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name: backend-skill description: Backend development for real_deal platform using Go 1.23, Gin framework, MongoDB, Redis, MinIO, and NATS. Use when working on backend API development, database operations, object storage, message queuing, or maintaining the Go server.

Backend Development (Go)

Tech Stack

• Language: Go 1.23.0
• Framework: Gin v1.10.1
• Databases: MongoDB (primary), Redis (cache/sessions)
• Object Storage: MinIO v7.0.60
• Message Queue: NATS 2.10
• Config: godotenv

Project Structure

Copycmd/
  server/main.go           # Entry point
  seed/main.go            # Database seeding
internal/
  config/config.go         # Configuration management
  db/
    mongo.go               # MongoDB connection
    redis.go               # Redis connection
  handlers/                # API route handlers
    types.go              # Shared data types
    auth.go               # Authentication
    explore.go            # Explore endpoint
    jobs.go               # Job listings
    projects.go           # Project listings
    dealroom.go           # Deal room API
    pitch.go              # Pitch page API
    # ... other handlers
  storage/storage.go       # MinIO interface

Data Models

Core Types (from internal/handlers/types.go)

Copytype MediaAsset struct {
    ID         string    `json:"id"`
    Type       string    `json:"type"`
    Title      string    `json:"title"`
    Key        string    `json:"key"`
    ContentURL string    `json:"contentUrl"`
    CreatedAt  time.Time `json:"createdAt"`
}

type Job struct {
    ID       string   `json:"id"`
    Title    string   `json:"title"`
    Location string   `json:"location"`
    Level    string   `json:"level"`
    Salary   string   `json:"salary"`
    Skills   []string `json:"skills"`
}

type Company struct {
    ID          string   `json:"id"`
    Name        string   `json:"name"`
    Description string   `json:"description"`
    Verified    bool     `json:"verified"`
    Tags        []string `json:"tags"`
}

type ExploreResponse struct {
    Projects []Project `json:"projects"`
    Products []Product `json:"products"`
    Posts    []Post    `json:"posts"`
    Jobs     []Job     `json:"jobs"`
    Companies []Company `json:"companies"`
}

Key Patterns

Handler Structure

All handlers follow this pattern:

Copypackage handlers

import (
    "context"
    "net/http"
    "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
)

type JobHandler struct{ DB *mongo.Database }

func NewJob(db *mongo.Database) *JobHandler { return &JobHandler{DB: db} }

func (h *JobHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
    ctx := context.Background()
    cur, err := h.DB.Collection("jobs").Find(ctx, bson.D{}, nil)
    if err != nil { c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()}); return }
    var items []Job
    for cur.Next(ctx) { var j Job; _ = cur.Decode(&j); items = append(items, j) }
    c.JSON(http.StatusOK, items)
}

Authentication Pattern

Copytype AuthHandler struct{ DB *mongo.Database }

func NewAuth(db *mongo.Database) *AuthHandler { return &AuthHandler{DB: db} }

func (h *AuthHandler) Login(c *gin.Context) {
    var req loginReq
    if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil { c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"}); return }
    ctx := context.Background()
    var u map[string]any
    err := h.DB.Collection("users").FindOne(ctx, bson.M{"email": req.Email}).Decode(&u)
    if err != nil { c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not found"}); return }
    id, _ := u["id"].(string)
    c.SetCookie("uid", id, 86400*7, "/", "localhost", false, true)
    c.JSON(http.StatusOK, u)
}

func (h *AuthHandler) Me(c *gin.Context) {
    uid, err := c.Cookie("uid")
    if err != nil { c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauth"}); return }
    ctx := context.Background()
    var u map[string]any
    err = h.DB.Collection("users").FindOne(ctx, bson.M{"id": uid}).Decode(&u)
    if err != nil { c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauth"}); return }
    c.JSON(http.StatusOK, u)
}

Configuration

Copy// Load config with config.Load()
cfg := config.Load()

// Environment variables:
// MONGO_URI, MONGO_DB
// REDIS_ADDR, REDIS_PASSWORD
// MINIO_ENDPOINT, MINIO_ACCESS_KEY, MINIO_SECRET_KEY, MINIO_BUCKET
// SERVER_ADDR

CORS Setup

Copyr.Use(cors.New(cors.Config{
    AllowOrigins:     []string{"http://localhost:3000", "http://127.0.0.1:3000"},
    AllowMethods:     []string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"},
    AllowHeaders:     []string{"Content-Type", "Authorization", "X-Requested-With", "Accept", "Origin"},
    ExposeHeaders:    []string{"Set-Cookie"},
    AllowCredentials: true,
}))

Adding New Endpoints

1. Define data types in internal/handlers/types.go
2. Create handler in internal/handlers/ following the pattern
3. Register route in cmd/server/main.go
4. Add seeds in seeds/ directory

Available Collections

• users - User accounts and profiles
• projects - Project listings
• products - Product listings
• posts - Blog posts
• jobs - Job listings
• companies - Company profiles
• pitch_pages - Pitch pages
• deal_rooms - Deal rooms
• investors - Investor profiles
• company_verifications - Verification records
• job_compliance - Job compliance records
• content_moderation - Content moderation records

Common Tasks

Add New API Endpoint

Copy# 1. Create handler file
touch internal/handlers/yourfeature.go

# 2. Define handler
type YourHandler struct{ DB *mongo.Database }
func NewYour(db *mongo.Database) *YourHandler { return &YourHandler{DB: db} }

# 3. Implement methods
func (h *YourHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
    // Implementation
}

# 4. Register in main.go
r.GET("/api/your-endpoint", handlers.NewYour(mongo.DB).List)

Seed Database

Copy# Build and run seed
go build -o seed ./cmd/seed
./seed

# Or with Docker
docker-compose --profile seed up seed

Run Development Server

Copy# Start services
docker-compose up -d

# Run backend
go run cmd/server/main.go

Testing

Copy# Run tests
go test ./...

# Run specific package tests
go test ./internal/handlers

# Run with coverage
go test -cover ./...