Requests ThingsDB Module (Go)

Request module written using the Go language. This module can be used to make HTTP(S) requests with ThingsDB.

Installation

Install the module by running the following command in the @thingsdb scope:

new_module('requests', 'github.com/thingsdb/module-go-requests');

Optionally, you can choose a specific version by adding a @ followed with the release tag. For example: @v0.1.3.

Configuration

This module does not require any config.

Exposed functions

Name	Description
get	Make a GET request.
post	Make a POST request.
post_json	Make a JSON POST request.
req	Make a HTTP request.

get

Syntax: get(url, options)

Arguments

• url: The URL to make the GET request to.
• options: Thing with properties to add to the GET request.

Example:

requests.get("https://reqbin.com/echo").then(|res| {
    res;  // just return the response.
});

post

Syntax: post(url, body, options)

Arguments

• url: The URL to make the POST request to.
• body: Body to send with the request (as bytes).
• options: Thing with properties to add to the POST request.

For an example, see post_json below.

post_json

Syntax: post_json(url, body, options)

Like post, except that the headers will be set to accept and send JSON data.

Arguments

• url: The URL to make the POST request to.
• body: Body to send with the request (as bytes).
• options: Thing with properties to add to the POST request.

Example:

record = {
    Id: 78912,
    Customer: "Jason Sweet",
    Quantity: 1,
    Price: 18.00
};
requests.post_json("https://reqbin.com/echo/post/json", json_dump(record)).then(|res| {
    res = res.load();
    json_load(str(res.body));
});

req

Syntax: req(url, options)

A valid method is required.

Arguments

• url: The URL for the request.
• options: Thing with properties for the request. At least a method is required.

Properties

Option	Type	Description
method	str	Method to use. For example GET, POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE.
url	str	URL to use with the request.
body	bytes	Body to send with the request.
headers	list	Headers to send with the request. Must be a list with [[Key, Value],..] tuples.
allow_redirects	bool	If true, 10 redirects are allowed.
params	list	URL Params to send with the request. Must be a list with [[Key, Value],..] tuples.