def call_url(verb, data, baseUrl, testUrl, keyId, keySecret, serverProxyHost,
serverProxyPort, serverProxyUsername, serverProxyPassword):
r"""A convenience definition to call a URL with the necessary headers
and payload. No need to worry about how to POST multipart/form-data
or how to handle certain error exceptions. The return value is either
the respopnse body or error reason code.
"""
params = {
'url': baseUrl,
'username': keyId,
'password': keySecret,
'proxyHost': serverProxyHost,
'proxyPort': serverProxyPort,
'proxyUsername': serverProxyUsername,
'proxyPassword': serverProxyPassword
}
try:
if verb == 'post':
response = HttpRequest(params).post(testUrl,
json.dumps(data),
contentType='application/json')
elif verb == 'put':
response = HttpRequest(params).put(testUrl,
json.dumps(data),
contentType='application/json')
elif verb == 'patch':
response = HttpRequest(params).patch(
testUrl, json.dumps(data), contentType='application/json')
elif verb == 'delete':
response = HttpRequest(params).delete(
testUrl, json.dumps(data), contentType='application/json')
elif verb == 'get':
response = HttpRequest(params).get(testUrl,
contentType='application/json')
else:
logger.error(
"FATAL: HTTP verb error! Only POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and GET verbs supported."
)
sys.exit(201)
output = json.loads(response.getResponse())
# Catch all exceptions
except Exception as error:
logger.error("FATAL: Error! %s" % error)
raise Exception("Failed to connect to Blazemeter Server.")
sys.exit(205)
return output
