Go Iterators: Efficiently Handling Paginated APIs
2024-12-21
This article demonstrates how to efficiently handle paginated APIs using the iterator feature introduced in Go 1.23. Using the GitHub API as an example, the author shows how to write a custom iterator to abstract pagination logic, making the code more readable and reusable. The article focuses on the implementation and testing of the iterator, including mocking API calls and using pull iterators to ensure the iterator returns the expected results. Iterators allow developers to separate pagination logic from business logic, improving code maintainability and readability.
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