The constructor

chain.go

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+package alice
+
+import "net/http"
+
+// A constructor for a piece of middleware.
+// Most middleware use this constructor out of the box,
+// so in most cases you can just pass somepackage.New
+type Constructor func(http.Handler) http.Handler
+
+type Chain struct {
+	constructors []Constructor
+}
+
+// Creates a new chain, memorizing the given middleware constructors
+func New(constructors ...Constructor) Chain {
+	c := Chain{}
+	c.constructors = append(c.constructors, constructors...)
+
+	return c
+}

chain_test.go

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+package alice
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// Tests creating a new chain
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	c1 := func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return nil
+	}
+	c2 := func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.StripPrefix("potato", nil)
+	}
+
+	slice := []Constructor{c1, c2}
+
+	chain := New(slice...)
+	assert.Equal(t, chain.constructors[0], slice[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, chain.constructors[1], slice[1])
+}