init

backend/go.mod

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+module games.dcu.ie/hvz/v2
+
+go 1.19
+
+require (
+    "github.com/gorilla/mux" v1.8.0
+)

backend/go.sum

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+github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 h1:i40aqfkR1h2SlN9hojwV5ZA91wcXFOvkdNIeFDP5koI=
+github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=

backend/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "log"
+    "net/http"
+
+    "github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+func handleRequests() {
+    myRouter := mux.NewRouter().StrictSlash(true)
+    myRouter.HandleFunc("/", homePage)
+
+    log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8000", myRouter))
+}
+
+func homePage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+    fmt.Fprintf(w, "Welcome to the Homepage")
+    fmt.Println("endpoint hit: homepage")
+}
+
+func main() {
+    handleRequests()
+}