func unmarshalTask(request *http.Request) (models.Task, error) {
var taskModel models.Task
//grab posted task
task, err := ioutil.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(request.Body, 1048576))
services.FailOnError(err, "Invalid post request")
if err = request.Body.Close(); err != nil {
services.FailOnError(err, "An unknown error has occured")
}
err = json.Unmarshal(task, &taskModel)
services.FailOnError(err, "Invalid request 123")
return taskModel, nil
}
//GetUrl redirects to the longUrl given the passed in shortUrl. Also inserts a visit record.
func PostTaskUpdate(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
// get request and unmarshal it
task, err := unmarshalTask(request)
services.FailOnError(err, "Cannot unmarshal json")
log.Printf("Task: %v", task)
// send unmarshalled task to database
services.UpdateTask(task)
// error handling
// on success send to Rabbit
services.SendUpdatesToRabbit(task)
http.Error(responseWriter, "made it", http.StatusOK)
}