Database now ignores fields without db tags and with db:'-' tags.

common/api.go

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func ReflectOnPost(typeOf reflect.Type, c *fiber.Ctx) (reflect.Value, error) {
 
   if err != nil {
     validationErrors := err.(validator.ValidationErrors)
+    // TODO: need to expand on the error reporting here
     log.Println(validationErrors)
     return result_val, err
   }

common/errors.go

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package common
 import (
   "log"
   "fmt"
+  "runtime/debug"
   "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 )
 
 func Fail(err error, format string, v ...any) error {
+  debug.PrintStack()
   err_format := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %v; %s", err, format)
   log.Printf(err_format, v...)
   return err
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ func Fail(err error, format string, v ...any) error {
 func ApiError(c *fiber.Ctx, format string, args ...any) error {
   c.Status(500)
 
+  debug.PrintStack()
   log.Printf(format, args...)
 
   return c.JSON(fiber.Map{

data/models.go

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ type User struct {
 
 type Question struct {
   Id int64 `db:"id" validate:"numeric"`
+  SurveyId int64 `db:"survey_id" validate:"numeric"`
   Question string `db:"question"`
   Result int `db:"result"`
-  Answer bool // move to session
+  Answer bool `json:"-" db:"-"` // move to session
 }
 
 type Survey struct {
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ type Survey struct {
   Description string `db:"description"`
   CreatedOn string `db:"created_on"`
   Respondents int `db:"respondents"`
-  State string `db:"state"`
-  Questions []Question
+  Active bool `db:"active"`
+  Questions []Question `json:"-" db:"-"`
 }
 
 /*

features/admin/api.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package features_admin
 import (
   "maps"
   "reflect"
-  "fmt"
   "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
   "MY/webapp/data"
   . "MY/webapp/common"
@@ -66,23 +65,24 @@ func GetApiSelectOne(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 func PostApiUpdate(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
   _, err := AuthCheck(c, true)
   if err != nil { 
-    return ApiError(c, "Auth required.")
+    return ApiError(c, "Auth required: %v", err)
   }
 
   table := c.Params("table")
   typeOf, ok := data.Models()[table]
+
   if !ok {
-    return ApiError(c, "Table does not exist")
+    return ApiError(c, "Table %s does not exist", table)
   }
 
   obj, err := ReflectOnPost(typeOf, c)
   if err != nil {
-    return ApiError(c, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid format: %v", err))
+    return ApiError(c, "Invalid format: %v", err)
   }
 
   id, err := Update(table, obj.Elem())
   if err != nil { 
-    return ApiError(c, "Update failed")
+    return ApiError(c, "Update failed: %v", err)
   }
 
   return c.JSON(fiber.Map{"table": table, "id": id})
@@ -97,12 +97,10 @@ func GetApiInsert(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
   typeOf, ok := data.Models()[table]
 
   if !ok {
-    return ApiError(c, "admin table %s does not exist", table)
+    return ApiError(c, "Admin table %s does not exist", table)
   }
 
-  result := reflect.New(typeOf)
-
-  return c.JSON(result.Interface())
+  return c.JSON(reflect.New(typeOf).Interface())
 }
 
 func PostApiInsert(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
@@ -117,13 +115,13 @@ func PostApiInsert(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
   obj, err := ReflectOnPost(typeOf, c)
 
   if err != nil {
-    return ApiError(c, "failed reflect") 
+    return ApiError(c, "Failed reflect: %v", err) 
   }
 
   id, _, err := Insert(table, obj.Elem())
 
   if err != nil { 
-    return ApiError(c, "failed insert") 
+    return ApiError(c, "Failed insert: %v", err) 
   }
 
   return c.JSON(fiber.Map{ "id": id, "table": table})

features/admin/db.go

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ import (
   sq "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 )
 
+func GetDbTag(type_of reflect.Type, i int) (string, bool) {
+  db_tag, ok := type_of.Field(i).Tag.Lookup("db")
+
+  return db_tag, ok && db_tag != "-"
+}
+
 func Schema(table string) ([]string, error) {
   the_type, ok := data.Models()[table]
   if !ok { return nil, errors.New("Invalid table") }
@@ -18,8 +24,12 @@ func Schema(table string) ([]string, error) {
   fields := make([]string, 0, field_num)
 
   for i := 0; i < field_num; i++ {
-    tag := the_type.Field(i).Name
-    fields = append(fields, tag)
+    _, ok := GetDbTag(the_type, i)
+
+    if ok {
+      field_name := the_type.Field(i).Name
+      fields = append(fields, field_name)
+    }
   }
 
   return fields, nil
@@ -40,9 +50,12 @@ func SearchTable(search string, table string, limit uint64, page uint64) ([]any,
   var or_clause sq.Or
 
   for i := 0; i < field_num; i++ {
-    tag := the_type.Field(i).Tag.Get("db")
+    tag, ok := GetDbTag(the_type, i)
+
+    if ok {
       or_clause = append(or_clause, sq.Like{tag: like})
     }
+  }
 
   builder = builder.Where(or_clause)
   sql_query, args, err := builder.ToSql()
@@ -119,10 +132,12 @@ func Insert(table string, value reflect.Value) (int64, int64, error) {
   var columns []string
   var values []any
 
+  // TODO: I think I don't need this, look if squirrel can just insert
   for i := 0; i < field_num; i++ {
     field := value.Field(i)
-    tag := type_of.Field(i).Tag.Get("db")
-    if tag == "id" { continue }
+    tag, ok := GetDbTag(type_of, i)
+
+    if !ok || tag == "id" { continue }
     columns = append(columns, tag)
     values = append(values, field.Interface())
   }
@@ -152,10 +167,10 @@ func Update(table string, value reflect.Value) (int64, error) {
 
   for i := 0; i < field_num; i++ {
     field := value.Field(i)
-    tag := type_of.Field(i).Tag.Get("db")
+    tag, ok := GetDbTag(type_of, i)
 
     // skip update of id to avoid replacing it
-    if tag == "id" { continue }
+    if !ok || tag == "id" { continue }
 
     builder = builder.Set(tag, field.Interface())
   }

features/survey/db.go

@@ -12,33 +12,6 @@ func QueryData() data.Survey {
     Description: "The description.",
     CreatedOn: "01/20/26",
     Respondents: 200,
-    State: "Finished",
-    Questions: []data.Question{
-      {
-        Id: 1,
-        Question: "Do you like HTML?",
-        Answer: true,
-        // TODO: just for prototyping, needs to be a better model
-        Result: 20,
-      },
-      {
-        Id: 2,
-        Question: "Do you like CSS?",
-        Answer: false,
-        Result: 11,
-      },
-      {
-        Id: 3,
-        Question: "Do you like JavaScript?",
-        Answer: true,
-        Result: 43,
-      },
-      {
-        Id: 4,
-        Question: "Are you a programmer?",
-        Answer: true,
-        Result: 28,
-      },
-    },
+    Active: false,
   }
 }

migrations/20260805143821_surveys.sql

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 -- +goose StatementBegin
 CREATE TABLE question (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+  survey_id INTEGER,
   question TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
   result INTEGER DEFAULT 0);