readme work and an example app

README.md

@@ -18,4 +18,105 @@ supports relationships out of the box and will even side load them in
 your response into an "included" array--that contains associated
 objects.
 
+## Introduction
+
+jsonapi uses StructField tags to annotate the structs fields that you
+already have and use in your app and then reads and writes jsonapi.org
+output based on the instructions you give the library in your jsonapi
+tags.  Let's take an example.  In your app,
+you most likely have structs that look similar to these,
+
+
+```go
+type Blog struct {
+	Id            int       `json:"id"`
+	Title         string    `json:"title"`
+	Posts         []*Post   `json:"posts"`
+	CurrentPost   *Post     `json:"current_post"`
+	CurrentPostId int       `json:"current_post_id"`
+	CreatedAt     time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+	ViewCount     int       `json:"view_count"`
+}
+
+type Post struct {
+	Id       int        `json:"id"`
+	BlogId   int        `json:"blog_id"`
+	Title    string     `json:"title"`
+	Body     string     `json:"body"`
+	Comments []*Comment `json:"comments"`
+}
+
+type Comment struct {
+	Id     int    `json:"id"`
+	PostId int    `json:"post_id"`
+	Body   string `json:"body"`
+}
+```
+
+These structs may or may not resemble the layout of your database.  But
+these are the ones that you want to use right?  You wouldn't want to use
+structs like those that jsonapi sends because it is very hard to get at all of
+your data easily.
+
+
+## Tags Example
+
+You want jsonapi.org style inputs and ouputs but you want to keep your
+structs that you already have.  Use the jsonapi lib with the "jsonapi"
+tag on your struct fields along with its Marshal and Unmarshal methods
+to construct and read your responses and replies, respectively.  Here's
+an example of the structs above using jsonapi tags,
+
+```go
+type Blog struct {
+	Id            int       `jsonapi:"primary,blogs"`
+	Title         string    `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
+	Posts         []*Post   `jsonapi:"relation,posts"`
+	CurrentPost   *Post     `jsonapi:"relation,current_post"`
+	CurrentPostId int       `jsonapi:"attr,current_post_id"`
+	CreatedAt     time.Time `jsonapi:"attr,created_at"`
+	ViewCount     int       `jsonapi:"attr,view_count"`
+}
+
+type Post struct {
+	Id       int        `jsonapi:"primary,posts"`
+	BlogId   int        `jsonapi:"attr,blog_id"`
+	Title    string     `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
+	Body     string     `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
+	Comments []*Comment `jsonapi:"relation,comments"`
+}
+
+type Comment struct {
+	Id     int    `jsonapi:"primary,comments"`
+	PostId int    `jsonapi:"attr,post_id"`
+	Body   string `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
+}
+```
+
+## Handler Examples
+
+Now you have your structs prepared to be seralized or materialized.
+What about the rest?
+
+### Create
+
+```go
+func CreateBlog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	blog := new(Blog)
+
+	if err := jsonapi.UnmarshalPayload(r.Body, blog); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// ...do stuff with your blog...
+
+	w.WriteHeader(201)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/vnd.api+json")
+
+	if err := jsonapi.MarshalOnePayload(w, blog); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
+	}
+}
+```
 

examples/app.go

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"regexp"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/shwoodard/jsonapi"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	http.HandleFunc("/blogs", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !regexp.MustCompile(`application/vnd\.api\+json`).Match([]byte(r.Header.Get("Accept"))) {
+			http.Error(w, "Not Acceptable", 406)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if r.Method == "POST" {
+			createBlog(w, r)
+		} else {
+			listBlogs(w, r)
+		}
+	})
+
+	blog := testBlogForCreate()
+	payload, _ := jsonapi.MarshalOnePayloadEmbedded(blog)
+
+	in := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	json.NewEncoder(in).Encode(payload)
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/blogs", in)
+
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.api+json")
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	http.DefaultServeMux.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	io.Copy(buf, w.Body)
+
+	fmt.Println("============ jsonapi response from create ===========\n")
+	fmt.Println(buf.String())
+	fmt.Println("============== end raw jsonapi response =============")
+
+	responseBlog := new(Blog)
+
+	jsonapi.UnmarshalPayload(buf, responseBlog)
+
+	out := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	json.NewEncoder(out).Encode(responseBlog)
+
+	fmt.Println("\n================ Viola! Converted back our Blog struct =================\n")
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", out.Bytes())
+	fmt.Println("================ end marshal materialized Blog struct =================")
+}
+
+func createBlog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	blog := new(Blog)
+
+	if err := jsonapi.UnmarshalPayload(r.Body, blog); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// ...do stuff with your blog...
+
+	w.WriteHeader(201)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/vnd.api+json")
+
+	if err := jsonapi.MarshalOnePayload(w, blog); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 500)
+	}
+}
+
+func listBlogs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+}
+
+type Blog struct {
+	Id            int       `jsonapi:"primary,blogs"`
+	Title         string    `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
+	Posts         []*Post   `jsonapi:"relation,posts"`
+	CurrentPost   *Post     `jsonapi:"relation,current_post"`
+	CurrentPostId int       `jsonapi:"attr,current_post_id"`
+	CreatedAt     time.Time `jsonapi:"attr,created_at"`
+	ViewCount     int       `jsonapi:"attr,view_count"`
+}
+
+type Post struct {
+	Id       int        `jsonapi:"primary,posts"`
+	BlogId   int        `jsonapi:"attr,blog_id"`
+	Title    string     `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
+	Body     string     `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
+	Comments []*Comment `jsonapi:"relation,comments"`
+}
+
+type Comment struct {
+	Id     int    `jsonapi:"primary,comments"`
+	PostId int    `jsonapi:"attr,post_id"`
+	Body   string `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
+}
+
+func testBlogForCreate() *Blog {
+	return &Blog{
+		Id:        1,
+		Title:     "Title 1",
+		CreatedAt: time.Now(),
+		Posts: []*Post{
+			&Post{
+				Id:    1,
+				Title: "Foo",
+				Body:  "Bar",
+				Comments: []*Comment{
+					&Comment{
+						Id:   1,
+						Body: "foo",
+					},
+					&Comment{
+						Id:   2,
+						Body: "bar",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			&Post{
+				Id:    2,
+				Title: "Fuubar",
+				Body:  "Bas",
+				Comments: []*Comment{
+					&Comment{
+						Id:   1,
+						Body: "foo",
+					},
+					&Comment{
+						Id:   3,
+						Body: "bas",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		CurrentPost: &Post{
+			Id:    1,
+			Title: "Foo",
+			Body:  "Bar",
+			Comments: []*Comment{
+				&Comment{
+					Id:   1,
+					Body: "foo",
+				},
+				&Comment{
+					Id:   2,
+					Body: "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}

response_test.go

@@ -8,27 +8,30 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-type Comment struct {
-	Id   int    `jsonapi:"primary,comments"`
-	Body string `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
-}
-
-type Post struct {
-	Id       int        `jsonapi:"primary,posts"`
-	Title    string     `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
-	Body     string     `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
-	Comments []*Comment `jsonapi:"relation,comments"`
-}
-
 type Blog struct {
 	Id            int       `jsonapi:"primary,blogs"`
 	Title         string    `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
 	Posts         []*Post   `jsonapi:"relation,posts"`
 	CurrentPost   *Post     `jsonapi:"relation,current_post"`
+	CurrentPostId int       `jsonapi:"attr,current_post_id"`
 	CreatedAt     time.Time `jsonapi:"attr,created_at"`
 	ViewCount     int       `jsonapi:"attr,view_count"`
 }
 
+type Post struct {
+	Id       int        `jsonapi:"primary,posts"`
+	BlogId   int        `jsonapi:"attr,blog_id"`
+	Title    string     `jsonapi:"attr,title"`
+	Body     string     `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
+	Comments []*Comment `jsonapi:"relation,comments"`
+}
+
+type Comment struct {
+	Id     int    `jsonapi:"primary,comments"`
+	PostId int    `jsonapi:"attr,post_id"`
+	Body   string `jsonapi:"attr,body"`
+}
+
 type Blogs []*Blog
 
 func (b Blogs) GetData() []interface{} {