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Leapkit Core

Leapkit Core is a Go web framework library that provides essential building blocks for building web applications. It's designed to be a lightweight, modular foundation with clean APIs and sensible defaults.

🏗️ Core Components

Server Module (server/)

• HTTP server with routing capabilities
• Middleware support
• Session management
• Error handling with templating support
• Built on top of standard Go net/http

Database Module (db/)

• Database connection management
• Support for SQLite and PostgreSQL
• Database migration system
• Database creation utilities

Rendering Engine (render/)

• Template rendering system using Plush templating engine
• Support for layouts and partials
• File system-based template loading
• Context-aware rendering

Form Handling (form/)

• Form data decoding using github.com/go-playground/form
• Form validation system
• HTTP request form processing

Tools (tools/)

• Environment variable loading utilities

🎯 Purpose

This library serves as a foundational component for the Leapkit ecosystem - a Go-based web framework that aims to provide:

• Simplicity: Clean, straightforward APIs for common web development tasks
• Modularity: Each component can be used independently
• Convention over Configuration: Sensible defaults (like app/layouts/application.html for layouts)
• Database Agnostic: Support for multiple database systems
• Modern Go Practices: Uses Go 1.22+ and follows contemporary Go patterns

📦 Dependencies

The project uses minimal, well-established dependencies:

• Plush: For templating (from Buffalo ecosystem)
• Gorilla Sessions: For session management
• SQLite3: For database support
• go-playground/form: For form processing

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.