a compiling proof of concept

- abstract type
- http, tcp, icmp & dns monitor types
- unmarshal from json into any monitor type

api.go

@@ -1,7 +1,56 @@
 package cachet
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
 type CachetAPI struct {
-	Url      string `json:"api_url"`
-	Token    string `json:"api_token"`
+	URL      string `json:"url"`
+	Token    string `json:"token"`
 	Insecure bool   `json:"insecure"`
 }
+
+func (api CachetAPI) Ping() error {
+	resp, _, err := api.NewRequest("GET", "/ping", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		return errors.New("API Responded with non-200 status code")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (api CachetAPI) NewRequest(requestType, url string, reqBody []byte) (*http.Response, []byte, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(requestType, api.URL+url, bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
+
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("X-Cachet-Token", api.Token)
+
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+	}
+	if api.Insecure {
+		transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+	}
+
+	res, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, []byte{}, err
+	}
+
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+
+	return res, body, nil
+}