Building Microservices API in Go - Assignment 3: Make a Transaction in Bank Account

This video tutorial covers the final assignment in the section, which involves building an API for bank transactions. The assignment focuses on handling withdrawal and deposit transactions, ensuring amounts are non-negative, and checking account balances for withdrawals. It also involves managing two tables: one for transactions and another for account updates. The tutorial emphasizes error handling, proper status codes, and messages. Students are advised to focus on the requirements and not to validate account ownership, as this will be covered in a later security section.

What types of transactions are allowed in the assignment?

• Withdrawal and transfer

• Deposit and loan

• Transfer and deposit

• Withdrawal and deposit

What must be checked before processing a withdrawal transaction?

• If the account is active

• If the account holder is verified

• If the amount is available in the account

• If the transaction is approved by the bank

What should be returned in case of a successful transaction?

• Only the transaction ID

• Transaction ID and updated balance

• Transaction ID and account holder's name

• Only the updated balance

What is not required to be checked in this assignment?

• If the transaction type is valid

• If the account belongs to the same customer

• If the account is active

• If the transaction amount is positive

What should be included in the error handling process?

• Proper status codes and messages

• Account holder's contact information

• Bank's approval letter

• Transaction history