hystrix-go-example

this is an example of hystrix-go usage in web dev

Explanation

this example contains 2 service:

1. alpha as our main service, circuit breaker are in place there

   • there are 2 api /ping-a and ping-b, both will do the same thing, with the only difference is,
   • /ping-a will not be using circuit breaker
   • /ping-b will be using circuit breaker

2. zulu as our secondary/dummy service for external service

   • there is 1 api /ping that we will use as dummy endpoint

Scenario

1. run service alpha
2. hit one of alpha's endpoint
3. alpha will call zulu's endpoint /ping
4. zulu return x to alpha
5. alpha return x to the requester

How to run:

1. you need to run both separately
2. run alpha from root folder

cd alpha; go run main.go

3. run zulu from root folder

cd zulu; go run main.go

further explanation will be added