package utils import ( "net/http" "net/url" "strings" "github.com/goccy/go-json" ) // SendString writes a plain text response to the provided http.ResponseWriter. // It sets the content type to "text/plain" and returns any error encountered during writing. func SendString(w http.ResponseWriter, text string) error { w.Header().Set("content-type", "text/plain") _, err := w.Write([]byte(text)) return err } // SendJson encodes the provided data as JSON and writes it to the http.ResponseWriter. // It automatically sets the appropriate content type header. func SendJson(w http.ResponseWriter, data any) { json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(data) } // RedirectTo performs a redirect to the specified path with optional query parameters. // It uses HTTP status 303 (See Other) for the redirect. func RedirectTo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, path string, query_params map[string]string) error { query := url.Values{} for k, v := range query_params { query.Add(k, v) } http.Redirect(w, r, path+"?"+query.Encode(), http.StatusSeeOther) return nil } // RedirectToWhenceYouCame redirects the user back to the referring page if it's from the same origin. // This helps prevent open redirects by checking the referrer against the current origin. // If the referrer is not from the same origin, it responds with a 200 OK status. func RedirectToWhenceYouCame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { referrer := r.Referer() if strings.HasPrefix(referrer, Origin(r)) { http.Redirect(w, r, referrer, http.StatusSeeOther) } else { w.WriteHeader(200) } } // Origin extracts the origin (scheme and host) from the given request's URL. // This is useful for comparing against referrers or constructing absolute URLs. func Origin(r *http.Request) string { return (&url.URL{ Scheme: r.URL.Scheme, Opaque: r.URL.Opaque, User: r.URL.User, Host: r.URL.Host, }).String() }