http.go

// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
//
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//
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package sources

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
)

func PostRequestAndGetValue(client *http.Client, req *http.Request, value interface{}) error {
	response, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer response.Body.Close()
	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = json.Unmarshal(body, value)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Got '%s': %v", string(body), err)
	}
	return nil
}