Allow specifying complete URLs to override the base URL

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # shakedown
 
-A tiny Bash DSL for HTTP testing.
+A tiny Bash DSL for HTTP testing with zero dependencies.
 
 Make HTTP requests and assert on the response body and headers.
 
+<sub>* unless you count cURL and grep</sub>
+
 
 ## Example
 Create `test.sh`:
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ shakedown GET / -H 'Accept: application/json'   # add curl options
 
 shakedown PUT /user/1 -d name=Rob               # make a PUT request
   status 201
+
+shakedown GET http://www.google.com -L          # provide full url to override default base url.
+  status 200                                    # -L cURL option to follow redirects
 ```
 
 

sample-test.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source shakedown.sh                             # load the framework
+
+shakedown GET /about                            # make a GET request
+  status 200                                    # assert response status is 200
+  header 'Content-Type: text/html'              # assert response header exists
+  contains 'Take back your privacy!'            # assert resposne body contains string
+
+shakedown POST / -d 'q=Shakedown'               # make a POST request with form data
+  status 200
+  contains 'Bob Seger'
+
+shakedown GET http://www.google.com -L          # provide full url to override default base url.
+  status 200                                    # -L cURL option to follow redirects

shakedown.sh

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [ -n "${CREDENTIALS}" ]; then
   AUTH="--anyauth --user ${CREDENTIALS}"
 fi
 
-CURL="curl -sS ${AUTH} -D ${RESPONSE_HEADERS} --connect-timeout 5 --max-time 10"
+CURL="curl -sS ${AUTH} -D ${RESPONSE_HEADERS} --connect-timeout 5 --max-time 30"
 
 CRED=$(tput setaf 1)
 CGREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
@@ -85,16 +85,18 @@ shakedown() {
   _start_test
   METHOD="$1"
   URL="$2"
+  if ! [[ $URL == http* ]]; then
+    URL="${BASE_URL}${URL}"
+  fi
   echo
   echo "${METHOD} ${URL}"
   METHOD_OPT="-X ${METHOD}"
   if [ "${METHOD}" = "HEAD" ]; then
     METHOD_OPT="-I"
   fi
-  ${CURL} ${METHOD_OPT} "${@:3}" "${BASE_URL}${URL}" > ${RESPONSE_BODY}
+  ${CURL} ${METHOD_OPT} -v "${@:3}" "${URL}" > ${RESPONSE_BODY}
 }
 
-
 # assertions
 
 header() {