better way to deal with empty bodies

api.go

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -32,6 +30,7 @@ func apiInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		Name:    "itslog",
 		Routes: []string{
 			"/api/v0/info/",
+			"/api/v0/put/",
 		},
 	}
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(version); err != nil {
@@ -46,24 +45,14 @@ func put(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("unable to read request body:", err)
-	}
-	req.Body.Close()
-
 	message := LogMessage{}
-	if *verbose {
-		log.Printf("incoming: '%s'", body)
-	}
-	parse_err := json.Unmarshal(body, &message)
-	if parse_err != nil {
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&message); err != nil {
 		b, _ := json.Marshal(JSONError{err.Error()})
-		http.Error(w, string(b), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		http.Error(w, string(b), http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, err = message.save()
+	_, err := message.save()
 	if err != nil {
 		b, _ := json.Marshal(JSONError{err.Error()})
 		http.Error(w, string(b), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)