feat: use http.MethodXXX constants instead of string literals in generated code#2294
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Add httpMethodConstant template helper that converts HTTP method strings (e.g. "GET") to net/http constants (e.g. http.MethodGet) and apply it to the client, gorilla, and stdhttp templates. Refs oapi-codegen#659
Run make generate to update all generated files with the new http.MethodXXX constants in place of string literals.
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Replace HTTP method string literals (e.g.
"GET","POST") withnet/httpconstants (e.g.http.MethodGet,http.MethodPost) in generated code.Changes
httpMethodConstanttemplate helper function that maps HTTP method strings to theirhttp.MethodXXXequivalentsclient.tmpl—http.NewRequest("GET", ...)→http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, ...)gorilla/gorilla-register.tmpl—.Methods("GET")→.Methods(http.MethodGet)stdhttp/std-http-handler.tmpl—"GET "+pattern→http.MethodGet+" "+patternOther server templates (Chi, Echo, Gin, Fiber, Iris) use
.Methodas a router method name (e.g.router.Get(...)) rather than a string literal, so no changes are needed there.This is a cosmetic change only —
http.MethodGet == "GET"— so there is no behavioral difference and no breaking change to consumers.Fixes #659