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golang web server with graceful shutdown and recovery after panic
package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"net/http"
"os/signal"
"runtime/debug"
"syscall"
"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
)
func main() {
ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
defer stop()
mux := http.NewServeMux()
mux.HandleFunc("POST /", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
_, err := w.Write([]byte("Hello World"))
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
})
server := &http.Server{
Addr: ":8080",
Handler: recoverPanic(mux),
}
errGroup, errCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
errGroup.Go(func() error {
log.Println("Server starting on :8080")
return server.ListenAndServe()
})
errGroup.Go(func() error {
<-errCtx.Done()
return server.Shutdown(context.Background())
})
err := errGroup.Wait()
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
func recoverPanic(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
defer func() {
if err := recover(); err != nil {
// Log the panic and stack trace
log.Printf("Panic recovered: %v\nStack trace:\n%s", err, debug.Stack())
// Send an appropriate HTTP error response
http.Error(w, "Internal Server Error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
}
}()
next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
})
}
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