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README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 [Language]: http://golang.org
 [Platform Widget]: https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Any--OS-gray.svg?style=flat-square
 
+Iris is 3 months baby which has succeeded to be the fastest go web framework that exists, so far, while providing a robust set of features for building web  applications.
+
+- [why v3 has 1 commit ?](https://github.com/kataras/iris/issues/162)
+
 [![Benchmark Wizzard Processing Time Horizontal Graph](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iris-contrib/website/cf71811e6acb2f9bf1e715e25660392bf090b923/assets/benchmark_horizontal_transparent.png)](#benchmarks)
 
 ```sh

bindings/form.go

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-/*
- File bindings/form.go source code from https://github.com/monoculum/formame.
-*/
+// Package bindings source code from https://github.com/monoculum/formame.
 package bindings
 
 import (

config/basicauth.go

@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultBasicAuthRealm      = "Authorization Required"
+	// DefaultBasicAuth is "Authorization Required"
+	DefaultBasicAuthRealm = "Authorization Required"
+	// DefaultBasicAuthContextKey is the "auth"
+	// this key is used to do context.Set("auth", theUsernameFromBasicAuth)
 	DefaultBasicAuthContextKey = "auth"
 )
 
+// BasicAuth the configs for the basicauth middleware
 type BasicAuth struct {
 	// Users a map of login and the value (username/password)
 	Users map[string]string
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ func DefaultBasicAuth() BasicAuth {
 	return BasicAuth{make(map[string]string), DefaultBasicAuthRealm, DefaultBasicAuthContextKey, 0}
 }
 
-// Merge MergeSingle the default with the given config and returns the result
+// MergeSingle merges the default with the given config and returns the result
 func (c BasicAuth) MergeSingle(cfg BasicAuth) (config BasicAuth) {
 
 	config = cfg

config/render.go

@@ -8,16 +8,28 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	NoEngine       EngineType = -1
-	HTMLEngine     EngineType = 0
-	PongoEngine    EngineType = 1
+	// NoEngine is a Template's config for engine type
+	// when use this, the templates are disabled
+	NoEngine EngineType = -1
+	// HTMLEngine is a Template's config for engine type
+	// when use this, the templates are html/template
+	HTMLEngine EngineType = 0
+	// PongoEngine is a Template's config for engine type
+	// when use this, the templates are flosch/pongo2
+	PongoEngine EngineType = 1
+	// MarkdownEngine is a Template's config for engine type
+	// when use this, the templates are .md files
 	MarkdownEngine EngineType = 2
-	JadeEngine     EngineType = 3
-	AmberEngine    EngineType = 4
-
+	// JadeEngine is a Template's config for engine type
+	// when use this, the templates are joker/jade
+	JadeEngine EngineType = 3
+	// AmberEngine is a Template's config for engine type
+	// when use this, the templates are eknkc/amber
+	AmberEngine EngineType = 4
+	// DefaultEngine is the HTMLEngine
 	DefaultEngine EngineType = HTMLEngine
 
-	// to disable layout for a particular file
+	// NoLayout to disable layout for a particular template file
 	NoLayout = "@.|.@iris_no_layout@.|.@"
 )
 
@@ -51,42 +63,71 @@ type (
 		MarkdownSanitize bool
 	}
 
+	// EngineType is the type of template engine
 	EngineType int8
 
+	// Template the configs for templates (template/view engines)
+	// contains common configs for all template engines
 	Template struct {
-		// contains common configs for both HTMLTemplate & Pongo
+		// Engine the type of template engine
+		// default is DefaultEngine (HTMLEngine)
 		Engine EngineType
-		Gzip   bool
+		// Gzip enable gzip compression
+		// default is false
+		Gzip bool
 		// Minify minifies the html result,
 		// Note: according to this https://github.com/tdewolff/minify/issues/35, also it removes some </tags> when minify on writer, remove this from Iris until fix.
 		// Default is false
 		//Minify        bool
-		IsDevelopment bool
-		Directory     string
-		Extensions    []string
-		ContentType   string
-		Charset       string
-		Asset         func(name string) ([]byte, error)
-		AssetNames    func() []string
-		Layout        string
 
-		HTMLTemplate HTMLTemplate // contains specific configs for  HTMLTemplate standard html/template
-		Pongo        Pongo        // contains specific configs for pongo2
-		// Markdown template engine it doesn't supports Layout & binding context
-		Markdown Markdown // contains specific configs for markdown
-		Jade     Jade     // contains specific configs for Jade
-		Amber    Amber    // contains specific configs for Amber
+		// IsDevelopment re-builds the templates on each request
+		// default is false
+		IsDevelopment bool
+		// Directory the system path which the templates live
+		// default is ./templates
+		Directory string
+		// Extensions the allowed file extension
+		// default is []string{".html"}
+		Extensions []string
+		// ContentType is the Content-Type response header
+		// default is text/html but you can change if if needed
+		ContentType string
+		// Charset the charset, default is UTF-8
+		Charset string
+		// Asset is a func which returns bytes, use it to load the templates by binary
+		Asset func(name string) ([]byte, error)
+		// AssetNames should returns the template filenames, look Asset
+		AssetNames func() []string
+		// Layout the template file ( with its extension) which is the mother of all
+		// use it to have it as a root file, and include others with {{ yield }}, refer  the docs
+		Layout string
+
+		// HTMLTemplate contains specific configs for HTMLTemplate standard html/template
+		HTMLTemplate HTMLTemplate
+		// Pongo contains specific configs for  for pongo2
+		Pongo Pongo
+		// Markdown contains specific configs for  for markdown
+		// this doesn't supports Layout & binding context
+		Markdown Markdown
+		// Jade contains specific configs for jade
+		Jade Jade
+		// Amber contains specific configs for amber
+		Amber Amber
 	}
 
+	// HTMLTemplate the configs for HTMLEngine
 	HTMLTemplate struct {
+		// RequirePartials default is false
 		RequirePartials bool
 		// Delims
-		Left  string
+		// Left delimeter, default is {{
+		Left string
+		// Right delimeter, default is }}
 		Right string
 		// Funcs for HTMLTemplate html/template
 		Funcs template.FuncMap
 	}
-
+	// Pongo the configs for PongoEngine
 	Pongo struct {
 		// Filters for pongo2, map[name of the filter] the filter function . The filters are auto register
 		Filters map[string]pongo2.FilterFunction
@@ -94,15 +135,18 @@ type (
 		Globals map[string]interface{}
 	}
 
+	// Markdown the configs for MarkdownEngine
 	Markdown struct {
 		Sanitize bool // if true then returns safe html, default is false
 	}
 
+	// Jade the configs for JadeEngine
 	// Jade empty for now
 	// stay tuned
 	Jade struct {
 	}
 
+	// Amber the configs for AmberEngine
 	Amber struct {
 		// Funcs for the html/template result, amber default funcs are not overrided so use it without worries
 		Funcs template.FuncMap
@@ -147,6 +191,7 @@ func (c Rest) MergeSingle(cfg Rest) (config Rest) {
 	return
 }
 
+// DefaultTemplate returns the default template configs
 func DefaultTemplate() Template {
 	return Template{
 		Engine:        DefaultEngine, //or HTMLTemplate

config/typescript.go

@@ -68,12 +68,19 @@ type (
 		NoImplicitUseStrict              bool   `json:"noImplicitUseStrict"`
 	}
 
+	// Typescript the configs for the Typescript plugin
 	Typescript struct {
-		Bin      string
-		Dir      string
-		Ignore   string
+		// Bin the path of the tsc binary file
+		// if empty then the plugin tries to find it
+		Bin string
+		// Dir the client side directory, which typescript (.ts) files are live
+		Dir string
+		// Ignore ignore folders, default is /node_modules/
+		Ignore string
+		// Tsconfig the typescript build configs, including the compiler's options
 		Tsconfig Tsconfig
-		Editor   Editor
+		// Editor the Editor plugin
+		Editor Editor
 	}
 )
 

context.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type (
+	// Map is just a conversion for a map[string]interface{}
 	Map map[string]interface{}
 	// Context is resetting every time a request is coming to the server
 	// it is not good practice to use this object in goroutines, for these cases use the .Clone()

context_request.go

@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ func (ctx *Context) PostFormValue(name string) string {
 	return string(ctx.RequestCtx.PostArgs().Peek(name))
 }
 
-/* Credits to Manish Singh @kryptodev for URLEncode */
 // URLEncode returns the path encoded as url
 // useful when you want to pass something to a database and be valid to retrieve it via context.Param
 // use it only for special cases, when the default behavior doesn't suits you.
 //
 // http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/html/topics/urlencoding.htm
+/* Credits to Manish Singh @kryptodev for URLEncode */
 func URLEncode(path string) string {
 	if path == "" {
 		return ""

context_storage.go

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) SetFlashBytes(key string, value []byte) {
 	fasthttp.ReleaseCookie(c)
 }
 
-// Sessionreturns the current session store, returns nil if provider is ""
+// Session returns the current session store, returns nil if provider is ""
 func (ctx *Context) Session() store.IStore {
 	if ctx.station.sessionManager == nil || ctx.station.config.Sessions.Provider == "" { //the second check can be changed on runtime, users are able to  turn off the sessions by setting provider to  ""
 		return nil

errors.go

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ var (
 	// It seems to be a  +type Points to: +pointer.'
 	ErrHandler = errors.New("Passed argument is not func(*Context) neither an object which implements the iris.Handler with Serve(ctx *Context)\n It seems to be a  %T Points to: %v.")
 	// ErrHandleAnnotated returns an error with message: 'HandleAnnotated parse: +specific error(s)'
-	ErrHandleAnnotated           = errors.New("HandleAnnotated parse: %s")
+	ErrHandleAnnotated = errors.New("HandleAnnotated parse: %s")
+	// ErrControllerContextNotFound returns an error with message: 'Context *iris.Context could not be found, the Controller won't be registed.'
 	ErrControllerContextNotFound = errors.New("Context *iris.Context could not be found, the Controller won't be registed.")
-	ErrDirectoryFileNotFound     = errors.New("Directory or file %s couldn't found. Trace: %s")
+	// ErrDirectoryFileNotFound returns an errir with message: 'Directory or file %s couldn't found. Trace: +error trace'
+	ErrDirectoryFileNotFound = errors.New("Directory or file %s couldn't found. Trace: %s")
 	// Plugin
 
 	// ErrPluginAlreadyExists returns an error with message: 'Cannot activate the same plugin again, plugin '+plugin name[+plugin description]' is already exists'

iris.go

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/render/template"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/server"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/sessions"
+	//  memory loads the memory session provider
 	_ "github.com/kataras/iris/sessions/providers/memory"
+	// _ redis loads the redis session provider
 	_ "github.com/kataras/iris/sessions/providers/redis"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/utils"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/websocket"
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// Version of the iris
 	Version = "v3.0.0-beta"
 	banner  = `                        _____      _
                        |_   _|    (_)
@@ -41,14 +44,21 @@ const (
 /* for conversion */
 
 var (
-	HTMLEngine     = config.HTMLEngine
-	PongoEngine    = config.PongoEngine
+	// HTMLEngine conversion for config.HTMLEngine
+	HTMLEngine = config.HTMLEngine
+	// PongoEngine conversion for config.PongoEngine
+	PongoEngine = config.PongoEngine
+	// MarkdownEngine conversion for config.MarkdownEngine
 	MarkdownEngine = config.MarkdownEngine
-	JadeEngine     = config.JadeEngine
-	AmberEngine    = config.AmberEngine
+	// JadeEngine conversion for config.JadeEngine
+	JadeEngine = config.JadeEngine
+	// AmberEngine conversion for config.AmberEngine
+	AmberEngine = config.AmberEngine
 
+	// DefaultEngine conversion for config.DefaultEngine
 	DefaultEngine = config.DefaultEngine
-	NoEngine      = config.NoEngine
+	// NoEngine conversion for config.NoEngine
+	NoEngine = config.NoEngine
 	//
 
 	NoLayout = config.NoLayout
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Iris) newContextPool() sync.Pool {
 }
 
 func (s *Iris) initTemplates() {
-	if s.templates == nil { // because if .Templates() called before server's listen, s.templates != nil
+	if s.templates == nil { // because if .Templates() called before server's listen, s.templates != nil when PreListen
 		//  init the templates
 		s.templates = template.New(s.config.Render.Template)
 	}
@@ -295,7 +305,7 @@ func (s *Iris) Logger() *logger.Logger {
 	return s.logger
 }
 
-// Render returns the rest render
+// Rest returns the rest render
 func (s *Iris) Rest() *rest.Render {
 	return s.rest
 }

iris/main.go

@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	PackagesURL          = "https://github.com/iris-contrib/iris-command-assets/archive/master.zip"
+	// PackagesURL the url to download all the packages
+	PackagesURL = "https://github.com/iris-contrib/iris-command-assets/archive/master.zip"
+	// PackagesExportedName the folder created after unzip
 	PackagesExportedName = "iris-command-assets-master"
 )
 
 var (
-	app                *cli.App
-	SuccessPrint       = color.New(color.FgGreen).Add(color.Bold).PrintfFunc()
+	app *cli.App
+	// SuccessPrint prints with a green color
+	SuccessPrint = color.New(color.FgGreen).Add(color.Bold).PrintfFunc()
+	// InfoPrint prints with the cyan color
 	InfoPrint          = color.New(color.FgHiCyan).Add(color.Bold).PrintfFunc()
 	packagesInstallDir = os.Getenv("GOPATH") + utils.PathSeparator + "src" + utils.PathSeparator + "github.com" + utils.PathSeparator + "kataras" + utils.PathSeparator + "iris" + utils.PathSeparator + "iris" + utils.PathSeparator
 	packagesDir        = packagesInstallDir + PackagesExportedName + utils.PathSeparator
@@ -63,15 +67,15 @@ func create(flags cli.Flags) (err error) {
 }
 
 func downloadPackages() {
-	_, err := utils.Install("https://github.com/iris-contrib/iris-command-assets/archive/master.zip", packagesInstallDir)
+	_, err := utils.Install(PackagesURL, packagesInstallDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.Printf("\nProblem while downloading the assets from the internet for the first time. Trace: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
 func createPackage(packageName string, targetDir string) error {
-	basicDir := packagesDir + packageName
-	err := utils.CopyDir(basicDir, targetDir)
+	packageDir := packagesDir + packageName
+	err := utils.CopyDir(packageDir, targetDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.Printf("\nProblem while copying the %s package to the %s. Trace: %s", packageName, targetDir, err.Error())
 		return err
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ func createPackage(packageName string, targetDir string) error {
 
 	InfoPrint("\n%s package was installed successfully", packageName)
 
-	//run the server
+	// build & run the server
 
 	// go build
 	buildCmd := utils.CommandBuilder("go", "build")
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ func createPackage(packageName string, targetDir string) error {
 	}
 	buildCmd.Wait()
 	println("\n")
-	// run backend/backend.exe
+
+	// run backend/backend(.exe)
 
 	executable := "backend"
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {

middleware/cors/cors.go

@@ -221,10 +221,12 @@ func DefaultCors() *Cors {
 	return Default()
 }
 
+// Conflicts used by the router optimizer
 func (c *Cors) Conflicts() string {
 	return "httpmethod"
 }
 
+// Serve serves the middleware
 func (c *Cors) Serve(ctx *iris.Context) {
 	if ctx.MethodString() == "OPTIONS" {
 		c.logf("Serve: Preflight request")

middleware/logger/logger.go

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package logger
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/kataras/iris"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/config"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/logger"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // Options are the options of the logger middlweare
@@ -13,11 +14,16 @@ import (
 // Latency, Status, IP, Method, Path
 // if set to true then these will print
 type Options struct {
+	// Latency displays latency (bool)
 	Latency bool
-	Status  bool
-	IP      bool
-	Method  bool
-	Path    bool
+	// Status displays status code (bool)
+	Status bool
+	// IP displays request's remote address (bool)
+	IP bool
+	// Method displays the http method (bool)
+	Method bool
+	// Path displays the request path (bool)
+	Path bool
 }
 
 // DefaultOptions returns an options which all properties are true
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ type loggerMiddleware struct {
 	options Options
 }
 
-// a poor  and ugly implementation of a logger but no need to worry about this at the moment
+// Serve serves the middleware
 func (l *loggerMiddleware) Serve(ctx *iris.Context) {
 	//all except latency to string
 	var date, status, ip, method, path string

render/template/engine/html/html.go

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func New(c config.Template) *Engine {
 	return &Engine{Config: &c}
 }
 
+// BuildTemplates builds the templates
 func (s *Engine) BuildTemplates() error {
 
 	if s.Config.Asset == nil || s.Config.AssetNames == nil {
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ func (s *Engine) layoutFuncsFor(name string, binding interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ExecuteWriter executes a templates and write its results to the out writer
 func (s *Engine) ExecuteWriter(out io.Writer, name string, binding interface{}, layout string) error {
 	if layout != "" && layout != config.NoLayout {
 		s.layoutFuncsFor(name, binding)

render/template/engine/jade/jade.go

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/render/template/engine/html"
 )
 
+// Engine the JadeEngine
 type Engine struct {
 	*html.Engine
 }
 
+// new creates and returns a new JadeEngine with its configs
 func New(cfg config.Template) *Engine {
 
 	underline := &Engine{Engine: html.New(cfg)}

render/template/template.go

@@ -19,17 +19,37 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
+	// Engine the interface that all template engines must inheritance
 	Engine interface {
+		// BuildTemplates builds the templates for a directory
 		BuildTemplates() error
+		// ExecuteWriter finds and execute a template and write its result to the out writer
 		ExecuteWriter(out io.Writer, name string, binding interface{}, layout string) error
 	}
 
+	// Template the internal configs for the common configs for the template engines
 	Template struct {
-		Engine         Engine
-		IsDevelopment  bool
-		Gzip           bool
-		ContentType    string
-		Layout         string
+		// Engine the type of the Engine
+		Engine Engine
+		// Gzip enable gzip compression
+		// default is false
+		Gzip bool
+		// IsDevelopment re-builds the templates on each request
+		// default is false
+		IsDevelopment bool
+		// Directory the system path which the templates live
+		// default is ./templates
+		Directory string
+		// Extensions the allowed file extension
+		// default is []string{".html"}
+		Extensions []string
+		// ContentType is the Content-Type response header
+		// default is text/html but you can change if if needed
+		ContentType string
+		// Layout the template file ( with its extension) which is the mother of all
+		// use it to have it as a root file, and include others with {{ yield }}, refer  the docs
+		Layout string
+
 		buffer         *utils.BufferPool // this is used only for RenderString
 		gzipWriterPool sync.Pool
 	}
@@ -77,6 +97,7 @@ func New(c config.Template) *Template {
 
 }
 
+// Render renders a template using the context's writer
 func (t *Template) Render(ctx context.IContext, name string, binding interface{}, layout ...string) (err error) {
 
 	if t == nil { // No engine was given but .Render was called
@@ -120,6 +141,7 @@ func (t *Template) Render(ctx context.IContext, name string, binding interface{}
 	return
 }
 
+// RenderString executes a template and returns its contents result (string)
 func (t *Template) RenderString(name string, binding interface{}, layout ...string) (result string, err error) {
 
 	if t == nil { // No engine was given but .Render was called

sessions/providers/memory/register.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 var (
+	// Provider the memory provider
 	Provider = sessions.NewProvider("memory")
 )
 

utils/file.go

@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ func CopyFile(source string, destination string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// CopyDir
-// Recursively copies a directory tree, attempting to preserve permissions.
+// CopyDir recursively copies a directory tree, attempting to preserve permissions.
 // Source directory must exist.
 //
 // Note: the CopyDir function was not written by me, but its working well