Module: EZHttp

Defined in:
lib/ez_http.rb

Overview

A helper wrapper around net/http, supports http/https(with/without certificate), post/get requests, one method call does everything.

How to use:
 response = EZHttp.Send("https://www.example.com:83/api", "post", {"key1"=>"value1"}, "application/json", nil)
 puts response.body

Author:

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.Send(url, method, data, content_type, cert_path) ⇒ Net::HTTPResponse

Send request to specified url and will return responses

Parameters:

  • url: (String) —

    to send request to

  • method: (String) —

    is “get” or “post”, if nil default is “post”

  • data: (Hash) —

    to send

  • content_type: (String) —

    if nil default is “application/json”

  • cert_path: (String) —

    to the certificate file, set nil if none

Returns:

  • (Net::HTTPResponse) —

    response from remote server, example to access its fields: response.body, response.status



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# File 'lib/ez_http.rb', line 22

def self.Send(url, method, data, content_type, cert_path)
  # Parse url
  uri = URI.parse(url)
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)

  if (url.match(/^https/))
    http.use_ssl = true
  end

  # Create request obj
  request = nil

  method = method || "post"
  case method.downcase
    when "post"
      request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri)
    when "get"
      request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
    else
      request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri)
  end

  request.set_form_data(data)
  request["Content-Type"] = content_type || "application/json"

  # Add cert if any
  if (cert_path.nil?)
    http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
  else
    http.use_ssl = true
    pem = File.read(cert_path)
    http.cert = OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(pem)
    http.key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(pem)
    http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
  end

  # Send request and return response
  response = http.request(request)

end