Once we run the program, the HTTP server will start locally listening on port 8080. Browsing http://localhost:8080 will show us an HTML form, as shown in the following screenshot:
Let’s understand the program we have written:
- func login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { parsedTemplate, _ := template.ParseFiles("templates/login-form.html") parsedTemplate.Execute(w, nil) }: This is a Go function that accepts ResponseWriter and Request as input parameters, parses login-form.html, and returns a new template.
- http.HandleFunc("/", login): Here we are registering a login function with the / URL pattern using HandleFunc ...
