Refactoring code to use packages

cmd/web/main.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"go-udemy-web-1/pkg/handlers"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@ const portNumber = ":8080"
 
 // main is the main application function
 func main() {
-	http.HandleFunc("/", Home)
+	http.HandleFunc("/", handlers.Home)
-	http.HandleFunc("/about", About)
+	http.HandleFunc("/about", handlers.About)
 
 	fmt.Printf("Starting application on port %s\n", portNumber)
 

pkg/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-package main
+package handlers
 
 import (
+	"go-udemy-web-1/pkg/render"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
 // Home is the about page handler
 func Home(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	renderTemplate(w, "home.page.tmpl")
+	render.RenderTemplate(w, "home.page.tmpl")
 }
 
 // About is the about page handler
 func About(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	renderTemplate(w, "about.page.tmpl")
+	render.RenderTemplate(w, "about.page.tmpl")
 }

pkg/render/render.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package render
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-// renderTemplate renders a template file
+// renderTemplate renders a HTML template file
-func renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, tmpl string) {
+func RenderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, tmpl string) {
 	parsedTemplate, _ := template.ParseFiles("./templates/" + tmpl)
 	err := parsedTemplate.Execute(w, nil)
 	if err != nil {