def http_request(self, path="/", method="GET", host=None, port=None, json=False, data=None):
"""
perform a HTTP request
:param path: str, path within the reqest, e.g. "/api/version"
:param method: str, HTTP method
:param host: str, if None, set self.get_IPv4s()[0]
:param port: str or int, if None, set to self.get_ports()[0]
:param json: bool, should we expect json?
:param data: data to send (can be dict, list, str)
:return: dict
"""
host = host or self.get_IPv4s()[0]
port = port or self.get_ports()[0]
url = get_url(host=host, port=port, path=path)
return self.http_session.request(method, url, json=json, data=data)
def test_http_client_get_url():
assert get_url(path="/", host="172.1.1.1",
port=80) == "http://172.1.1.1:80/"
assert get_url(path="/app", host="domain.example.org",
port=443) == "http://domain.example.org:443/app"