Define ssl_context for persistent http connection to not verify SSL certificates

http_not_cert_verify.rb

class API
  # Defines the base path for the API endpoint
  API_PATH = 'api/v2'

  def initialize(host:, username:, password:, api_https:, timeout: nil)
    # Determine protocol based on the 'api_https' flag
    scheme = api_https ? 'https' : 'http'

    # Construct the base URL using the scheme, host, and API path
    base_url = "#{scheme}://#{host}#{API_PATH}"

    if api_https
      # Prepare SSL context with no certificate verification (not recommended for production)
      ctx = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
      ctx.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
      # Configure default HTTP options only if using HTTPS
      HTTP.default_options = HTTP::Options.new({ ssl_context: ctx, ssl: true })
    end

    # Set default headers, including accept and user-agent
    headers = { accept: 'application/json' }
    headers[:'user-agent'] = "ruby-api-agent" 
    
    # Initialize a persistent HTTP connection with basic authentication and auto-follow redirects
    @http = HTTP.persistent(@base_url)
                .headers(headers)
                .basic_auth(user: username, pass: password)
                .follow

    # Apply a read timeout if specified
    if timeout
      @http.timeout(
        read: timeout
      )
    end

    # Log that the HTTP connection has been established
    logger.debug "HTTP connection established to #{base_url}"
  end
end