// Package httpx holds small HTTP helpers shared by middleware and handlers.
package httpx

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

// WriteJSON writes value as JSON with the given status. A nil value, or 204 No
// Content, writes no body.
func WriteJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, value any) {
	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
	w.WriteHeader(status)
	if value == nil || status == http.StatusNoContent {
		return
	}
	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(value) //nolint:errcheck,gosec // the client may have gone
}