def _communicate(self, endpoint, payload):
'''
Endpoint is a string path
Payload is a JSON object
'''
headers = dict()
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
headers["User-Agent"] = "YAMCL"
url_obj = URL(endpoint, URL.AUTH)
server_data = [None, None]
try:
url_request = url_obj.url_object(JSONTools.serialize_json(payload).encode(OnlineAccount.TEXT_ENCODING), headers)
server_data[0] = True
try:
server_data[1] = JSONTools.read_json(url_request.read().decode(OnlineAccount.TEXT_ENCODING))
except ValueError:
server_data[1] = None
except urllib.error.HTTPError as http_error:
server_data[0] = False
try:
server_data[1] = JSONTools.read_json(http_error.read().decode(OnlineAccount.TEXT_ENCODING))
except ValueError:
server_data[1] = None
return server_data
def download_versions(self):
'''
Downloads the latest versions.json from the official servers
'''
tmp_file_object = URL("versions/versions.json", URL.DOWNLOAD).url_object()
self.versions_json = JSONTools.read_json(tmp_file_object.read().decode("UTF-8"))
