How to perform a simple HTTP GET request in Go using the net/http package?

To perform a simple HTTP GET request in Go using the net/http package, follow these steps:

Step 1: Import the necessary packages

import (
    "net/http"
    "fmt"
)

Step 2: Create a new HTTP client

client := http.Client{}

Step 3: Send a GET request

response, err := client.Get("https://example.com") // specify your URL here
if err != nil {
    fmt.Println("Error:", err)
    return
}
defer response.Body.Close()

Step 4: Read the response body

body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
if err != nil {
    fmt.Println("Error:", err)
    return
}

Step 5: Print the response body

fmt.Println(string(body))

Putting it all together, here's a complete example:

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    client := http.Client{}
    
    response, err := client.Get("https://example.com")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error:", err)
        return
    }
    defer response.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Replace "https://example.com" with the URL you want to perform the GET request on.

Note that this is a very basic example and does not handle various aspects such as error handling or request headers.