Go Location Logger

A simple Go program that handles location data sent via HTTP POST requests and inserts it into a MySQL database.

Features

• Handles JSON payloads containing location data.
• Inserts location data into a MySQL database.
• Supports parameters device and user in HTTP requests.

Prerequisites

Before running the program, ensure you have the following:

• Go installed: https://golang.org/doc/install
• Docker and Docker Compose installed: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/go-location-logger.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd go-location-logger
   

3. Install dependencies:

   go get -u github.com/sirupsen/logrus
   

4. Create an .env file in the project root with your environment variables:

   # .env
   
   DB_USER=your_db_user
   DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password
   DB_HOST=your_db_host
   DB_PORT=your_db_port
   DB_NAME=your_db_name
   

Usage

Running with Docker Compose

1. Create a Docker network:

   docker network create app-network
   

2. Use Docker Compose to start the services:

   docker-compose up -d
   

3. Access your Go application at http://localhost:8080. Make HTTP POST requests as described in the README.md.

4. To stop the services, run:

   docker-compose down
   

Running without Docker

If you prefer not to use Docker, you can run the Go application directly using:

go run main.go

The server will start on http://localhost:8080.

Make a POST request with a JSON payload to http://localhost:8080/?device=your_device&user=your_user. The JSON payload should include location data.

Example:

curl -X POST -d '{"_type": "location", "tst": 1637650367, "lat": 37.7749, "lon": -122.4194, "tid": "123", "batt": 90, "vac": 220}' http://localhost:8080/?device=your_device&user=your_user

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.