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client.go

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+//
+// A basic package that facilitates interactions with the Cyclops
+// customer db - these types are used within the customer DB itself
+// as well as clients of the customer DB.
+//
+// (C) Cyclops Labs 2019
+//
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	l "gitlab.com/cyclops-utilities/logging"
+	"gitlab.com/cyclops-utilities/types"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// CustomerDBService contains the endpoint where the customer db service lives...
+// It is implemented as an interface which includes a PostCommand...
+type CustomerDBService struct {
+	Endpoint string
+}
+
+// Creates a Reseller in the customer DB; note that it is assumed that the
+// reseller contains a set of customers and that these can be marshalled
+// correctly.
+func (s *CustomerDBService) CreateReseller(r types.Reseller) (success bool, err error) {
+	val, _ := json.Marshal(r)
+	// fmt.Printf("r= %+v\n", string(val))
+	newCustomerEndpoint := s.Endpoint + "/reseller/"
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", newCustomerEndpoint, bytes.NewBuffer(val))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		//panic(err)
+		l.Error.Printf("error = %v\n", err.Error())
+		success = false
+		return
+	}
+
+	//TODO(murp) - fixme...)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if err == nil {
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
+			l.Warning.Printf("Unexpected response Creating new Reseller record - Response Status: %v\n", resp.Status)
+			body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			l.Debug.Printf("Response Body: %v\n", string(body))
+			success = false
+		} else {
+			// this is the successful case - only dump output if in debug mode as this
+			// should be the default...
+			body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			l.Debug.Printf("Sending Cyclops Customer DB service - Response Status: %v, Response Body: %v\n", resp.Status, string(body))
+			success = true
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}