old-confighub/chub/client/init.go

package client

import (
	"github.com/edindazdarevic/confighub/chub/globals"
	"encoding/json"
	"net/http"
	"bytes"
)

func Init(machine *Machine) bool {

	machineByteContent, err := json.Marshal(machine)
	if err != nil {
		globals.PanicWithStyle("I am so ashamed. But something happened that just should not happen. :~(",err)
	}

	resourceUrl := globals.UrlOfTheService + "machine"
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", resourceUrl, bytes.NewBuffer(machineByteContent))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    response, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        globals.PanicWithStyle("Ah. I cannot get to the server to init your machine. Are you sure you have connection to internet ?",err)
    }

    defer response.Body.Close()

	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		globals.PanicWithStyle("Something is wrong on our end. Ask us about it on twitter, facebook, email, phone - you can even fax as. Smoke signals will not work. ", err)
	}

	return true
}