.agents/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` so agents can discover
and apply it consistently.

## Requirement

- `Go 1.25.0+` (for versions `1.13.x`)
- `Go 1.25.0+` (for versions `1.12.x`)
- `Go 1.24.1+` (for versions `1.11.x`)
- `Go 1.24.1+` (for versions `1.10.x`)
- `Go 1.23+` (for versions `1.9.x`)
- `Go 1.23+` (for versions `1.8.x`)
- `Go 1.21+` (for versions `1.7.x`)
- `Go 1.20+` (for versions `1.6.x`)

For all new projects, it is recommended to use version `1.13.x` or higher.

## Migration guides for breaking changes

- From `1.10.x` to `1.11.x`:
  - If you are using 2FA feature from gorest, see release notes for version [`1.10.5`](https://github.com/pilinux/gorest/releases/tag/v1.10.5).
  - If you are using MongoDB, see [example code](https://github.com/pilinux/gorest/tree/v1.11.0/example2) for the new MongoDB implementation.

## Important

- Go1.24.0 is not supported due to the [issue][22]. Please use any supported Go version excluding 1.24.0.

## Versioning

`1.x.y`

`1`: production-ready

`x`: breaking changes

`y`: new functionality or bug fixes in a backwards compatible manner

## Supported databases

- [x] MySQL
- [x] PostgreSQL
- [x] SQLite3
- [x] Redis
- [x] MongoDB

_Note:_ gorest uses [GORM][21] as its ORM

## Features

- [x] built on top of [Gin][12]
- [x] option to enable encryption at rest for user private information
- [x] use the supported databases without writing any extra configuration files
- [x] environment variables using [GoDotEnv][51]
- [x] CORS policy
- [x] basic auth
- [x] two-factor authentication
- [x] JWT using [golang-jwt/jwt][16]
- [x] password hashing using `Argon2id` with optional secret (NIST 800-63B
      recommends using a secret value of at least 112 bits)
- [x] JSON protection from hijacking
- [x] simple firewall (whitelist/blacklist IP)
- [x] email validation (pattern + MX lookup)
- [x] email verification (sending verification code)
- [x] forgotten password recovery
- [x] render `HTML` templates
- [x] forward error logs and crash reports to [sentry.io][17]
- [x] handle authentication tokens on client devices' cookies
- [x] logout (individually enable option - delete tokens from cookies, ban active tokens)
- [x] rate limiting (IP-based)
- [x] option to validate origin of the request
- [x] super easy to learn and use - lots of example codes

## Supported JWT signing algorithms

- [x] HS256: HMAC-SHA256
- [x] HS384: HMAC-SHA384
- [x] HS512: HMAC-SHA512
- [x] ES256: ECDSA Signature with SHA-256
- [x] ES384: ECDSA Signature with SHA-384
- [x] ES512: ECDSA Signature with SHA-512
- [x] EdDSA: Ed25519 variant (EdDSA over the Edwards25519 curve) is supported
- [x] RS256: RSA Signature with SHA-256
- [x] RS384: RSA Signature with SHA-384
- [x] RS512: RSA Signature with SHA-512

Procedures to generate HS256, HS384, HS512 keys using openssl:

- HS256: `openssl rand -base64 32`
- HS384: `openssl rand -base64 48`
- HS512: `openssl rand -base64 64`

Procedures to generate public-private key pair using openssl:

### ECDSA

#### ES256

- prime256v1: X9.62/SECG curve over a 256 bit prime field, also known as P-256 or NIST P-256
- widely used, recommended for general-purpose cryptographic operations

```bash
openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out private-key.pem
openssl ec -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

#### ES384

- secp384r1: NIST/SECG curve over a 384 bit prime field

```bash
openssl ecparam -name secp384r1 -genkey -noout -out private-key.pem
openssl ec -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

#### ES512

- secp521r1: NIST/SECG curve over a 521 bit prime field

```bash
openssl ecparam -name secp521r1 -genkey -noout -out private-key.pem
openssl ec -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

### EdDSA

#### Ed25519

```bash
openssl genpkey -algorithm Ed25519 -out private-key.pem
openssl pkey -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

### RSA

#### RS256

```bash
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out private-key.pem -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048
openssl rsa -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

#### RS384

```bash
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out private-key.pem -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:3072
openssl rsa -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

#### RS512

```bash
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out private-key.pem -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:4096
openssl rsa -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
```

## Example docker compose file

```yml
name: dev
services:
  goapi:
    image: golang:latest
    container_name: goapi
    working_dir: /app
    restart: unless-stopped
    command: /app/goapi
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/Berlin
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8000:8999"
    volumes:
      - ./app:/app
```

## Start building

Please study the `.env.sample` file. It is one of the most crucial files required
to properly set up a new project. Please rename the `.env.sample` file to `.env`,
and set the environment variables according to your own instance setup.

_Tutorials:_

Please check example projects:

- **recommended** - [example2](example2) [interface-driven design, with a focus on modularity and testability]
- [example](example) [simplicity and ease of use, with a focus on rapid development and prototyping]

convention over configuration

```go
import (
  "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

gconfig "github.com/pilinux/gorest/config"
  gcontroller "github.com/pilinux/gorest/controller"
  gdatabase "github.com/pilinux/gorest/database"
  gmiddleware "github.com/pilinux/gorest/lib/middleware"
)
```

- install a relational (SQLite3, MySQL or PostgreSQL), Redis, or Mongo database
- for 2FA, a relational + a redis database is required
- set up an environment to compile the Go codes (a [quick tutorial][41]
  for any Debian based OS)
- install `git`

_Note:_ For **MySQL** driver, please [check issue: 7][42]

**Note For SQLite3:**

- `DBUSER`, `DBPASS`, `DBHOST` and `DBPORT` environment variables are not required.
- `DBNAME` must contain the full or relative path of the database file name; i.e,

```env
/user/location/database.db
```

or,

```env
./database.db
```

## Debugging with Error Codes

| package    | file             | error code range |
| ---------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
| controller | login.go         | `1011 - 1012`    |
| controller | twoFA.go         | `1041 - 1044`    |
| handler    | auth.go          | `1000 - 1003`    |
| handler    | login.go         | `1013 - 1014`    |
| handler    | logout.go        | `1016`           |
| handler    | passwordReset.go | `1020 - 1030`    |
| handler    | twoFA.go         | `1051 - 1056`    |
| handler    | verification.go  | `1061 - 1065`    |
| service    | common.go        | `400 - 406`      |
| service    | security.go      | `500 - 501`      |

## Development

For testing:

```bash
export TEST_ENV_URL="https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/ci.config/github.action/gorest.pilinux/.env"
export TEST_INDEX_HTML_URL="https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/ci.config/github.action/gorest.pilinux/index.html"
export TEST_KEY_FILE_LOCATION="https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/ci.config/github.action/gorest.pilinux"
export TEST_SENTRY_DSN="please_set_your_sentry_DSN_here"

go test -v -cover ./...
```

For cross-compilation:

```bash
GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build
GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build

GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build
GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build

GOOS=windows GOARCH=arm64 go build
GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build
```

## Contributing

Please see [CONTRIBUTING][61] to join this amazing project.

## Code of conduct

Please see [this][62] document.

## License

Released under the [MIT license][13]

[02]: https://github.com/pilinux/gorest/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg
[04]: https://codecov.io/gh/pilinux/gorest/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=xGLBRrCAvB
[05]: https://codecov.io/gh/pilinux/gorest
[06]: https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/pilinux/gorest
[07]: https://github.com/pilinux/gorest/actions/workflows/go.yml/badge.svg
[08]: https://github.com/pilinux/gorest/actions/workflows/golangci-lint.yml/badge.svg
[11]: https://github.com/golang/go
[12]: https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin
[13]: LICENSE
[14]: https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/pilinux/gorest
[15]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/pilinux/gorest
[16]: https://github.com/golang-jwt/jwt
[17]: https://sentry.io/
[18]: https://deepwiki.com/badge.svg
[19]: https://deepwiki.com/pilinux/gorest
[20]: AGENTS.md
[21]: https://gorm.io
[22]: https://github.com/bytedance/sonic/issues/738
[41]: https://github.com/pilinux/HowtoCode/blob/master/Golang/1.Intro/Installation.md
[42]: https://github.com/pilinux/gorest/issues/7
[51]: https://github.com/joho/godotenv
[61]: CONTRIBUTING.md
[62]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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