web-form

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Webform

This is an example of how a web form is implemented in Golang. This is a login application where the user enters the username and password for authentication. Once a user has been authenticated, the application will persists the session using JWT.

This application has the following functions:

1. Reads a file from the filesystem and streams the static file content to the web as a web form for the user to log in.
2. Handles the submitted form.
3. Persists a JWT in a cookie when the user is authenticated successfully.
4. Redirects the user to another static web page called welcome page, which is only accessible to authorized users. The application examines if a valid JWT is in the request.
5. Disables browser caching on the welcome page.

Setup

1. Run the server

   $ go run server.go
   

2. Launch a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000.