From Node to Go

From Node to Go
John Maxwell / @jmaxyz

The Agile League
agileleague.com
@agileleague

Functional Spec
• Serve static HTML, CSS, and JS assets!
• /xhr: HTTP endpoint!
• {"now":"2014-08-12T03:29:23.721Z"}!
• /ws: Websocket endpoint!
• {"id":9,"now":"2014-08-12T03:30:03.398Z"}!
• Sending “delay” param to /xhr or /ws will trigger a
100ms delay in response

"use strict";
var http = require('http');
var express = require('express');
var WebSocketServer = require('ws').Server;
var app = express();
app.use(express.static("./public"));
app.use(app.router);
app.get('/xhr', function (req, res) {
bufferResponse(function () {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
res.end(buildResponse());
}, req.query.delay == '1');
});
var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
var server = http.createServer(app).listen(port);
var wss = new WebSocketServer({server: server, path: "/ws"});
wss.on('connection', function(socket) {
socket.on('message', function(message) {
message = JSON.parse(message);
socket.send(buildResponse({id: message.id}));
}, message.delay == '1');
});
});
console.log("listening on " + port);
var buildResponse = function (properties) {
properties = properties || {};
properties.now = new Date();
return JSON.stringify(properties);
};
var bufferResponse = function (responder, delay) {
delay ? setTimeout(responder, 100) : responder();
};
Node Server

"use strict";
var http = require('http');
var express = require('express');
var WebSocketServer = require('ws').Server;
var app = express();
app.use(express.static("./public"));
app.use(app.router);
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
});
Node Server

res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/Node Server
json'});
});
});
});
};

});
});
};
var bufferResponse = function (responder, delay) {
delay ? setTimeout(responder, 100) : responder();
};
Node Server

Blocking I/O &
Synchronous Execution

Capitalization is important
• Identifiers (functions, methods, and types) are
only exported if they are capitalized
• No public/private keywords

Static Typing
• Type of every identifier is set and cannot be altered!
• Variables (function parameters and locals)!
• Return values!
• Elements of Structs, Maps, and Slices!
• Channels!
• Compile time enforcement!
• Function arguments are passed by value

Concurrency Support
• Goroutines!
• Any function can be called under its own
Goroutine!
• Go organizes threads/processes internally!
• Channels!
• How Goroutines communicate

package main
import (
"net/http"
"github.com/gorilla/mux"
"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
"time"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
r := mux.NewRouter()
r.HandleFunc("/xhr", handleXHR)
r.HandleFunc("/ws", handleWS)
r.PathPrefix("/").Handler(
Web Server
http.FileServer(http.Dir("./public/")),
)

"os"
)
func main() {
Web Server
)
port := os.Getenv("PORT")
if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
fmt.Printf("listening on %sn", port)
http.ListenAndServe(":" + port, r)
}
func handleXHR(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.FormValue("delay") == "1" {
time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
}
response, _ := json.Marshal(WebResponse{time.Now()})
w.Write(response)

"os"
)
func main() {
main()
)
if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
}
func handleXHR(w http.ResponseWriter, r
*http.Request) {

if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
HTTP request handler
}
}
w.Write(response)
}
type WebResponse struct {
Now time.Time `json:"now"`
}
var upgrader = websocket.Upgrader{
ReadBufferSize: 1024,
WriteBufferSize: 1024,
}

if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
JSON serialization
}
}
w.Write(response)
}
}
}

"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
)
if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
}
}
w.Write(response)
}
}
Web Server

w.Write(response)
}
}
}
func handleWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
if err != nil {
return
}
writes := make(chan WSResponse)
go respondWS(conn, writes)
for {
message := WSRequest{}
err := conn.ReadJSON(&message)
if err != nil {
close(writes)
return
}
go message.respond(writes)
}
}
func respondWS(conn *websocket.Conn,
writes chan WSResponse) {
for {
content, more := <-writes
conn.WriteJSON(content)
if !more {
return
}
}
}
type WSRequest struct {
Id int `json:id`
Delay bool `json:delay`
}
func (request *WSRequest) respond(
if request.Delay {
}
response := WSResponse{time.Now(), request.Id}
writes <- response
}
type WSResponse struct {
Id int `json:"id"`
}
WebSocket Server

"os"
)
func main() {
Integration with Web Server
)
if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
}
func handleXHR(w http.ResponseWriter, r
*http.Request) {

}
if err != nil {
return
}
for {
if err != nil {
WebSocket Server
close(writes)
return
}
}
}

}
}
if err != nil {
return
}
for {
if err != nil {
close(writes)
return
}
}
Open Connection

Order of operations
1. Listen for new messages
2. Send the responses
3. Then close the connection

Order of implementation
1. Send the responses
2. Listen for new messages
3. Then close the connection

}
Enable concurrent responses
if err != nil {
return
}
for {
if err != nil {
close(writes)
return
}
}
}

}
}
}
Receive and Send Responses
for {
if !more {
return
}
}
}
Id int `json:id`

}
Listen on Connection
if err != nil {
return
}
for {
if err != nil {
close(writes)
return
}
}
}

}
}
Id int `json:id`
}
if request.Delay {
}
writes <- response
}
Id int `json:"id"`
}
Build Response

package main
import (
"net/http"
"github.com/gorilla/mux"
"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
"time"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
)
if port == "" {
port = "8080"
}
}
}
w.Write(response)
}
}
}
if err != nil {
return
}
for {
if err != nil {
close(writes)
return
}
}
}
for {
if !more {
return
}
}
}
Id int `json:id`
}
if request.Delay {
}
writes <- response
}
Id int `json:"id"`
}
Go Server

What’s the score?
• 88 lines of Go vs 39 lines of JavaScript!
• JSON interaction was kind of clunky!
• Haven’t figured out how to deploy to Heroku!
• Doing what the cool kids are doing

“ A straightforward translation of a C++
or Java program into Go is unlikely to
produce a satisfactory result—Java
programs are written in Java, not Go.”
–Effective Go

“ A straightforward translation of a C++
or Java JavaScript program into Go is
unlikely to produce a satisfactory result
—Java JavaScript programs are written
in Java JavaScript, not Go.”

John Maxwell
john@agileleague.com
@jmaxyz
agileleague.com
@agileleague

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