more on Machine.Init()

http.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 1994-2025 WIT.COM Inc Licensed GPL 3.0
+
+package forgepb
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os/user"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (f *Forge) HttpPost(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	var req *http.Request
+
+	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+	log.Info("httpPost() with len", len(data), "url", url)
+
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+	req.Header.Set("author", usr.Username)
+	if f.Machine == nil {
+		// run f.InitMachine() here?
+		log.Info("you must run f.InitMachine()")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must run f.InitMachine()")
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("hostname", f.Machine.Hostname)
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return []byte("client.Do(req) error"), err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	log.Info("httpPost() with len", len(data))
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return body, err
+	}
+
+	return body, nil
+}

init.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
@@ -133,6 +134,27 @@ func (f *Forge) InitPB() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *Forge) InitMachine() {
+	f.Machine = new(zoopb.Machine)
+	if err := f.Machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
+		f.Machine.InitWit()
+	}
+
+	if f.Config.Username == "" {
+		usr, _ := user.Current()
+		f.Config.Username = usr.Username
+	}
+
+	if f.Machine.Hostname == "" {
+		r, err := shell.RunVerbose([]string{"hostname", "-f"})
+		if err == nil {
+			tmp := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+			f.Machine.Hostname = strings.TrimSpace(tmp)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // only init's the protobuf. intended to not scan or change anything
 func InitPB() *Forge {
 	f := DetermineGoPath()

patchset.Get.go

@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 package forgepb
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
-
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -38,42 +32,3 @@ func (f *Forge) GetPatchesets() (*Patchsets, error) {
 	*/
 	return psets, nil
 }
-
-func (f *Forge) HttpPost(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	var err error
-	var req *http.Request
-
-	// data := []byte("some junk")
-	// url := "https://go.wit.com/register/"
-
-	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
-	log.Info("httpPost() with len", len(data), "url", url)
-
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	req.Header.Set("author", usr.Username)
-	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
-	req.Header.Set("hostname", hostname)
-
-	client := &http.Client{}
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
-		return []byte("client.Do(req) error"), err
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	log.Info("httpPost() with len", len(data))
-
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
-		return body, err
-	}
-
-	// test := strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
-	// log.Info("go.wit.com returned body:", test)
-	// if test == "OK" {
-	// 	return body, nil
-	// }
-
-	return body, nil
-}