Step 4: Can create containers

curl.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-func curl(socket, method, path string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func curl(socket, method, path string, body []byte) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	socketDial := func(proto, addr string) (conn net.Conn, err error) {
 		return net.Dial("unix", socket)
 	}
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ func curl(socket, method, path string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 		Transport: tr,
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, path, bytes.NewReader(body))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error creating request: %w\n", err)
 	}
 
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error performing request: %w\n", err)

index.html

@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@
       <tbody id="containers">
       </tbody>
     </table>
+    <div style="text-align: center">
+      <button type="button" id="create-btn">Create container</button>
+    </div>
     <script>
+      document.getElementById('create-btn').addEventListener("click", () => fetch('/containers', {method: 'POST'}));
+
       fetch('/containers').then(
         (res) => res.json()
       ).then(

main.go

@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ var staticfiles embed.FS
 
 func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("GET /containers", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		rd, err := curl("/var/run/docker.sock", "GET", "http://d/v1.43/containers/json?all=true")
+		rd, err := curl("/var/run/docker.sock", "GET", "http://d/v1.43/containers/json?all=true", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		} else {
+			io.Copy(w, rd)
+		}
+	})
+
+	http.HandleFunc("POST /containers", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		rd, err := curl("/var/run/docker.sock", "POST", "http://d/v1.43/containers/create", []byte(`{"Image": "alpine:latest", "Cmd": ["echo", "Hello Go Meetup!"]}`))
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		} else {