Merge pull request 'GO API endpoint' (#2) from implement_go_api_endpoint_server into main

Reviewed-on: http://192.168.178.135:3000/Fabelous/Go_server_w_argos_translate/pulls/2

scripts/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+type Message struct {
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+	From    string `json:"from"`
+	To      string `json:"to"`
+}
+
+func handleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// Read the request body
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Error reading request body: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+
+	// Unmarshal the JSON data
+	var msg Message
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Error unmarshalling JSON: "+err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Check if From and To fields are not longer than 2 letters
+	if len(msg.From) > 2 || len(msg.To) > 2 {
+		http.Error(w, "From and To fields should not be longer than 2 letters.", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Start the Python command in the background
+	cmd := exec.Command("python", "scripts/python/main.py", msg.Message, msg.From, msg.To)
+	output, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Error starting Python command: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Error starting Python command: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Read the output of the Python command and send it to the client
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(output)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, scanner.Text())
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the command to complete
+	err = cmd.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Error waiting for Python command: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// Define the HTTP handler function
+	http.HandleFunc("/api", handleRequest)
+
+	// Get the port number from the environment variable or use a default value
+	port := "11435"
+	if p := os.Getenv("PORT"); p != "" {
+		port = p
+	}
+
+	// Start the HTTP server
+	fmt.Printf("Listening on :%s...\n", port)
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(":"+port, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}