Gin Framework: Ultimate Guide

Gin Framework for Backend Engineers

In this book, you will learn Gin (the Golang framework) from scratch to an advanced level. You will learn how to build and deploy your first Gin app.

What you will learn:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Gin

In this chapter, you will learn the complete overview of the Gin framework to help you understand the concept of the framework and how to develop scalable applications with it.

Here is what you will learn:

• Introduction to Gin Framework
• What is Gin?
• Advantages of Using Gin
• Installation and Setup
• Your First Gin Server
• Test your skills

Chapter 2: The Framework

In this chapter, we'll dive deeper into the features that make Gin a powerful web framework: middleware, routing, and controllers.

Here is what you will learn:

• Middleware in Gin
• Using Built-in Middleware
• Creating Custom Middleware
• Routing and Grouping
• Basic Routing
• Route Groups
• Controllers and Handlers

Chapter 3: Building with Gin

To solidify what we have learned thus far, let's build a minimalistic CRUD app with Gin. It will be a To-do app that allows users to create, delete, update, and manage a database record of to-do tasks. Let's get started by walking through the code step by step!

Chapter 4: Data Handling and Advanced Functionality

This chapter will explore request handling in more detail, including parsing request data and handling different types of requests, enabling you to build more complex and dynamic backend systems with Gin.

Here is what you will learn:

• Request Handling and Validation
• Parsing JSON Data
• Handling Query and URL Parameters
• Database Integration
• Authentication and Authorization
• Implementing User Authentication with Gin

Chapter 5: Error Handling, Logging, and Caching

In this chapter, we'll explore how Gin helps you handle errors gracefully, log important events, and improve application performance through caching.

Here is what you will learn:

• Error Handling and Logging
• Custom Error Handling
• Logging Requests and Responses
• Caching and Performance in Gin
• Building a Personal Blog API with Gin

Now, it’s your turn to practice everything you have learned from this Gin tutorial until you master them by building real-world projects.