commit - 6456042b9dd325c6b9b1e246acac3a21bfae58fe
commit + 514f2cd100380e2d124fa33c56f4e9a9308b907e
blob - 3a84467cec091e7f675eb95959ffdcaac04a5ec6
blob + 3b165dbbfba9ae07b6bf6d4342b515dcc892d2ba
--- http.go
+++ http.go
@@ -25,25 +25,9 @@ type result struct {
 
 var ErrNoObject = errors.New("no such object")
 
-func (res results) Err() error {
-	if len(res.Results) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	var errs []string
-	for _, r := range res.Results {
-		if len(r.Errors) == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		errs = append(errs, strings.Join(r.Errors, ", "))
-	}
-	if len(errs) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return errors.New(strings.Join(errs, ", "))
-}
-
-func newRequest(method, host, path string, body io.Reader) (*http.Request, error) {
-	url := "https://" + host + versionPrefix + path
+// NewRequest returns an authenticated HTTP request with appropriate header
+// for sending to an Icinga2 server.
+func NewRequest(method, url, username, password string, body io.Reader) (*http.Request, error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -59,31 +43,52 @@ func newRequest(method, host, path string, body io.Rea
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("new request: unsupported method %s", req.Method)
 	}
+	req.SetBasicAuth(username, password)
 	return req, nil
 }
 
+func (res results) Err() error {
+	if len(res.Results) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var errs []string
+	for _, r := range res.Results {
+		if len(r.Errors) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		errs = append(errs, strings.Join(r.Errors, ", "))
+	}
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return errors.New(strings.Join(errs, ", "))
+}
+
 func (c *Client) get(path string) (*http.Response, error) {
-	req, err := newRequest(http.MethodGet, c.addr, path, nil)
+	url := "https://" + c.addr + versionPrefix + path
+	req, err := NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, c.username, c.password, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return c.do(req)
+	return c.Do(req)
 }
 
 func (c *Client) post(path string, body io.Reader) (*http.Response, error) {
-	req, err := newRequest(http.MethodPost, c.addr, path, body)
+	url := "https://" + c.addr + versionPrefix + path
+	req, err := NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, c.username, c.password, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return c.do(req)
+	return c.Do(req)
 }
 
 func (c *Client) put(path string, body io.Reader) error {
-	req, err := newRequest(http.MethodPut, c.addr, path, body)
+	url := "https://" + c.addr + versionPrefix + path
+	req, err := NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, c.username, c.password, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp, err := c.do(req)
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -99,11 +104,12 @@ func (c *Client) put(path string, body io.Reader) erro
 }
 
 func (c *Client) delete(path string) error {
-	req, err := newRequest(http.MethodDelete, c.addr, path, nil)
+	url := "https://" + c.addr + versionPrefix + path
+	req, err := NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, c.username, c.password, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	resp, err := c.do(req)
+	resp, err := c.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -119,8 +125,3 @@ func (c *Client) delete(path string) error {
 	}
 	return results.Err()
 }
-
-func (c *Client) do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	req.SetBasicAuth(c.username, c.password)
-	return c.Do(req)
-}