added post request support

api.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
     "net/http"
     "encoding/json"
-    //"io/ioutil"
 
     //"context"
     "fmt"
@@ -65,11 +64,12 @@ func getTransactions(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func newTransaction(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-    fmt.Fprintf(w, "ding")
-    /*
-    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+    decoder := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+    var t Transaction
+    err := decoder.Decode(&t)
     if err != nil {
         log.Fatal(err)
     }
-    */
+    fmt.Fprintf(w, "New transaction created for Account: %d, with an Amount of: %s", 
+        t.Account, t.Amount)
 }

main.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
     "log"
     "time"
 
-    "github.com/shopspring/decimal"
+    //"github.com/shopspring/decimal"
     "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
     "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 )
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // if you use `json:"-"` it doesn't encode it
 type Transaction struct {
     Id          int             `db:"trns_id"          json:"Id"`
-    Amount      decimal.Decimal `db:"trns_amount"      json:"Amount"`
+    Amount      string          `db:"trns_amount"      json:"Amount"`
     Description sql.NullString  `db:"trns_description" json:"Description"`
     Account     int             `db:"trns_account"     json:"Account"`
     Bucket      sql.NullInt64   `db:"trns_bucket"      json:"Bucket"`