implemented the create HTTP POST endpoint

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/http.go b/src/http.go
index 00f26a4..721ceb1 100644
--- a/src/http.go
+++ b/src/http.go
@@ -46,8 +46,29 @@ func createGetHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	readFileToResponse(w, "/create.html")
 }
 
+// createPostHandler handles HTTP POST requests to the /create endpoint creating
+// new challenges in the database
 func createPostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	log.Println("create POST")
+
+	// parse the Post Request form
+	r.ParseForm()
+
+	// Define the new challenge
+	newChallenge := Challenge{
+		Name:        r.Form.Get("challengeName"),
+		Description: r.Form.Get("challengeDescription"),
+		Flag:        r.Form.Get("challengeFlag"),
+		Container:   r.Form.Get("challengeContainer"),
+		Category:    r.Form.Get("challengeCategory"),
+		Points:      r.Form.Get("challengePoints"),
+		Static:      r.Form.Get("challengeStatic"),
+	}
+
+	// Create the new challenge in the database
+	err := newChallenge(newChallenge)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
 }
 
 // viewGetHandler returns a list of all challenges in the database