package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"log"
	"net/http"
)

func render[T any](w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, response T) error {
	if body, err := json.MarshalIndent(response, "", "  "); err == nil {
		w.Header().Add("content-type", "application/json")
		w.WriteHeader(status)
		_, err = w.Write(body)
		return err
	} else {
		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
		log.Printf("couldn't parse response")
		_, err = w.Write([]byte{})
		return err
	}
}