Go HTMX Todo Application

A modern, server-side rendered Todo application built with Go and HTMX. This application demonstrates how to create a dynamic, interactive web application without writing any JavaScript, using HTMX for seamless server interactions.

Features

• Create new todos
• Toggle todo completion status
• Edit existing todos
• Delete todos
• Server-side rendering with Go templates
• Real-time updates using HTMX
• SQLite database using GORM

Tech Stack

• Backend: Go
• Frontend: HTMX + HTML Templates
• Database: SQLite
• ORM: GORM
• Template Engine: Go's built-in html/template

Project Structure

todo_go/
├── handlers/     # HTTP request handlers
├── lib/         # Library code (database initialization)
├── models/      # Data models
├── templates/   # HTML templates
└── main.go      # Application entry point

Prerequisites

• Go 1.16 or higher
• SQLite

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/todo_go.git
cd todo_go

2. Install dependencies:

go mod download

3. Run the application:

go run main.go

4. Open your browser and visit http://localhost:8080

API Endpoints

• GET / - Display the main todo list
• POST /add - Add a new todo
• POST /todos/{id}/toggle - Toggle todo completion status
• GET /todos/{id}/edit - Get todo edit form
• POST /todos/{id}/update - Update todo
• DELETE /todos/{id}/delete - Delete todo

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.