ProtoType Magic's Go Helper Functions!

Errors

1. Disconnection

   ERROR :Closing Link: ec2-23-21-53-88.compute-1.amazonaws.com (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) 2012/04/30 18:08:27 conn.Read: EOF exit status 1

Solution: auto-reconnect

2. False Type Assertion

Looks like JSON templates aren't just convenient, but can aid in correctness:

http: panic serving 50.57.128.197:45137: interface conversion: interface is nil, not map[string]interface {}
/usr/local/go/src/pkg/net/http/server.go:576 (0x46deed)
/tmp/bindist046461602/go/src/pkg/runtime/proc.c:1443 (0x41389b)
/tmp/bindist046461602/go/src/pkg/runtime/iface.c:297 (0x40ae62)
/tmp/bindist046461602/go/src/pkg/runtime/iface.c:285 (0x40adef)
/home/ubuntu/github_repos/go-helpers/ptm-gobot.go:572 (0x40415f)
webhookDataToGitCommit: head_commit := v.(map[string]interface{})
/home/ubuntu/github_repos/go-helpers/ptm-gobot.go:520 (0x40395a)
webhookHandler: commit := webhookDataToGitCommit(data)
/usr/local/go/src/pkg/net/http/server.go:690 (0x461f52)
/usr/local/go/src/pkg/net/http/server.go:924 (0x462dd4)
/usr/local/go/src/pkg/net/http/server.go:656 (0x461d65)
/tmp/bindist046461602/go/src/pkg/runtime/proc.c:271 (0x4119a1)

ptm-gobot.go TODO

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• Listen via the command line for instructions