util_http_helpers.go

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
)

func CopyHttpRequest(r *http.Request) *http.Request {
	reqCopy := new(http.Request)
	*reqCopy = *r

	if r.Body != nil {
		defer r.Body.Close()

		// Buffer body data
		var bodyBuffer bytes.Buffer
		bodyBuffer2 := new(bytes.Buffer)

		io.Copy(&bodyBuffer, r.Body)
		*bodyBuffer2 = bodyBuffer

		// Create new ReadClosers so we can split output
		r.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(&bodyBuffer)
		reqCopy.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bodyBuffer2)
	}

	return reqCopy
}

func CopyHttpResponse(r *http.Response) *http.Response {

	resCopy := new(http.Response)
	*resCopy = *r

	if r.Body != nil {
		defer r.Body.Close()

		// Buffer body data
		var bodyBuffer bytes.Buffer
		bodyBuffer2 := new(bytes.Buffer)

		io.Copy(&bodyBuffer, r.Body)
		*bodyBuffer2 = bodyBuffer

		// Create new ReadClosers so we can split output
		r.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(&bodyBuffer)
		resCopy.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bodyBuffer2)
	}

	return resCopy
}