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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **This repository is archived and no longer maintained.**
+>
+> These are thin helpers over `net/http` and `encoding/json`.
+>
+> **Use instead:**
+> - Standard library `net/http` + `encoding/json`.
+> - [`github.com/go-chi/render`](https://github.com/go-chi/render) for request decoding and response/error rendering helpers.
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 # Go REST
 
 Some handy functions for developing JSON-based REST APIs. In particular, it simplifies reading HTTP request bodies, writing HTTP response bodies, and handling errors.