Golang Module Install

Download and install prerequisites

The Golang module requires two prerequisite packages to be installed: MessagePack Code Generator and the Signal Sciences custom tlstext package.

Install these packages using the go get command to download and install these packages directly from their GitHub repositories:

go get -u -t github.com/tinylib/msgp/msgp
go get -u -t github.com/signalsciences/tlstext

Download and extract the Golang module

1. Download the latest version of the Golang module:

   curl -O -L https://dl.signalsciences.net/sigsci-module-golang/sigsci-module-golang_latest.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the Golang module to $GOPATH/src/github.com/signalsciences:

   sudo mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/signalsciences
   sudo tar -xf sigsci-module-golang_latest.tar.gz -C $GOPATH/src/github.com/signalsciences
   

Wrap your application

You will need to wrap your application in the Signal Sciences Golang module handler for the module to process requests and secure your application.

Note: How to best wrap your application will depend on how your application is designed. The steps listed below are provided as an example, but the methods listed may not be ideal for your specific application. More information about the Golang http package, including alternative methods, can be found here.

1. In the import section of your Golang application, add the following line to import the Golang module:

   sigsci "github.com/signalsciences/sigsci-module-golang"
   

2. Create a new ServeMux in your main() function to be used with the module:

   muxname := http.NewServeMux()
   

3. Add functions to the ServeMux by adding mux.handleFunc lines. For example, functions named hellofunc and examplefunc can be added with lines such as these:

   muxname.HandleFunc(“/hello“, hellofunc)
   muxname.HandleFunc(“/example”, examplefunc)
   

4. Wrap your ServeMux in the Signal Sciences Golang module by adding lines similar to this example:

   wrappername, err := sigsci.NewModule(muxname)
   if err != nil {
       log.Fatal(err)
   }
   

5. Call the wrapper in the method your application uses to serve HTTP requests. For example, if you’re using the ListenAndServe method, then you would use call the wrapper with:

   http.ListenAndServe(“127.0.0.1:80”, wrappername)
   

Example Application

Below is an example hello world application with the Signal Sciences Golang module successfully integrated:

package main

import (
     "fmt"
     "log"
     "net/http"

     sigsci "github.com/signalsciences/sigsci-module-golang"
)

func hellofunc(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
     fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello, world")
}

func examplefunc(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
     fmt.Fprintf(w, "Example function output")
}

func main() {
     muxname := http.NewServeMux()
     muxname.HandleFunc("/hello", hellofunc)
     muxname.HandleFunc("/example", examplefunc)

     wrappername, err := sigsci.NewModule(muxname)
     if err != nil {
          log.Fatal(err)
     }

     http.ListenAndServe("127.0.0.1:80", wrappername)
}