first commit

way too late.

apiutil.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func Write500Error(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
+	w.WriteHeader(500)
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "server error")
+	log.Println(err)
+}
+
+func Write404Error(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	w.WriteHeader(404)
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "url not found")
+}
+
+func Write400Error(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
+	w.WriteHeader(400)
+	fmt.Fprint(w, err.Error())
+}