Code reviewMediumcr-g592

Subject Http connection leakLevel Mid–Senior~18 minCommon in Networking & APIs interviewsIndustries Software development, Technology

Question

Review this Go HTTP client helper.

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1func fetchStatus(url string) (int, error) {2	resp, err := http.Get(url)3	if err != nil {4		return 0, err5	}6	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {7		return resp.StatusCode, fmt.Errorf("bad status")8	}9	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)10	resp.Body.Close()11	return len(body), nil12}

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