type PayloadCollection struct {
    WindowsVersion  string    `json:"version"`
    Token           string    `json:"token"`
    Payloads        []Payload `json:"data"`
}

type Payload struct {
    // [redacted]
}

func (p *Payload) UploadToS3() error {
    // the storageFolder method ensures that there are no name collision in
    // case we get same timestamp in the key name
    storage_path := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", p.storageFolder, time.Now().UnixNano())

    bucket := S3Bucket

    b := new(bytes.Buffer)
    encodeErr := json.NewEncoder(b).Encode(payload)
    if encodeErr != nil {
        return encodeErr
    }

    // Everything we post to the S3 bucket should be marked 'private'
    var acl = s3.Private
    var contentType = "application/octet-stream"

    return bucket.PutReader(storage_path, b, int64(b.Len()), contentType, acl, s3.Options{})
}

func payloadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 if r.Method != "POST" {
    w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
        return
    }

    // Read the body into a string for json decoding
    var content = &PayloadCollection{}
    err := json.NewDecoder(io.LimitReader(r.Body, MaxLength)).Decode(&content)
    if err != nil {
        w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
        w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
        return
    }
    // Go through each payload and queue items individually to be posted to S3
    for _, payload := range content.Payloads {
        go payload.UploadToS3()   // <----- DON'T DO THIS
    }

    w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
}

var Queue chan Payload

func init() {
    Queue = make(chan Payload, MAX_QUEUE)
}

func payloadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    ...
    // Go through each payload and queue items individually to be posted to S3
    for _, payload := range content.Payloads {
        Queue <- payload
    }
    ...
}

func StartProcessor() {
    for {
        select {
        case job := <-Queue:
            job.payload.UploadToS3()  // <-- STILL NOT GOOD
        }
    }
}

var (
    MaxWorker = os.Getenv("MAX_WORKERS")
    MaxQueue  = os.Getenv("MAX_QUEUE")
)

// Job represents the job to be run
type Job struct {
    Payload Payload
}

// A buffered channel that we can send work requests on.
var JobQueue chan Job

// Worker represents the worker that executes the job
type Worker struct {
    WorkerPool  chan chan Job
    JobChannel  chan Job
    quit        chan bool
}

func NewWorker(workerPool chan chan Job) Worker {
    return Worker{
        WorkerPool: workerPool,
        JobChannel: make(chan Job),
        quit:       make(chan bool)}
}

// Start method starts the run loop for the worker, listening for a quit channel in
// case we need to stop it
func (w Worker) Start() {
    go func() {
        for {
            // register the current worker into the worker queue.
            w.WorkerPool <- w.JobChannel

            select {
            case job := <-w.JobChannel:
                // we have received a work request.
                if err := job.Payload.UploadToS3(); err != nil {
                    log.Errorf("Error uploading to S3: %s", err.Error())
                }

            case <-w.quit:
                // we have received a signal to stop
                return
            }
        }
    }()
}

// Stop signals the worker to stop listening for work requests.
func (w Worker) Stop() {
    go func() {
        w.quit <- true
    }()
}

func payloadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

    if r.Method != "POST" {
        w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
        return
    }

    // Read the body into a string for json decoding
    var content = &PayloadCollection{}
    err := json.NewDecoder(io.LimitReader(r.Body, MaxLength)).Decode(&content)
    if err != nil {
        w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
        w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
        return
    }

    // Go through each payload and queue items individually to be posted to S3
    for _, payload := range content.Payloads {

        // let's create a job with the payload
        work := Job{Payload: payload}

        // Push the work onto the queue.
        JobQueue <- work
    }

    w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
}

dispatcher := NewDispatcher(MaxWorker)
dispatcher.Run()

type Dispatcher struct {
    // A pool of workers channels that are registered with the dispatcher
    WorkerPool chan chan Job
}

func NewDispatcher(maxWorkers int) *Dispatcher {
    pool := make(chan chan Job, maxWorkers)
    return &Dispatcher{WorkerPool: pool}
}

func (d *Dispatcher) Run() {
    // starting n number of workers
    for i := 0; i < d.maxWorkers; i++ {
        worker := NewWorker(d.pool)
        worker.Start()
    }

    go d.dispatch()
}

func (d *Dispatcher) dispatch() {
    for {
        select {
        case job := <-JobQueue:
            // a job request has been received
            go func(job Job) {
                // try to obtain a worker job channel that is available.
                // this will block until a worker is idle
                jobChannel := <-d.WorkerPool

                // dispatch the job to the worker job channel
                jobChannel <- job
            }(job)
        }
    }
}

var (
    MaxWorker = os.Getenv("MAX_WORKERS")
    MaxQueue  = os.Getenv("MAX_QUEUE")
)