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server/api/utils.go

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+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type APIError struct {
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+func structJsonLookup(v interface{}) (map[string]reflect.Kind, error) {
+	rt := reflect.TypeOf(v)
+	if rt.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("given interface is not a struct")
+	}
+
+	lookup := make(map[string]reflect.Kind)
+
+	for i := 0; i < rt.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := rt.Field(i)
+
+		name := strings.Split(field.Tag.Get("json"), ",")[0]
+		value := field.Type.Kind()
+
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			value = reflect.Map
+		}
+
+		lookup[name] = value
+	}
+
+	return lookup, nil
+}