Password Generator API

Overview

This project provides a simple web server with an endpoint to generate random passwords. It uses the Gin framework for handling HTTP requests and serves both HTML and API responses.

Features

• Web Interface: Displays a page with a randomly generated password.
• API Endpoint: Provides an endpoint to generate and return a password in JSON format.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.18 or higher)
• Gin framework

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rlanier-webdev/pwgenerator.git
   cd pwgenerator

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

3. Run the application:

   go run main.go

   The server will start and listen on port 8080.

Endpoints

• Web Interface

  • URL: http://localhost:8080/
  • Method: GET
  • Description: Serves an HTML page with a randomly generated password.

• API Endpoint

  • URL: http://localhost:8080/api/password
  • Method: GET
  • Description: Returns a JSON object with a randomly generated password.

  Response Example:

  {
      "password": "GeneratedPasswordHere"
  }

Code Structure

• main.go: Contains the main application logic and routes. Includes password generation functions and API route definitions.
• handler.go: Defines the handler for the web interface.