Simple Todo API

A lightweight REST API for managing todos, built with Go and SQLite.

Features

• Full CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• SQLite database for persistent storage
• CORS enabled for cross-origin requests
• Health check endpoint

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
go mod download

# Run the server
go run main.go

The server will start on http://localhost:8080 (or the port specified in PORT env variable).

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/todos	List all todos
GET	/todos/{id}	Get a single todo
POST	/todos	Create a new todo
PATCH	/todos/{id}	Update a todo
DELETE	/todos/{id}	Delete a todo
GET	/health	Health check

Request/Response Examples

Create a todo

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/todos \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "Buy groceries"}'

List all todos

curl http://localhost:8080/todos

Update a todo

curl -X PATCH http://localhost:8080/todos/1 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"done": true}'

Delete a todo

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/todos/1

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
PORT	8080	Server port

Create a .env file to override defaults:

PORT=3000

Tech Stack

• Go 1.25+
• SQLite (modernc.org/sqlite)
• CORS (rs/cors)
• godotenv