basic server/client http communication setup

client/clientcmd/info.go

@@ -1,34 +1,23 @@
 package clientcmd
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"os"
+
+	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
 )
 
-// GetServerInfo queries the supplied server name for information about the server
-func GetServerInfo(conn *net.Conn) error {
-	for { // sending request for details to server
-		bytesSent, err := fmt.Fprintf(*conn, "Details\n")
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("Error sending message to server! ", err)
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
-		if bytesSent > 0 {
-			fmt.Println("Message Sent")
-		}
-		message, err := bufio.NewReader(*conn).ReadString('\n')
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error reading from connection: %s", err)
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("Message from server: %s", message)
-		switch message {
-		case "Details\n":
-			fmt.Println("Server details: ", message)
-			return nil
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unrecognized message: %s", message)
-		}
+// GetServerInfo queries the supplied server name for information about the current repo from the server
+func GetServerInfo() error {
+	serverURL := "http://localhost:80/info/"
+	client := resty.New()
+	resp, err := client.R().
+		SetPathParams(map[string]string{
+			"repoName": "testRepo",
+		}).
+		Get(serverURL + "{repoName}")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error connecting to server at: %s: error was: %s", serverURL, err)
 	}
+	fmt.Println(resp)
+	return nil
 }