1 files changed, 62 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/connection.go b/pkg/bindings/connection.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..551a63c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/bindings/connection.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package bindings
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultConnection string = "http://localhost:8080/v1.24/libpod"
+	pingConnection    string = "http://localhost:8080/_ping"
+)
+
+type APIResponse struct {
+	*http.Response
+	Request *http.Request
+}
+
+type Connection struct {
+	url    string
+	client *http.Client
+}
+
+func NewConnection(url string) (Connection, error) {
+	if len(url) < 1 {
+		url = defaultConnection
+	}
+	newConn := Connection{
+		url:    url,
+		client: &http.Client{},
+	}
+	response, err := http.Get(pingConnection)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newConn, err
+	}
+	if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		return newConn, err
+	}
+	return newConn, err
+}
+
+func (c Connection) makeEndpoint(u string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", defaultConnection, u)
+}
+
+func (c Connection) newRequest(httpMethod, endpoint string, httpBody io.Reader, params map[string]string) (*APIResponse, error) {
+	e := c.makeEndpoint(endpoint)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(httpMethod, e, httpBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(params) > 0 {
+		// if more desirable we could use url to form the encoded endpoint with params
+		r := req.URL.Query()
+		for k, v := range params {
+			r.Add(k, v)
+		}
+		req.URL.RawQuery = r.Encode()
+	}
+	response, err := c.client.Do(req) // nolint
+	return &APIResponse{response, req}, err
+}