Proof of concept for delivering files over gob structs

gob-file/client/go.mod

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+module client
+
+go 1.22.4

gob-file/client/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type File struct {
+	Filename string
+	File     []byte
+}
+
+func main() {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:1337")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	f, err := os.Open("./gopher.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	contents, err := io.ReadAll(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	fileToSend := File{
+		Filename: f.Name(),
+		File:     contents,
+	}
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(conn)
+	err = enc.Encode(&fileToSend)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+}

gob-file/go.mod

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+module gob-file
+
+go 1.22.4

gob-file/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type File struct {
+	Filename string
+	File     []byte
+}
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("Listening on port 1337")
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":1337")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		conn, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println(err)
+		}
+		go receiveFile(conn)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func receiveFile(conn net.Conn) {
+	dec := gob.NewDecoder(conn)
+	c := File{}
+	err := dec.Decode(&c)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	err = os.WriteFile("./foobar.png", c.File, 0664)
+}