index.js

var qs = require('querystring');
var https = require('https');

var API_HOST = 'api.collection.cooperhewitt.org';
var API_PATH = '/rest/';
var API_PORT = 443;

module.exports = {
	call: function(method, args, oncomplete) {
		
		if (! oncomplete){
			oncomplete = function(rsp){
			    console.log(rsp);
			};
		}
		
		args['method'] = method;
		
		var body = qs.stringify(args);

		var headers = {
			'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
			'Content-Length': body.length,
		};
		
		var opts = {
			rejectUnauthorized: false,
			host: API_HOST,
			port: API_PORT,
			path: API_PATH,
			method: 'POST',
			headers: headers
		};

		var req = https.request(opts, function(res){
			var status = res.statusCode;

			if ((status < 200) || (status > 299)){
				rsp = {'stat': 'error', 'error': { 'message': 'API call failed with status code ' + status } };
				oncomplete(rsp);
				return;
			}
			
			res.setEncoding('utf8');
			
			var rsp = '';
			
			res.on('data', function(chunk){
				rsp += chunk;
			});
			
			res.on('end', function(){
				
				try {
					rsp = JSON.parse(rsp);
					oncomplete(rsp);
				}
				
				catch(e){
					rsp = {'stat': 'error', 'error': { 'message': 'Failed to parse JSON, ' + e } };
					oncomplete(rsp);
				}
			});
			
			res.on('error', function(e){
				console.log(e);
			});
		});
		
		req.write(body);
		req.end();		
	}
};