added generateID() - not thread safe

main.go

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ type Player struct {
 // Game represents a game object in the database
 type Game struct {
 	ID      int
-	Player1 Player
-	Player2 Player
+	Player1 string
+	Player2 string
 }
 
 // Move represents a move in the game
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ type Move struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	gameData map[int]Game
+	gameData  map[int]Game
+	idCounter int
 )
 
 /************** MAIN FUNCTION **********************/
 
 func main() {
+	// Initialise global variables
 	gameData = make(map[int]Game)
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/", hello)
@@ -73,9 +75,25 @@ func move(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func createGame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	//jsonData := readJsonFromRequest(r)
+
+	newGameID := generateID()
+	newGame := Game{
+		ID: newGameID,
+		// Player1: ,
+		// Player2: ,
+	}
+	gameData[newGameID] = newGame
+
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "hello")
 }
 
 func joinGame(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "hello")
 }
+
+/************** Helper functions *******************/
+
+func generateID() int {
+	return idCounter + 1
+}