init

server/utils/rest_client.go

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+package utils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func MakeRequest(method, url string, body interface{}) (*http.Response, error) {
+	var reqBody io.Reader
+	if body != nil {
+		jsonBody, err := json.Marshal(body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		reqBody = bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBody)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, reqBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if body != nil {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	return client.Do(req)
+}