rest

REST Client

Resilient HTTP client with automatic retries, OpenTelemetry instrumentation, and middleware support built on Resty.

Overview

The rest package provides a production-ready HTTP client with built-in resilience patterns, observability, and extensibility through middleware. Built on top of go-resty, it adds OpenTelemetry tracing, metrics, and customizable request/response processing.

Features

• Automatic Retries: Configurable retry logic with exponential backoff
• OpenTelemetry Integration: Distributed tracing and metrics
• Middleware System: Extensible request/response processing
• Timeout Management: Request-level timeout configuration
• Thread-Safe: Concurrent-safe middleware management
• Flexible API: Support for all HTTP methods

Installation

go get github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/rest

Quick Start

Basic Usage

package main

import (
    "context"
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/rest"
)

func main() {
    // Create client with default config
    client := rest.NewClient()

    // Make request
    ctx := context.Background()
    response, err := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(
        ctx,
        "GET",
        "https://api.example.com/users",
        "",
        nil,
    )

    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(response.String())
}

With Custom Configuration

import (
    "time"
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/rest"
)

config := rest.Config{
    RetryCount:       3,
    RetryWaitTime:    1 * time.Second,
    RetryMaxWaitTime: 5 * time.Second,
    Timeout:          30 * time.Second,
}

client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithRestConfig(config),
)

With OpenTelemetry

import (
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/rest"
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/otel"
)

// Setup OTel
otelConfig := otel.NewConfig("my-service").
    WithTracerProvider(tracerProvider).
    WithMeterProvider(meterProvider)

// Create client with OTel
client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithOTelConfig(otelConfig),
)

// All requests are automatically traced
response, err := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "GET", url, "", nil)

Configuration

Config Struct

type Config struct {
    RetryCount       int           // Number of retry attempts
    RetryWaitTime    time.Duration // Initial retry wait time
    RetryMaxWaitTime time.Duration // Maximum retry wait time
    Timeout          time.Duration // Request timeout

    // Optional: Enable OpenTelemetry (nil = disabled)
    OTelConfig       *otel.Config
}

Default Configuration

DefaultRestConfig() returns:
- RetryCount:       1
- RetryWaitTime:    2 seconds
- RetryMaxWaitTime: 10 seconds
- Timeout:          30 seconds

Client API

Client Options

// Set configuration
WithRestConfig(config Config)

// Add single middleware
WithMiddleware(middleware Middleware)

// Set multiple middlewares
WithMiddlewares(middlewares ...Middleware)

// Enable OpenTelemetry
WithOTelConfig(cfg *otel.Config)

Methods

// Make HTTP request with tracing
MakeRequestWithTrace(
    ctx context.Context,
    method string,
    url string,
    body string,
    headers map[string]string,
) (*resty.Response, error)

// Get underlying Resty client
GetRestClient() *resty.Client

// Get current configuration
GetRestConfig() *Config

// Middleware management
AddMiddleware(middleware Middleware)
SetMiddlewares(middlewares ...Middleware)
GetMiddlewares() []Middleware

Middleware System

Built-in Middleware

LoggingMiddleware

Logs request and response details:

client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithMiddleware(rest.NewLoggingMiddleware()),
)

// Logs:
// - Method, URL
// - Status code
// - Duration
// - Errors

NoOpMiddleware

Placeholder middleware for testing:

client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithMiddleware(rest.NewNoOpMiddleware()),
)

OpenTelemetry Middlewares

Automatically added when OTelConfig is provided:

1. OTelTracingMiddleware - Distributed tracing
2. OTelMetricsMiddleware - HTTP client metrics
3. OTelLoggingMiddleware - Structured logging

Custom Middleware

Implement the Middleware interface:

type Middleware interface {
    BeforeRequest(
        ctx context.Context,
        method string,
        url string,
        body string,
        headers map[string]string,
    ) context.Context

    AfterRequest(ctx context.Context, info RequestInfo)
}

Example:

type AuthMiddleware struct {
    apiKey string
}

func (m *AuthMiddleware) BeforeRequest(
    ctx context.Context,
    method string,
    url string,
    body string,
    headers map[string]string,
) context.Context {
    headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer " + m.apiKey
    return ctx
}

func (m *AuthMiddleware) AfterRequest(
    ctx context.Context,
    info RequestInfo,
) {
    // Process response
}

// Usage
client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithMiddleware(&AuthMiddleware{apiKey: "secret"}),
)

OpenTelemetry Integration

Automatic Tracing

When OTelConfig is provided, all requests are traced:

otelConfig := otel.NewConfig("my-client").
    WithTracerProvider(tracerProvider)

client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithOTelConfig(otelConfig),
)

// Creates span for each request
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "GET", url, "", nil)

Span Attributes

Each HTTP request span includes:

Span Attributes:
  http.method: "GET" | "POST" | "PUT" | "DELETE" | ...
  http.url: "https://api.example.com/users"
  http.status_code: 200
  http.duration_ms: 150
  pkg.rest.client.name: "my-client"
  pkg.rest.retry.max_count: 3
  pkg.rest.timeout_ms: 30000

Metrics Collection

Automatic HTTP client metrics:

Metrics:
  http.client.request.duration: Histogram of request durations
  http.client.request.count: Counter of total requests
  http.client.request.active: Gauge of active requests

Attributes:
  http.method: "GET"
  http.status_code: 200
  service.name: "my-client"

Advanced Usage

All HTTP Methods

// GET
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "GET", url, "", headers)

// POST
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "POST", url, `{"key":"value"}`, headers)

// PUT
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "PUT", url, body, headers)

// DELETE
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "DELETE", url, "", headers)

// PATCH
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "PATCH", url, body, headers)

// HEAD
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "HEAD", url, "", headers)

// OPTIONS
response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "OPTIONS", url, "", headers)

Custom Headers

headers := map[string]string{
    "Authorization": "Bearer token",
    "Content-Type":  "application/json",
    "X-API-Key":     "secret",
}

response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "GET", url, "", headers)

Request Body

body := `{
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john@example.com"
}`

response, _ := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "POST", url, body, headers)

Configuration from YAML

import (
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/config"
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/rest"
)

type AppConfig struct {
    REST rest.Config `yaml:"rest"`
}

yamlConfig := `
rest:
  retryCount: 3
  retryWaitTime: 1s
  retryMaxWaitTime: 5s
  timeout: 30s
`

cfg, _ := config.LoadString[AppConfig](yamlConfig)
client := rest.NewClient(rest.WithRestConfig(cfg.REST))

Access Underlying Resty Client

For advanced Resty features:

client := rest.NewClient()

// Get Resty client
restyClient := client.GetRestClient()

// Use Resty directly
restyClient.R().
    SetHeader("X-Custom", "value").
    SetQueryParam("page", "1").
    Get("https://api.example.com/users")

Error Handling

response, err := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "GET", url, "", nil)

if err != nil {
    // Network error, timeout, or other client error
    log.Printf("Request failed: %v", err)
    return
}

// Check HTTP status
if response.StatusCode() != 200 {
    log.Printf("HTTP error: %d - %s", response.StatusCode(), response.String())
    return
}

// Process response
fmt.Println(response.String())

Best Practices

1. Use Context for Cancellation

// ✅ Good: Context with timeout
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
defer cancel()

response, err := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, "GET", url, "", nil)

2. Configure Retries Appropriately

// ✅ Good: Reasonable retry config
config := rest.Config{
    RetryCount:       3,              // Retry up to 3 times
    RetryWaitTime:    1 * time.Second, // Start with 1s
    RetryMaxWaitTime: 10 * time.Second, // Cap at 10s
    Timeout:          30 * time.Second,
}

3. Always Enable OTel in Production

// ✅ Good: Observability enabled
client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithOTelConfig(otelConfig),
)

// ❌ Bad: No observability
client := rest.NewClient()

4. Reuse Client Instances

// ✅ Good: Singleton client
var httpClient = rest.NewClient(/* config */)

func fetchUser(id string) {
    httpClient.MakeRequestWithTrace(/* ... */)
}

// ❌ Bad: New client per request
func fetchUser(id string) {
    client := rest.NewClient() // Creates new connection pool
    client.MakeRequestWithTrace(/* ... */)
}

5. Use Middleware for Cross-Cutting Concerns

// ✅ Good: Centralized auth
type AuthMiddleware struct { /* ... */ }

client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithMiddleware(&AuthMiddleware{}),
    rest.WithMiddleware(&RateLimitMiddleware{}),
)

// All requests get auth + rate limiting

Testing

The package includes comprehensive tests with 93% coverage:

# Run tests
go test ./rest -v

# With coverage
go test ./rest -cover

Test Utilities

import (
    "github.com/jasoet/pkg/v2/rest"
    "net/http/httptest"
)

func TestMyCode(t *testing.T) {
    // Mock server
    server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
        w.WriteHeader(200)
        w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
    }))
    defer server.Close()

    // Use no-op middleware for testing
    client := rest.NewClient(
        rest.WithMiddleware(rest.NewNoOpMiddleware()),
    )

    response, err := client.MakeRequestWithTrace(
        context.Background(),
        "GET",
        server.URL,
        "",
        nil,
    )

    assert.NoError(t, err)
    assert.Equal(t, 200, response.StatusCode())
}

Troubleshooting

Timeout Errors

Problem: Requests timing out

Solutions:

// 1. Increase timeout
config := rest.Config{
    Timeout: 60 * time.Second, // Longer timeout
    // ...
}

// 2. Use context timeout
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 60*time.Second)
defer cancel()

Retry Not Working

Problem: Client not retrying failed requests

Solutions:

// 1. Check retry configuration
config := rest.Config{
    RetryCount:       3,              // Must be > 0
    RetryWaitTime:    1 * time.Second,
    RetryMaxWaitTime: 5 * time.Second,
}

// 2. Verify error is retryable
// Resty retries on network errors and 5xx status codes
// Does NOT retry on 4xx client errors

OTel Not Tracing

Problem: No spans appearing

Solutions:

// 1. Verify OTel config is provided
client := rest.NewClient(
    rest.WithOTelConfig(otelConfig), // Must be set
)

// 2. Check tracer provider
if otelConfig.IsTracingEnabled() {
    // Tracing is enabled
}

// 3. Ensure context propagation
ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, "parent-span")
defer span.End()

client.MakeRequestWithTrace(ctx, /* ... */) // Propagates context

Performance

• Connection Pooling: Reuses HTTP connections via Resty
• Low Overhead: Minimal middleware overhead (~microseconds)
• Efficient Retries: Exponential backoff prevents thundering herd

Benchmark (typical request):

BenchmarkRequest-8         1000    ~1ms/op (including network)
BenchmarkMiddleware-8     10000    ~5µs/op (middleware overhead)

Examples

See examples/ directory for:

• Basic HTTP requests
• OpenTelemetry integration
• Custom middleware
• Error handling
• Retry configuration
• Authentication patterns

Related Packages

• otel - OpenTelemetry configuration
• config - Configuration management
• server - HTTP server

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.