no real changes

main.go

@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 )
 
 func main() {
 
 
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
-	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	port := "5000"//port := os.Getenv("PORT")
 	c := r.PathPrefix("/conservation/v1").Methods("GET").Subrouter()
 
 	// two handlerpaths makes sure that the caller does not HAVE to specify limit
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 	c.Path("/species/{speciesKey}").
 		HandlerFunc(handler.Shandler)
 
-	c.Path("/diag/").
+	c.Path("/diag").
 		HandlerFunc(handler.Dhandler)
 
 	http.Handle("/", r)

pkg/countries.go → pkg/country.go

@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ type Results struct {
 func GetCountryByCode(code, limit string) Country {
 
 	var country Country
-	// gets country info
+	var species Response
 	urlCountry := countryApi + code
+	urlSpecies := occurrenceApi + "country=" + code + "&limit=" + limit
+
+	// gets country info
 	cBody := getString(urlCountry)
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(cBody), &country)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -38,8 +41,6 @@ func GetCountryByCode(code, limit string) Country {
 	}
 
 	// gets species in that country
-	var species Response
-	urlSpecies := occurrenceApi + "country=" + code + "&limit=" + limit
 	rBody := getString(urlSpecies)
 	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(rBody), &species)
 	if err != nil {

pkg/funcs.go

@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ func getString(url string) string {
 		bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
-			return "err0r"
 		}
 		bodyString = string(bodyBytes)
 	} else {
-		return "err0r"
+		log.Fatal(resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	return bodyString