helper.js

var http = require("http");
var https = require("https");

/**
 * getJSON:  REST get request returning JSON object(s)
 * @param options: http options object
 * @param callback: callback to pass the results JSON object(s) back
 */
exports.getJSON = function(options, onResult)
{
    var prot = options.port == 443 ? https : http;
    var req = prot.request(options, function(res)
    {
        var output = '';
        res.setEncoding('utf8');

        res.on('data', function (chunk) {
            output += chunk;
        });

        res.on('end', function() {
            var obj = JSON.parse(output);
            onResult(res.statusCode, obj);
        });
    });

    req.on('error', function(err) {
        //res.send('error: ' + err.message);
    });
    req.end();
};

//POST
exports.putJSON = function(options, data, onResult)
{
    var prot = options.port == 443 ? https : http;
    var req = prot.request(options, function(res)
    {
        var output = '';
        res.setEncoding('utf8');

        res.on('data', function (chunk) {
            output += chunk;
        });

        res.on('end', function() {
            var obj = JSON.parse(output);
            onResult(res.statusCode, obj);
        });
    });
    req.on('error', function(err) {
        //res.send('error: ' + err.message);
    });
    //post here
    req.write(data);
    //
    req.end();
};

exports.mylog = function (log) {
  var ts = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
  //console.log(ts + " " + log.toString());
  console.log(log);
};