aichteeteapee

Pronounced "HTTP" - because sometimes the best fucking code comes with wordplay.

aichteeteapee is a batteries-included HTTP utilities library that gets you from go mod init to working server with minimal configuration. Built on the philosophy of sane defaults, zero boilerplate, and easy customization.

Perfect for:

• 🚀 Rapid prototyping with solid foundations
• 🏗️ Microservices that need HTTP + WebSocket capabilities
• 📡 APIs requiring file uploads, static serving, and real-time features
• 🛠️ Any Go project that wants HTTP functionality without the fucking boilerplate

Table of Contents

• Quick Start - Zero to Hero
• Configuration
  • Environment Variables
  • Programmatic Config
• Key Features
• Advanced Usage
  • Custom Middleware
  • WebSocket Events
  • Unix Socket Bridge
  • File Upload Processing
  • Advanced Middleware Features
  • Enhanced WebSocket Events
• Security Warnings ⚠️
• TODO
• License

Quick Start - Zero to Hero

Minimal example:

package main

import (
    "context"
    "net/http"
    "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server"
)

func main() {
    srv, _ := server.New()
    router := server.Router{
        Groups: []server.GroupConfig{{
            Path: "/",
            Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
                {Method: "GET", Path: "/", Handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
                    w.Write([]byte("Hello, World!"))
                }},
            },
        }},
    }
    srv.Start(context.Background(), router)
}

With features:

package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"
    "net/http"

    "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server"
    "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server/middleware"
    "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server/dabluvee-es/wshub"
)

func main() {
    // Create server with sane defaults
    srv, err := server.New()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal("Failed to create server:", err)
    }

    // Create WebSocket hub for real-time features
    chatHub := wshub.NewHub("chat")

    // Build router with all the features
    router := server.Router{
        Middlewares: []middleware.Middleware{
            middleware.Logger(),          // Request logging
            middleware.Recovery(),        // Panic recovery
            middleware.CORS(),           // Smart CORS handling
            middleware.SecurityHeaders(), // Security headers
        },
        Groups: []server.GroupConfig{
            {
                Path: "/",
                Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
                    {Method: "GET", Path: "/", Handler: homeHandler},
                    {Method: "GET", Path: "/health", Handler: srv.HealthHandler()},
                    {Method: "POST", Path: "/upload", Handler: srv.FileUploadHandler("./uploads")},
                },
            },
            {
                Path: "/ws",
                Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
                    {Method: "GET", Path: "/chat", Handler: wshub.UpgradeHandler(chatHub)},
                },
            },
        },
        Static: []server.StaticRouteConfig{
            {
                URLPath:    "/static",
                LocalPath:  "./public",
                DirectoryIndexingType: server.DirectoryIndexingTypeHTML,
            },
        },
    }

    // Start server - HTTP on :8080, HTTPS on :8443, graceful shutdown
    log.Fatal(srv.Start(context.Background(), router))
}

func homeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    w.Write([]byte(`{"message": "Hello, World!", "status": "ok"}`))
}

That's it! You now have:

• ✅ HTTP + HTTPS servers running
• ✅ CORS, security headers, request logging
• ✅ File uploads with processing hooks & filename options
• ✅ Static file serving with directory browsing (HTML/JSON)
• ✅ WebSocket hub for real-time features with event metadata
• ✅ Request ID generation & extraction utilities
• ✅ Content-type enforcement middleware
• ✅ Timeout middleware with presets (short/default/long)
• ✅ Granular security header control
• ✅ Health checks and echo endpoints
• ✅ Unix socket bridge for external tool integration
• ✅ Graceful shutdown handling

Configuration

Environment Variables

# Server settings
HTTP_SERVER_LISTENADDRESS=127.0.0.1:8080
HTTP_SERVER_TLSLISTENADDRESS=127.0.0.1:8443
HTTP_SERVER_SERVICENAME=MyAPI

# Security
HTTP_SERVER_TLSENABLED=true
HTTP_SERVER_TLSCERTFILE=./certs/server.crt
HTTP_SERVER_TLSKEYFILE=./certs/server.key

# Timeouts (durations)
HTTP_SERVER_READTIMEOUT=30s
HTTP_SERVER_READHEADERTIMEOUT=10s
HTTP_SERVER_WRITETIMEOUT=30s
HTTP_SERVER_IDLETIMEOUT=60s
HTTP_SERVER_MAXHEADERBYTES=1048576
HTTP_SERVER_SHUTDOWNTIMEOUT=30s

# File uploads
HTTP_SERVER_FILEUPLOADMAXMEMORY=52428800  # 50MB in bytes

Programmatic Config

srv, err := server.NewWithConfig(server.Config{
    ListenAddress:       "0.0.0.0:8080",
    TLSListenAddress:    "0.0.0.0:8443",
    ServiceName:         "ProductionAPI",
    ReadTimeout:         30 * time.Second,
    ReadHeaderTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
    WriteTimeout:        30 * time.Second,
    IdleTimeout:         60 * time.Second,
    MaxHeaderBytes:      1 << 20, // 1MB
    ShutdownTimeout:     30 * time.Second,
    FileUploadMaxMemory: 100 << 20, // 100MB
    TLSEnabled:          true,
    TLSCertFile:         "/etc/ssl/certs/api.crt",
    TLSKeyFile:          "/etc/ssl/private/api.key",
})

Key Features

🎯 Zero-Config Defaults

• Secure defaults: HTTPS, security headers, CORS, timeouts
• Graceful shutdown: Proper resource cleanup and connection draining
• Structured logging: Consistent field names with request tracing
• Health checks: Built-in /health and /echo endpoints

🌐 Advanced HTTP Server

• Route groups: Organize routes with shared middleware and configuration
• Static files: Automatic serving with configurable directory indexing
• File uploads: Built-in multipart handling with postprocessing hooks
• Middleware system: Composable, reusable middleware with proper ordering

🛡️ Built-in Middleware

• CORS: Cross-origin request handling for browser compatibility
• Basic Auth: Simple authentication with configurable realms
• Security Headers: HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, and more
• Logger: Structured request logging with configurable fields
• Recovery: Panic recovery with stack traces and custom handlers
• Request ID: Automatic generation and extraction utilities
• Timeout: Configurable timeouts with presets (short/default/long)
• Content-Type Enforcement: API protection with configurable types

⚡ WebSocket Systems

Note: WebSocket functionality lives in the dabluveees package - pronounced "dub-ell-vee-ess" (double-v-s = WS). More wordplay because memorable imports are better than boring ones.

WebSocket Hub (for real-time applications):

• Multi-client management: Automatic connection lifecycle handling
• Event-driven architecture: Type-safe event system with JSON marshaling
• Broadcast capabilities: Send to all clients, specific clients, or groups
• Connection metadata: Per-connection data storage and retrieval

Unix Socket Bridge (for external tool integration):

• Bidirectional bridge: WebSocket ↔ Unix domain sockets
• External tool integration: Shell scripts, CLI tools, other processes
• File-based communication: Simple read/write operations
• Tool chaining: Connect WebSocket apps to existing Unix toolchain

🛠️ Developer Experience

• Sane defaults: Works out of the box, customize when needed
• File upload options: UUID/DateTime/None filename prepending
• Event metadata system: Thread-safe WebSocket event enrichment
• Error handling: Proper HTTP status codes and JSON responses
• Middleware composability: Easy to chain and customize

Advanced Usage

Custom Middleware

// Create your own middleware
func AuthMiddleware(secret string) middleware.Middleware {
    return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
        return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
            token := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
            if !validateToken(token, secret) {
                http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
                return
            }
            next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
        })
    }
}

// Use in route groups
{
    Path: "/api/protected",
    Middlewares: []middleware.Middleware{
        AuthMiddleware("your-secret-key"),
    },
    Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
        {Method: "GET", Path: "/profile", Handler: profileHandler},
    },
}

WebSocket Events

// Define your event types
const (
    EventTypeChatMessage dabluveees.EventType = "chat.message"
    EventTypeUserJoin    dabluveees.EventType = "user.join"
    EventTypeUserLeave   dabluveees.EventType = "user.leave"
)

// Create event handlers
chatHub := wshub.NewHub("chat")
chatHub.RegisterEventHandlers(map[dabluveees.EventType]wshub.EventHandler{
    EventTypeChatMessage: func(hub wshub.Hub, client *wshub.Client, event *dabluveees.Event) error {
        // Parse message data
        var messageData struct {
            Text   string `json:"text"`
            UserID string `json:"userId"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(event.Data, &messageData); err != nil {
            return err
        }

        // Add timestamp and broadcast
        event.Metadata.Set("timestamp", time.Now().Unix())
        hub.BroadcastToAll(event)
        return nil
    },
})

Unix Socket Bridge - External Tool Integration

// Unix socket bridge for external tool integration
import "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server/dabluvee-es/wsunixbridge"

// Create Unix bridge handler
bridgeHandler := wsunixbridge.NewUpgradeHandler(
    "./sockets",  // Directory for Unix socket files
    func(connection *wsunixbridge.Connection) error {
        log.Printf("Unix bridge connection established: %s", connection.ID)
        log.Printf("Writer socket: %s", connection.WriterUnixSock.Path)
        log.Printf("Reader socket: %s", connection.ReaderUnixSock.Path)
        return nil
    },
)

// Add to routes
{Method: "GET", Path: "/unixsock", Handler: bridgeHandler}

// External tools can now:
// 1. Connect to writer socket to receive WebSocket data
// 2. Write to reader socket to send data to WebSocket
//
// Example: echo "Hello from external tool" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:./sockets/connection-id_input

File Upload Processing

// Advanced file upload configuration
uploadHandler := srv.FileUploadHandler("./uploads",
    // Custom postprocessor for file processing
    server.WithFileUploadHandlerPostprocessor(func(
        response map[string]any,
        request *http.Request,
    ) (map[string]any, error) {
        // Add custom metadata to upload response
        response["processed_at"] = time.Now().Unix()
        response["user_ip"] = request.RemoteAddr
        return response, nil
    }),

    // Filename prepending options
    server.WithFilenamePrependType(server.FilenamePrependTypeDateTime), // Y_M_D_H_I_S_
    // Alternative: server.FilenamePrependTypeUUID (default)
    // Alternative: server.FilenamePrependTypeNone
)

Advanced Middleware Features

import (
    "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server/middleware"
    "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
)

// Request ID middleware with utility functions
router := server.Router{
    Middlewares: []middleware.Middleware{
        middleware.RequestID(), // Automatic request ID generation
    },
    Groups: []server.GroupConfig{
        {
            Path: "/api",
            Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
                {
                    Method: "GET",
                    Path: "/status",
                    Handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
                        // Extract request ID from context
                        reqID := middleware.GetRequestID(r)

                        response := map[string]string{
                            "status":     "ok",
                            "request_id": reqID,
                        }
                        json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
                    },
                },
            },
        },
    },
}

// Content-Type enforcement for APIs
apiGroup := server.GroupConfig{
    Path: "/api",
    Middlewares: []middleware.Middleware{
        // Only allow JSON requests
        middleware.EnforceRequestContentType("application/json"),
        // Alternative: allow multiple types
        // middleware.EnforceRequestContentType("application/json", "application/xml"),
        // Shortcut for JSON-only APIs
        // middleware.EnforceRequestContentTypeJSON(),
    },
    Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
        {Method: "POST", Path: "/users", Handler: createUserHandler},
    },
}

// Timeout middleware with presets
timeoutGroup := server.GroupConfig{
    Path: "/slow-api",
    Middlewares: []middleware.Middleware{
        middleware.Timeout(
            middleware.WithLongTimeout(), // 5 minutes
            // Alternative presets:
            // middleware.WithShortTimeout(),   // 5 seconds
            // middleware.WithDefaultTimeout(), // 30 seconds
            // middleware.WithTimeout(2 * time.Minute), // Custom
        ),
    },
    Routes: []server.RouteConfig{
        {Method: "POST", Path: "/batch-process", Handler: batchProcessHandler},
    },
}

// Security headers with granular control
secureGroup := server.GroupConfig{
    Path: "/secure",
    Middlewares: []middleware.Middleware{
        middleware.SecurityHeaders(
            // Enable specific headers
            middleware.WithXContentTypeOptions("nosniff"),
            middleware.WithXFrameOptions("DENY"),
            middleware.WithStrictTransportSecurity("max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"),

            // Disable unwanted headers
            middleware.DisableXXSSProtection(), // If you handle XSS at app level
            middleware.DisableCSP(),            // If you have custom CSP
        ),
    },
}

Enhanced WebSocket Events

import "github.com/psyb0t/aichteeteapee/server/dabluvee-es"

// Event creation with metadata and utility methods
hub := wshub.NewHub("notifications")

hub.RegisterEventHandler(EventTypeNewMessage, func(hub wshub.Hub, client *wshub.Client, event *dabluveees.Event) error {
    // Add metadata to events
    enrichedEvent := event.
        WithMetadata("server_id", "api-01").
        WithMetadata("processing_time", time.Now().Unix()).
        WithTimestamp(time.Now().Unix()) // Override timestamp

    // Check if event is recent (within last 60 seconds)
    if enrichedEvent.IsRecent(60) {
        // Get event time as Go time.Time
        eventTime := enrichedEvent.GetTime()
        log.Printf("Processing recent event from %v", eventTime)

        // Broadcast with enriched metadata
        hub.BroadcastToAll(&enrichedEvent)
    }

    return nil
})

// Built-in event types available
const (
    // System events
    dabluveees.EventTypeSystemLog   // "system.log"
    dabluveees.EventTypeShellExec   // "shell.exec"
    dabluveees.EventTypeEchoRequest // "echo.request"
    dabluveees.EventTypeEchoReply   // "echo.reply"
    dabluveees.EventTypeError       // "error"
)

Security Warnings ⚠️

READ THIS SHIT CAREFULLY - Security is not a fucking joke:

🔥 CRITICAL - Authentication & Authorization

• NEVER run without authentication in production
• ALWAYS validate user permissions before accessing resources
• USE HTTPS in production - HTTP is not secure
• IMPLEMENT proper session management and token validation

🔒 File Upload Security

• VALIDATE file types and sizes - don't trust client data
• SCAN uploads for malware before processing
• STORE uploads outside web root to prevent direct access
• LIMIT file extensions and use whitelist, not blacklist

🛡️ Path Traversal Protection

• Library includes protection, but ALWAYS validate custom file paths
• NEVER trust user input for file system operations
• USE absolute paths and proper validation for file access

🚨 WebSocket Security

• AUTHENTICATE WebSocket connections - they bypass normal HTTP auth
• VALIDATE all event data - treat it as untrusted input
• IMPLEMENT rate limiting for WebSocket messages
• MONITOR connection counts to prevent DoS attacks

🔐 Production Checklist

• HTTPS configured with valid certificates
• Security headers properly configured
• Authentication middleware on protected routes
• File upload validation and scanning
• Proper error handling (don't leak internal info)
• Request logging and monitoring in place
• Rate limiting configured

TODO

WebSocket Hub Enhancements

• Connection Lifecycle Callbacks: Add support for third-party apps to register "on connected" and "on disconnected" callbacks for WebSocket connections
  • OnClientConnected callback when a new client connects
  • OnClientDisconnected callback when a client disconnects
  • OnConnectionEstablished callback for individual connections
  • OnConnectionClosed callback for individual connections

License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.