Go Standards

Go Standards

Project Conventions

This is a single-file Go HTTP server. All code lives in main.go.

Error Handling

• Return early on errors with descriptive messages
• Use fmt.Errorf for wrapped errors with context
• HTTP handlers: use http.Error() for client errors, log server errors

// Good
if err != nil {
    return fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %s: %w", path, err)
}

// Bad
if err != nil {
    return err
}

HTTP Handlers

• Log all requests with timestamp: fmt.Printf("[%s] %s %s\n", time.Now().Format("15:04:05"), r.Method, r.URL.String())
• Clean paths with filepath.Clean() before use
• Set appropriate Content-Type headers
• Return early for special endpoints (asset, mtime)

String Building

• Use strings.Builder for building HTML/text output
• Use fmt.Sprintf for simple formatting
• Escape user content with html.EscapeString()

Regex Patterns

• Compile regexes once at package level for reuse, or inline for clarity in small functions
• Use FindStringSubmatch to extract groups
• Use ReplaceAllStringFunc for complex replacements

Code Organization

Functions should follow this order:

1. Package-level variables (constants, maps, structs)
2. Helper functions (slugify, replaceEmojis, etc.)
3. main()
4. HTTP handler
5. Render functions by type (renderFile, renderMarkdown, renderJSON, etc.)
6. HTML template builder

Adding New File Format Support

1. Add case in renderFile() switch statement
2. Create renderXXX(content string) string function
3. Add CSS styles in buildHTML() if needed
4. Add format to CLAUDE.md supported formats table

Adding New Markdown Features

Location: renderMarkdown() function (~350 lines)

1. Block elements: Add regex check in main loop before paragraph fallback
2. Inline elements: Add to processInline() closure
3. Preserve order: math/code first (protect from other processing)

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