OOP and REST API in Go | Dataford Interview Questions

Describe how you apply object-oriented design principles in Go and how you implement a REST API.

For the hands-on portion, implement the equivalent resource handler below. Support GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE for /items and /items/{id}, while separating routing, validation, and resource operations. Return a response object containing an HTTP-style status code and JSON-compatible body.

Contract

process_request(items, method, path, body) receives a list of item objects and returns {"status": integer, "body": value}. Each item has an integer id and string name.

Constraints

0 <= len(items) <= 10^4
Each item contains a unique positive integer id and a string name
method is one of GET, POST, PUT, or DELETE
path uses /items or /items/{id}
POST and PUT bodies must contain a non-empty string name

Function Signature

def process_request(items, method, path, body):

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