def request(url, method='GET', body=None, headers=None, pool_instance=None,
follow_redirect=False, filters=None, key_file=None, cert_file=None):
""" Quick shortcut method to pass a request
:param url: str, url string
:param method: str, by default GET. http verbs
:param body: the body, could be a string, an iterator or a file-like object
:param headers: dict or list of tupple, http headers
:pool intance: instance inherited from `restkit.pool.PoolInterface`.
It allows you to share and reuse connections connections.
:param follow_redirect: boolean, by default is false. If true,
if the HTTP status is 301, 302 or 303 the client will follow
the location.
:param filters: list, list of http filters. see the doc of http filters
for more info
:param key_file: the key fle to use with ssl
:param cert_file: the cert file to use with ssl
"""
# detect credentials from url
u = urlparse.urlparse(url)
if u.username is not None:
password = u.password or ""
filters = filters or []
url = urlparse.urlunparse((u.scheme, u.netloc.split("@")[-1],
u.path, u.params, u.query, u.fragment))
filters.append(BasicAuth(u.username, password))
http_client = HttpConnection(follow_redirect=follow_redirect,
filters=filters, key_file=key_file, cert_file=cert_file,
pool_instance=pool_instance)
return http_client.request(url, method=method, body=body,
headers=headers)
def do_request(self, url, method='GET', payload=None, headers=None):
http_client = HttpConnection(**self.client_opts)
return http_client.request(url, method=method, body=payload,
headers=headers)