client.go

package dm

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
	"time"

	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
)

// The default HTTP timeout
var DefaultHTTPTimeout time.Duration = time.Second * 10

// Client is a DM client.
type Client struct {
	// Timeout on HTTP connections.
	HTTPTimeout time.Duration
	// The remote host
	Host string
	// The protocol. Currently only http and https are supported.
	Protocol string
	// Transport
	Transport http.RoundTripper
}

// NewClient creates a new DM client. Host name is required.
func NewClient(host string) *Client {
	return &Client{
		HTTPTimeout: DefaultHTTPTimeout,
		Protocol:    "https",
		Host:        host,
		Transport:   NewDebugTransport(nil),
	}
}

// url constructs the URL.
func (c *Client) url(path string) string {
	// TODO: Switch to net.URL
	return c.Protocol + "://" + c.Host + "/" + path
}

// CallService is a low-level function for making an API call.
//
// This calls the service and then unmarshals the returned data into dest.
func (c *Client) CallService(path, method, action string, dest interface{}, reader io.ReadCloser) error {
	u := c.url(path)

	resp, err := c.callHttp(u, method, action, reader)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp), dest); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse JSON response from service: %s", resp)
	}

	// From here down is just printing the data.

	y, err := yaml.Marshal(dest)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to serialize JSON response from service: %s", resp)
	}

	fmt.Println(string(y))
	return nil
}

// callHttp is  a low-level primative for executing HTTP operations.