Chapter 2 – Setting up API Endpoints

1. GitFlow is a branching strategy that developers can follow when using version control. To apply the GitFlow model, you need a central Git repository with two main branches:

   Master: It stores the official release history.

   Develop: It serves as an integration branch for features.

2. A model is a normal structs with basic Go types. To declare a struct in Go, use the following format:

   Type ModelName struct{ 
       Field1 TYPE 
       Fiel2 TYPE 
   }

3. To bind a request body into a type, we use Gin model binding. Gin supports binding of JSON, XML and YAML. Gin provides two sets of methods for binding:

   Should Bind: ShouldBindJSON(), ShouldBindXML(), ShouldBindYAML()

   Must Bind: Binds the struct pointer using the specified binding engine. It will abort the request with HTTP 400 if any error occurs.

4. First, define a route with an ID as a path parameter:

   router.GET("/recipes/:id", GetRecipeHandler...