implement proper timestamps

api/db.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.dubyatp.xyz/chat-api-server/db"
 )
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func dbGetMessage(id string) (*Message, error) {
 				ID:        message["ID"].(string),
 				UserID:    int64(message["UserID"].(float64)),
 				Body:      message["Body"].(string),
-				Timestamp: int64(message["Timestamp"].(float64)),
+				Timestamp: time.Time(time.Now()),
 			}, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func dbGetAllMessages() ([]*Message, error) {
 			ID:        message["ID"].(string),
 			UserID:    int64(message["UserID"].(float64)),
 			Body:      message["Body"].(string),
-			Timestamp: int64(message["Timestamp"].(float64)),
+			Timestamp: time.Time(time.Now()),
 		})
 	}
 	if len(result) == 0 {

api/example_data.go

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package api
 
+import "time"
+
 var messages = []*Message{
-	{ID: "1", UserID: 1, Body: "hello", Timestamp: 1234567890},
+	{ID: "1", UserID: 1, Body: "hello", Timestamp: time.Now()},
-	{ID: "2", UserID: 2, Body: "world", Timestamp: 1234567890},
+	{ID: "2", UserID: 2, Body: "world", Timestamp: time.Now()},
-	{ID: "3", UserID: 1, Body: "abababa", Timestamp: 1234567890},
+	{ID: "3", UserID: 1, Body: "abababa", Timestamp: time.Now()},
-	{ID: "4", UserID: 2, Body: "bitch", Timestamp: 1234567890},
+	{ID: "4", UserID: 2, Body: "bitch", Timestamp: time.Now()},
 }
 
 var users = []*User{

api/message.go

@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/go-chi/render"
+
+	"time"
 )
 
 func MessageCtx(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ type Message struct {
 	ID        string    `json:"id"`
 	UserID    int64     `json:"user_id"`
 	Body      string    `json:"body"`
-	Timestamp int64  `json:"timestamp"`
+	Timestamp time.Time `json:"timestamp"`
 }
 
 type MessageRequest struct {
@@ -78,3 +81,25 @@ type MessageResponse struct {
 
 	Elapsed int64 `json:"elapsed"`
 }
+
+func (m MessageResponse) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	type OrderedMessageResponse struct {
+		ID        string       `json:"id"`
+		UserID    int64        `json:"user_id"`
+		Body      string       `json:"body"`
+		Timestamp string       `json:"timestamp"`
+		User      *UserPayload `json:"user,omitempty"`
+		Elapsed   int64        `json:"elapsed"`
+	}
+
+	ordered := OrderedMessageResponse{
+		ID:        m.Message.ID,
+		UserID:    m.Message.UserID,
+		Body:      m.Message.Body,
+		Timestamp: m.Message.Timestamp.Format(time.RFC3339),
+		User:      m.User,
+		Elapsed:   m.Elapsed,
+	}
+
+	return json.Marshal(ordered)
+}