Finished route for getting user points

main.go

@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ type historyArray struct {
 	History []historyData `json:"history"`
 }
 
+type userPointsData struct {
+	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Points int    `json:"points"`
+}
+
+type userPointsArray struct {
+	UserPoints []userPointsData `json:"userPoints"`
+}
+
 // log the user into their account
 func login(c *gin.Context) {
 	// get the username and password from the request
@@ -199,7 +208,28 @@ func addTask(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func getUserPoints(c *gin.Context) {
+	// get the names of all users
+	var allUsers []userPointsData
 
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT name, points FROM users WHERE role='user'")
+	checkErr(err)
+
+	// put them in an array of users
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var tempUser userPointsData
+		err = rows.Scan(&tempUser.Name, &tempUser.Points)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusNotFound, allUsers)
+			return
+		}
+		allUsers = append(allUsers, tempUser)
+	}
+	rows.Close()
+
+	// return to the requester
+	var jsonUserPoints userPointsArray
+	jsonUserPoints.UserPoints = allUsers
+	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, jsonUserPoints)
 }
 
 func main() {