Merge ce6939ce4090aa41861cd93daccce4b68f891b25 into 58135f06cf206a9ff713eb14150ef04a05b031d4

- Added detailed example for ShouldBindJSON
- Added consistent descriptive comments for ShouldBindXML, ShouldBindQuery, ShouldBindYAML, ShouldBindTOML, ShouldBindPlain, ShouldBindHeader, ShouldBindUri
- Makes binding method usage clearer for new users

.github/workflows/gin.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
-          version: v2.1.6
+          version: v2.6
           args: --verbose
   test:
     needs: lint

.golangci.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ linters:
       - examples$
 formatters:
   enable:
-    - gci
     - gofmt
     - gofumpt
     - goimports
@@ -80,7 +79,4 @@ formatters:
   exclusions:
     generated: lax
     paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
       - gin.go

binding/default_validator_benchmark_test.go

@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ func BenchmarkSliceValidationError(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 
 	b.ReportAllocs()
-	b.ResetTimer()
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		if len(e.Error()) == 0 {
 			b.Errorf("error")
 		}

binding/form_mapping_benchmark_test.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type structFull struct {
 
 func BenchmarkMapFormFull(b *testing.B) {
 	var s structFull
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		err := mapForm(&s, form)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("Error on a form mapping")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type structName struct {
 
 func BenchmarkMapFormName(b *testing.B) {
 	var s structName
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		err := mapForm(&s, form)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("Error on a form mapping")

context.go

@@ -830,41 +830,71 @@ func (c *Context) ShouldBind(obj any) error {
 }
 
 // ShouldBindJSON is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.JSON).
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	POST /user
+//	Content-Type: application/json
+//
+//	Request Body:
+//	{
+//		"name": "Manu",
+//		"age": 20
+//	}
+//
+//	type User struct {
+//		Name string `json:"name"`
+//		Age  int    `json:"age"`
+//	}
+//
+//	var user User
+//	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&user); err != nil {
+//		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+//		return
+//	}
+//	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, user)
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindJSON(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.JSON)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindXML is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.XML).
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds the request body as XML data.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindXML(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.XML)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindQuery is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Query).
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds query parameters from the URL.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindQuery(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Query)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindYAML is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.YAML).
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds the request body as YAML data.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindYAML(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.YAML)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindTOML is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.TOML).
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds the request body as TOML data.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindTOML(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.TOML)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindPlain is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Plain).
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds plain text data from the request body.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindPlain(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Plain)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindHeader is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Header).
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds values from HTTP headers.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindHeader(obj any) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Header)
 }
 
 // ShouldBindUri binds the passed struct pointer using the specified binding engine.
+// It works like ShouldBindJSON but binds parameters from the URI.
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindUri(obj any) error {
 	m := make(map[string][]string, len(c.Params))
 	for _, v := range c.Params {

context_test.go

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func TestContextReset(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, c.Errors.Errors())
 	assert.Empty(t, c.Errors.ByType(ErrorTypeAny))
 	assert.Empty(t, c.Params)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, c.index, -1)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, -1, c.index)
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Writer.(*responseWriter), &c.writermem)
 }
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func TestContextSetGetValues(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Set("intInterface", a)
 
 	assert.Exactly(t, "this is a string", c.MustGet("string").(string))
-	assert.Exactly(t, c.MustGet("int32").(int32), int32(-42))
+	assert.Exactly(t, int32(-42), c.MustGet("int32").(int32))
 	assert.Exactly(t, int64(42424242424242), c.MustGet("int64").(int64))
 	assert.Exactly(t, uint64(42), c.MustGet("uint64").(uint64))
 	assert.InDelta(t, float32(4.2), c.MustGet("float32").(float32), 0.01)

docs/doc.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   - [Using GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and OPTIONS](#using-get-post-put-patch-delete-and-options)
   - [Parameters in path](#parameters-in-path)
   - [Querystring parameters](#querystring-parameters)
+  - [Retrieving the path of a registered handler](#retrieving-the-path-of-a-registered-handler)
   - [Multipart/Urlencoded Form](#multiparturlencoded-form)
   - [Another example: query + post form](#another-example-query--post-form)
   - [Map as querystring or postform parameters](#map-as-querystring-or-postform-parameters)
@@ -184,6 +185,29 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+### Retrieving the path of a registered handler
+
+Once a handler is registered with the router, you can retrieve its path with the `PathFor` method:
+
+```go
+func main() {
+  // Creates a gin router with default middleware:
+  // logger and recovery (crash-free) middleware
+  router := gin.Default()
+
+  getUser := func(c *Context) {
+    // Handle the GET request.
+  }
+  router.GET("/users/:name", getUser)
+  path := router.PathFor(getUser, ":name", "gopher")
+
+  print(path) // Prints /users/gopher
+
+  router.Run()
+}
+router := gin.Default()
+```
+
 ### Multipart/Urlencoded Form
 
 ```go

gin.go

@@ -384,6 +384,24 @@ func (engine *Engine) Routes() (routes RoutesInfo) {
 	return routes
 }
 
+// Routes returns a slice of registered routes, including some useful information, such as:
+// the http method, path and the handler name.
+func (engine *Engine) Route(handler HandlerFunc) (route RouteInfo, ok bool) {
+	handlerName := nameOfFunction(handler)
+	routes := RoutesInfo{}
+	for _, tree := range engine.trees {
+		routes = iterate("", tree.method, routes, tree.root)
+
+		for _, route := range routes {
+			if route.Handler == handlerName {
+				return route, true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return RouteInfo{}, false
+}
+
 func iterate(path, method string, routes RoutesInfo, root *node) RoutesInfo {
 	path += root.path
 	if len(root.handlers) > 0 {
@@ -659,6 +677,43 @@ func (engine *Engine) HandleContext(c *Context) {
 	c.handlers = oldHandlers
 }
 
+// PathFor returns the path registered for the specified handler function.
+// Route values are passed pair-wise as key value.
+func (engine *Engine) PathFor(handler HandlerFunc, values ...interface{}) string {
+	route, ok := engine.Route(handler)
+
+	if !ok || len(route.Path) == 0 || len(values)%2 != 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	url := route.Path
+	params := make(map[string]string)
+	if len(values) > 0 {
+		key := ""
+		for k, v := range values {
+			if k%2 == 0 {
+				key = fmt.Sprint(v)
+			} else {
+				params[key] = fmt.Sprint(v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	urls := strings.Split(url, "/")
+	for _, v := range urls {
+		if v == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if v[0:1] == ":" {
+			if u, ok := params[v]; ok {
+				delete(params, v)
+				url = strings.Replace(url, v, u, 1)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return url + toQuerystring(params)
+}
+
 func (engine *Engine) handleHTTPRequest(c *Context) {
 	httpMethod := c.Request.Method
 	rPath := c.Request.URL.Path
@@ -787,3 +842,14 @@ func redirectRequest(c *Context) {
 	http.Redirect(c.Writer, req, rURL, code)
 	c.writermem.WriteHeaderNow()
 }
+
+func toQuerystring(params map[string]string) string {
+	if len(params) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	u := "?"
+	for k, v := range params {
+		u += k + "=" + v + "&"
+	}
+	return strings.TrimRight(u, "&")
+}

gin_integration_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -261,10 +262,11 @@ func TestUnixSocket(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fmt.Fprint(c, "GET /example HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n")
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(c)
-	var response string
+	var responseBuilder strings.Builder
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		response += scanner.Text()
+		responseBuilder.WriteString(scanner.Text())
 	}
+	response := responseBuilder.String()
 	assert.Contains(t, response, "HTTP/1.0 200", "should get a 200")
 	assert.Contains(t, response, "it worked", "resp body should match")
 }
@@ -322,10 +324,11 @@ func TestFileDescriptor(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(c, "GET /example HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n")
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(c)
-	var response string
+	var responseBuilder strings.Builder
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		response += scanner.Text()
+		responseBuilder.WriteString(scanner.Text())
 	}
+	response := responseBuilder.String()
 	assert.Contains(t, response, "HTTP/1.0 200", "should get a 200")
 	assert.Contains(t, response, "it worked", "resp body should match")
 }
@@ -354,10 +357,11 @@ func TestListener(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(c, "GET /example HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n")
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(c)
-	var response string
+	var responseBuilder strings.Builder
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		response += scanner.Text()
+		responseBuilder.WriteString(scanner.Text())
 	}
+	response := responseBuilder.String()
 	assert.Contains(t, response, "HTTP/1.0 200", "should get a 200")
 	assert.Contains(t, response, "it worked", "resp body should match")
 }

gin_test.go

@@ -825,6 +825,25 @@ func TestPrepareTrustedCIRDsWith(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPathFor(t *testing.T) {
+	r := New()
+
+	getIndex := func(c *Context) {}
+	r.GET("/", getIndex)
+
+	users := r.Group("/users")
+
+	postUser := func(c *Context) {}
+	users.POST("", postUser)
+
+	getUser := func(c *Context) {}
+	users.GET("/:name", getUser)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "/", r.PathFor(getIndex))
+	assert.Equal(t, "/users", r.PathFor(postUser))
+	assert.Equal(t, "/users/gopher", r.PathFor(getUser, ":name", "gopher"))
+}
+
 func parseCIDR(cidr string) *net.IPNet {
 	_, parsedCIDR, err := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
 	if err != nil {

path_test.go

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestPathCleanMallocs(t *testing.T) {
 func BenchmarkPathClean(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		for _, test := range cleanTests {
 			cleanPath(test.path)
 		}
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ func TestPathCleanLong(t *testing.T) {
 
 func BenchmarkPathCleanLong(b *testing.B) {
 	cleanTests := genLongPaths()
-	b.ResetTimer()
+
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		for _, test := range cleanTests {
 			cleanPath(test.path)
 		}

utils_test.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkParseAccept(b *testing.B) {
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		parseAccept("text/html , application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,  */* ;q=0.8")
 	}
 }