package web import ( "encoding/json" "net/http" "time" ) // ReadJSON reads JSON and parses it into your chosen interface pointer func ReadJSON(url string, target interface{}) error { httpClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second} res, err := httpClient.Get(url) if err != nil { return err } defer res.Body.Close() return json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(target) }