begins python examples exercising json api

py-json/LANforge/LFRequest.py

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+# Class holds default settings for json requests               -
+#- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info[0] != 3:
+    print("This script requires Python 3")
+    exit()
+
+import urllib.request
+import json
+
+class LFRequest:
+   Default_Base_URL = "http://localhost:8080"
+   requested_urls = []
+   default_headers = {
+      'Accept': 'application/json' }
+
+
+   def __init__(self, urls):
+      self.requested_urls.append(urls)
+
+   # request first url on stack
+   def get(self):
+      myrequest = urllib.request.Request(url=self.requested_urls.pop(0), headers=self.default_headers)
+      myresponse = urllib.request.urlopen(myrequest)
+
+      #print(json_response)
+      return myresponse
+
+   def getAsJson(self):
+      response = self.get();
+      json_data = json.loads(response.read())
+      return json_data
+
+# ~LFRequest