api_test_client.js

'use strict';

// Modules
var request		= require('request');

// Variables
var settings	= {
	host		: 'http://localhost:8443',
	version		: 'v0',
	verifySSL	: false,
	http		: {
		username	: process.env.API_USER,
		password	: process.env.API_KEY
	}
};

// Get List
module.exports.go = function (method, endpoint, parameters, callback, include_version) {

	var host = settings.host;

	// Include API version by default
	if (include_version !== false) {
		include_version = true;
	}

	// Add version to host, if requested
	if (include_version === true) {
		host += '/' + settings.version;
	}

	// Execute
	request({
		url				: host + endpoint,
		method			: method,
		headers			: {
			'Content-Type' : 'application/json'
		},
		qs				: parameters.qs,
		json			: parameters.json,
		// #####
		strictSSL		: settings.verifySSL,
		followRedirect	: false,
		auth			: {
			username: settings.http.username,
			password: settings.http.password,
			sendImmediately: true
		}
	}, function (error, response, body) {

		// Parse JSON body, if not done automatically
		if ((typeof body === 'string') && (body.substring(0, 1) === '{')) {
			body = JSON.parse(body);
		}

		// Return
		return callback(error, response, body);

	});

};