func (c *HostController) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { // Initialize empty struct s := models.Host{} // Decode JSON into struct err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&s) if err != nil { jsonError(w, r, "Failed to deconde JSON: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError, c.envelope) return } // Set ID s.ID = bson.NewObjectId() // Validate input using JSON Schema docLoader := gojsonschema.NewGoLoader(s) schemaLoader := gojsonschema.NewReferenceLoader(c.schemaURI) res, err := gojsonschema.Validate(schemaLoader, docLoader) if err != nil { jsonError(w, r, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError, c.envelope) return } if !res.Valid() { var errors []string for _, e := range res.Errors() { errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", e.Context().String(), e.Description())) } jsonError(w, r, errors, http.StatusInternalServerError, c.envelope) return } // Insert entry if err := c.session.DB(c.database).C("hosts").Insert(s); err != nil { jsonError(w, r, "Insert: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError, c.envelope) return } // Write content-type, header and payload jsonWriter(w, r, s, http.StatusCreated, c.envelope) }