POST request to an API

main.py

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
                     help="Make a GET request to an API",
                     action='store_true')
 
+parser.add_argument("-POST",
+                    help="Make a POST request to an API",
+                    action='store_true')
+
 parser.add_argument("-DELETE",
                      help = "Make a DELETE request to an API",
                      action = 'store_true')

src/arguments/api_test.py

@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 import requests, json
 from pygments import highlight, lexers, formatters
 
-class ApiTesting():
+
+class ApiTesting:
     default_url = "https://127.0.0.1:8000"
     default_headers = {}
-    invalid_schema_message = "Check whether the URL is valid or check if" + "the localhost server is active or not"
+    invalid_schema_message = (
+        "Check whether the URL is valid or check if"
+        + "the localhost server is active or not"
+    )
     # fetches the input data for making a request
     @classmethod
     def fetch_input_url(cls):
         request_url = cls.default_url
         request_headers = cls.default_headers
-        input_url = input('Enter URL: ')
-        input_headers = input('Enter Headers: ')
-        if input_url != '':
+        input_url = input("Enter URL: ")
+        input_headers = input("Enter Headers: ")
+        if input_url != "":
             request_url = input_url
-        if input_headers != '':
+        if input_headers != "":
             try:
                 request_headers = json.loads(input_headers)
             except Exception:
@@ -25,48 +29,102 @@ def fetch_input_url(cls):
         # Check if http:// or https:// is present in request_url
         has_protocol = cls.__check_protocol(request_url)
 
-        if not(has_protocol):
+        if not (has_protocol):
             request_url = "https://" + request_url
 
         # Ask the user for endpoint if not present in request_url
-        if not(has_endpoint):
-            if(request_url[-1] == '/'):
-                endpoint = input("Input endpoint " +
-                                 "(Without the starting slash): ")
+        if not (has_endpoint):
+            if request_url[-1] == "/":
+                endpoint = input("Input endpoint " + "(Without the starting slash): ")
             else:
                 endpoint = input("Input endpoint (With the starting slash): ")
             request_url += endpoint
 
         print("Trying ...\u26A1")
         return {
-            "request_url" : request_url,
-            "request_headers" : request_headers,
+            "request_url": request_url,
+            "request_headers": request_headers,
         }
 
-    #saves the json response into a file
     @classmethod
-    def save_response_data(cls,response_data):
-        store_data = input('Store response data? (Y/N): ')
-        if(store_data.lower() == 'y'):
-                filename = input("Enter a filename (response_data.json)")
-                if filename == '':
-                    filename = 'response_data.json'
-                with open(filename, 'w') as jsonFile:
-                    json.dump(response_data, jsonFile, indent=4)
-                print(f"Response data stored in {filename}")
-        elif(store_data.lower()) == 'n':
+    def read_data_from_file(cls):
+        filename = input("Enter a filename (response_data.json)")
+        data = {}
+        if filename.strip() == "":
+            filename = "response_data.json"
+            print(f"filename empty, so default file {filename} is used ")
+        with open(filename, "r") as reader:
+            file_content = reader.read()
+            try:
+                json_data = json.loads(file_content)
+                data = json_data.get("data")
+                # Make sure the data is not None and send
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                print("Unable to parse the file, Please try again")
+                cls.read_data_from_file()
+        return data
+
+    @classmethod
+    def enter_data_payload(cls):
+        print("Option 1: For sending data payload from terminal\n")
+        print("Option 2: For sending data payload by reading from json file\n")
+        store = int(input("Please choose the above options? (1/2)"))
+
+        data = {}
+        if store == 1:
+            data = input("Enter data as key value pairs")
+            try:
+                data = json.loads(data)
+            except Exception as exception_obj:
+                print(f"Unable to load the data due to {exception_obj}, please try again \n")
+                cls.enter_data_payload()
+        elif store == 2:
+            data = cls.read_data_from_file()
+        else:
+            print(f"you have entered {store}, please choose from above options")
+            cls.enter_data_payload()
+        return data
+
+    @classmethod
+    def fetch_payload_data(cls):
+        store = input("Do you want to send data payload? (Y/N)")
+        data = None
+        if store.lower() == "y":
+            data = cls.enter_data_payload()
+
+        elif store.lower() == "n":
+            data = {}
+        else:
+            print(f"You have entered {store}, please enter from the above options")
+            cls.fetch_payload_data()
+        return data
+
+    # saves the json response into a file
+    @classmethod
+    def save_response_data(cls, response_data):
+        store_data = input("Store response data? (Y/N): ")
+        if store_data.lower() == "y":
+            filename = input("Enter a filename (response_data.json)")
+            if filename == "":
+                filename = "response_data.json"
+            with open(filename, "w") as jsonFile:
+                json.dump(response_data, jsonFile, indent=4)
+            print(f"Response data stored in {filename}")
+        elif (store_data.lower()) == "n":
             print(f"You have entered {store_data}, So the response is not saved")
         else:
             print(f"You have entered {store_data}, please enter either Y or N")
             cls.save_response_data(response_data)
+
     # formats the response data and prints it in json on console
     @classmethod
-    def print_response_json(cls,response):
+    def print_response_json(cls, response):
         print(f"Reponse Status Code: {response.status_code}")
         response_data = json.loads(response.content)
         parsed_json = json.dumps(response_data, indent=4)
-        output_json = highlight(parsed_json, lexers.JsonLexer(),
-                                    formatters.TerminalFormatter())
+        output_json = highlight(
+            parsed_json, lexers.JsonLexer(), formatters.TerminalFormatter()
+        )
         print(output_json)
 
     # Make GET request
@@ -75,7 +133,9 @@ def get_request(cls):
         request_data = cls.fetch_input_url()
         # Make GET request and store the response in response_data.json
         try:
-            response = requests.get(request_data["request_url"], headers= request_data["request_headers"])
+            response = requests.get(
+                request_data["request_url"], headers=request_data["request_headers"]
+            )
             cls.print_response_json(response)
             response_data = json.loads(response.content)
             cls.save_response_data(response_data)
@@ -84,13 +144,35 @@ def get_request(cls):
             print(cls.invalid_schema_message)
         except Exception as exception_obj:
             print(exception_obj)
+
+    # Make a POST request
+    @classmethod
+    def post_request(cls):
+        request_data = cls.fetch_input_url()
+        data = cls.fetch_payload_data()
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(
+                url=request_data["request_url"],
+                headers=request_data["request_headers"],
+                data=data,
+            )
+            cls.print_response_json(response)
+            response_data = json.loads(response.content)
+            cls.save_response_data(response_data)
+        except requests.exceptions.InvalidSchema:
+            print(cls.invalid_schema_message)
+        except Exception as exception_obj:
+            print(exception_obj)
+
     # Make a delete request
     @classmethod
     def delete_request(cls):
         # request_data contains dictionary of inputs entered by user
         request_data = cls.fetch_input_url()
         try:
-            response = requests.delete(request_data["request_url"], headers= request_data["request_headers"])
+            response = requests.delete(
+                request_data["request_url"], headers=request_data["request_headers"]
+            )
             cls.print_response_json(response)
             response_data = json.loads(response.content)
             cls.save_response_data(response_data)
@@ -102,14 +184,14 @@ def delete_request(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def __check_endpoint(cls, request_url):
-        if(request_url == cls.default_url):
+        if request_url == cls.default_url:
             return False
         else:
             return True
 
     @classmethod
     def __check_protocol(cls, request_url):
-        if(request_url[:4] == 'http'):
+        if request_url[:4] == "http":
             return True
         else:
-            return False
+            return False

src/arguments/search.py

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def search_args(self):
             update.check_for_updates()
         elif self.arguments.GET:
             self.api_test_object.get_request()
+        elif self.arguments.POST:
+            self.api_test_object.post_request()
         elif self.arguments.DELETE:
             self.api_test_object.delete_request()
         elif self.arguments.notion: