11. Encoding and Decoding (JSON)

Activity 11.01: Mimicking a Customer Order Using JSON

Solution:

All directories and files created need to be created within your $GOPATH:

1. Create a directory called Activity11.01 within a directory called Chapter11.
2. Create a file called main.go inside Chapter11/Activity11.01.
3. Using Visual Studio Code, open the newly created main.go file.
4. Add the following package name and import statements:

   package main
   import (
     "encoding/json"
     "fmt"
     "os"
   )

5. Add the following customer struct with the JSON tags set accordingly:

   type customer struct {
     UserName      string  `json:"username"`
     Password      string  `json:"-"`
     Token         string  `json:"-"`
     ShipTo        address `json:"shipto"`
     PurchaseOrder order   `json:"order"`
   }

6. Add the following order struct with...