DateTime HTTP Client - Rowan

[rowangamal]

Develop and Test HTTP Client for Datetime Server #144

Description:

Create an HTTP client in Go that consumes the datetime server APIs implemented in the previous project #144 . This client will focus on building an HTTP client development and testing.

Requirements:

1. Client Functionality:

   • Implement functions to call each datetime server endpoint
   • Handle different response formats (JSON, plain text) (our previous server only had string)
   • Implement proper error handling and timeouts

2. Configuration:

   • Allow configuration of server URLs and ports
   • Support for environment variable configuration all allowed, extracting env then injecting into fn / (in CLI)

3. Retry Mechanism:

   • Implement a simple retry mechanism with backoff for failed requests: Check https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 or similar

4. Testing:

   • Unit tests for client functions (canceled afterwards)
   • Integration tests using a mock server

5. Documentation:

   • Provide godoc-style comments for all exported functions
   • Include usage examples in the README

6. Logging:

   • Implement structured logging for client operations (canceled afterwards)

Optional Enhancements:

• Implement a simple CLI interface for the client

Acceptance Criteria:

• All tests pass and provide good coverage
• Documentation clearly explains usage and testing procedures

After this one You can develop the one for pokeapi