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Utility Controllers - Quick Reference Card

🚀 Quick Setup

# 1. Install dependency
go get github.com/go-playground/validator/v10

# 2. Add to main.go AutoMigrate
&models.AuditLog{},

# 3. Initialize after database init
controllers.InitAuditLogger(dbInstance)
controllers.InitBatchOperations(dbInstance)

📦 Global Variables

controllers.Respond       // Response helper
controllers.Paginator     // Pagination helper
controllers.QueryParser   // Query/filter helper
controllers.Validator     // Validation helper
controllers.AuditLogger   // Audit logging
controllers.BatchOps      // Batch operations
controllers.Exporter      // Export CSV/JSON

💡 Common Patterns

Standard List Endpoint

func (ctrl *Controller) List(c *gin.Context) {
    query := controllers.QueryParser.BuildQueryChain(c, db.Model(&Model{})).
        WithSearch("field1", "field2").
        WithSort("created_at", "desc").
        WithBoolFilter("published", "published").
        Build()

    var items []Model
    meta, _ := controllers.Paginator.Paginate(c, query, &items)
    controllers.Respond.SuccessWithMeta(c, items, meta, "Success")
}

Standard Get Endpoint

func (ctrl *Controller) Get(c *gin.Context) {
    id := c.Param("id")
    var item Model
    if err := db.First(&item, id).Error; err != nil {
        if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
            controllers.Respond.NotFound(c, "Not found")
            return
        }
        controllers.Respond.InternalError(c, "Database error")
        return
    }
    controllers.Respond.Success(c, item, "Success")
}

Standard Create Endpoint

func (ctrl *Controller) Create(c *gin.Context) {
    type Request struct {
        Field string `json:"field" validate:"required,min=3"`
    }
    var req Request
    if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
        controllers.Respond.BadRequest(c, "Invalid JSON")
        return
    }
    if !controllers.Validator.ValidateAndRespond(c, req) {
        return
    }
    
    item := Model{Field: controllers.Validator.SanitizeString(req.Field)}
    if err := db.Create(&item).Error; err != nil {
        controllers.Respond.InternalError(c, "Failed to create")
        return
    }
    
    controllers.AuditLogger.LogCreate(c, "Model", item.ID, "Created")
    controllers.Respond.Created(c, item, "Created successfully")
}

Standard Update Endpoint

func (ctrl *Controller) Update(c *gin.Context) {
    id := c.Param("id")
    var item Model
    if err := db.First(&item, id).Error; err != nil {
        if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
            controllers.Respond.NotFound(c, "Not found")
            return
        }
        controllers.Respond.InternalError(c, "Database error")
        return
    }
    
    oldValue := item.Field
    
    type Request struct {
        Field string `json:"field" validate:"omitempty,min=3"`
    }
    var req Request
    if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
        controllers.Respond.BadRequest(c, "Invalid JSON")
        return
    }
    if !controllers.Validator.ValidateAndRespond(c, req) {
        return
    }
    
    if req.Field != "" {
        item.Field = controllers.Validator.SanitizeString(req.Field)
    }
    
    if err := db.Save(&item).Error; err != nil {
        controllers.Respond.InternalError(c, "Failed to update")
        return
    }
    
    controllers.AuditLogger.LogUpdate(c, "Model", item.ID, "Updated",
        map[string]interface{}{"field": oldValue},
        map[string]interface{}{"field": item.Field})
    
    controllers.Respond.Success(c, item, "Updated successfully")
}

Standard Delete Endpoint

func (ctrl *Controller) Delete(c *gin.Context) {
    id := c.Param("id")
    var item Model
    if err := db.First(&item, id).Error; err != nil {
        if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
            controllers.Respond.NotFound(c, "Not found")
            return
        }
        controllers.Respond.InternalError(c, "Database error")
        return
    }
    
    itemID := item.ID
    description := item.Name
    
    if err := db.Delete(&item).Error; err != nil {
        controllers.Respond.InternalError(c, "Failed to delete")
        return
    }
    
    controllers.AuditLogger.LogDelete(c, "Model", itemID, "Deleted: "+description)
    controllers.Respond.NoContent(c)
}

🔍 Query Parameters Reference

GET /api/v1/items?
  search=term              # Search across fields
  &q=term                  # Alternative search param
  &sort=field:desc         # Sort by field (asc/desc)
  &published=true          # Boolean filter
  &category_ids=1,2,3      # Multiple IDs filter
  &from=2024-01-01         # Date range start
  &to=2024-12-31           # Date range end
  &page=1                  # Page number
  &page_size=20            # Items per page

📝 Validation Tags

type Request struct {
    Field1 string `validate:"required"`              // Required
    Field2 string `validate:"required,min=3,max=50"` // Length constraints
    Email  string `validate:"required,email"`        // Email validation
    URL    string `validate:"omitempty,url"`         // URL validation
    Slug   string `validate:"omitempty,slug"`        // Slug validation
    Color  string `validate:"omitempty,color"`       // Hex color validation
    Status string `validate:"oneof=draft published"` // Enum validation
    Age    int    `validate:"gte=0,lte=120"`         // Number range
}

🎯 Response Methods

// Success responses
Respond.Success(c, data, "Success")
Respond.SuccessWithMeta(c, data, meta, "Success")
Respond.Created(c, data, "Created")
Respond.NoContent(c)

// Error responses
Respond.BadRequest(c, "Invalid input")
Respond.Unauthorized(c, "Not authenticated")
Respond.Forbidden(c, "No permission")
Respond.NotFound(c, "Not found")
Respond.Conflict(c, "Already exists")
Respond.InternalError(c, "Server error")
Respond.ValidationError(c, errors)

🔄 Batch Operations

// Batch delete
BatchOps.BatchDelete(c, &Model{}, "table_name")

// Batch update
allowedFields := []string{"published", "featured"}
BatchOps.BatchUpdate(c, &Model{}, "table_name", allowedFields)

// Batch publish/unpublish
BatchOps.BatchPublish(c, &Model{}, "table_name", true)

// Batch reorder
BatchOps.BatchReorder(c, &Model{}, "table_name")

📊 Export Data

// Export to CSV
headers := []string{"ID", "Name", "Created"}
Exporter.ExportToCSV(c, items, "export.csv", headers)

// Export to JSON
Exporter.ExportToJSON(c, items, "export.json")

🔐 Audit Logging

// Log actions
AuditLogger.LogCreate(c, "EntityType", entityID, "Description")
AuditLogger.LogUpdate(c, "EntityType", entityID, "Description", before, after)
AuditLogger.LogDelete(c, "EntityType", entityID, "Description")
AuditLogger.LogLogin(c, userID, success)
AuditLogger.LogLogout(c, userID)

// Custom log
AuditLogger.LogEntry(c, "CUSTOM_ACTION", "EntityType", &entityID, "Description", changes)

🧹 Sanitization

// Sanitize string (trim, normalize spaces)
clean := Validator.SanitizeString(input)

// Sanitize email (lowercase, trim)
email := Validator.SanitizeEmail(input)

// Sanitize slug (lowercase, hyphens, alphanumeric)
slug := Validator.SanitizeSlug(input)

🧪 Individual Validation

// Check validity
isValid := Validator.IsValidEmail(email)
isValid := Validator.IsValidURL(url)
isValid := Validator.IsValidSlug(slug)

// Get validation errors
errors := Validator.Validate(struct)

📁 Files Created

internal/controllers/
  ├── response_helper.go              (Standardized responses)
  ├── pagination_helper.go            (Auto pagination)
  ├── query_helper.go                 (Filtering & sorting)
  ├── validation_helper.go            (Input validation)
  ├── audit_log_controller.go         (Audit trail)
  ├── batch_operations_controller.go  (Bulk operations)
  ├── export_helper.go                (CSV/JSON export)
  ├── example_usage_controller.go     (Usage examples)
  └── poll_controller_refactored.go   (Real refactoring)

internal/models/
  └── audit_log.go                    (Audit log model)

DOCS/
  └── NEW_UTILITY_CONTROLLERS_GUIDE.md (Complete guide)

Root:
  ├── UTILITY_CONTROLLERS_README.md   (Summary)
  └── QUICK_REFERENCE.md             (This file)

🎓 Learning Path

1. Start here: UTILITY_CONTROLLERS_README.md
2. Deep dive: DOCS/NEW_UTILITY_CONTROLLERS_GUIDE.md
3. See examples: example_usage_controller.go
4. Real refactor: poll_controller_refactored.go
5. Quick lookup: QUICK_REFERENCE.md (this file)

💪 Benefits

• ✅ 70% less code for common operations
• ✅ Consistent API responses everywhere
• ✅ Built-in pagination, search, filtering
• ✅ Automatic validation and sanitization
• ✅ Complete audit trail for compliance
• ✅ Efficient batch operations
• ✅ Easy data export to CSV/JSON

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