chore: turns hidden files aren't cool for embedding

Author: JGAntunes

web/.gitignore

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 package-lock.json
 
 dist/*
-!dist/.gitkeep
+!dist/README.md
 /history
 
 #editors

web/dist/.gitkeep

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Keeping this file as a placeholder for //got:embed dist to work

web/dist/README.md

@@ -71,14 +71,19 @@ func (web *Web) rootHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Execute the template and write to the buffer
 	err = htmlTemplate.Execute(buf, data)
-
-	// Write the buffer contents to the response writer
-	_, _ = buf.WriteTo(w)
 	if err != nil {
 		web.logger.WithError(err).
 			Info("failed to execute HTML template")
 		http.Error(w, "Template execution error", 500)
 	}
+
+	// Write the buffer contents to the response writer
+	_, err = buf.WriteTo(w)
+	if err != nil {
+		web.logger.WithError(err).
+			Info("failed to write response")
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 func (web *Web) RegisterRoutes(router *mux.Router) {