1 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/patchset.http.go b/patchset.http.go
index 63b73b1..5e33a6f 100644
--- a/patchset.http.go
+++ b/patchset.http.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/httppb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ func (p *Patches) HttpPostVerbose(baseURL string, route string) (*Patches, error
 }
 
 func (p *Patches) HttpPost(baseURL string, route string) (*Patches, error) {
+	if p == nil {
+		log.Info("can't post a nil PB")
+		return nil, log.Errorf("can't post a nil PB")
+	}
 	// if you ever have "http://www.wit.com//" GO will regect the server recieving it.
 	// Even though the linux kernel gets the network payload
 	// also it never gives you an error about that, it just goes away invisably inside GO
@@ -45,7 +50,14 @@ func (p *Patches) HttpPost(baseURL string, route string) (*Patches, error) {
 	newpb := NewPatches()
 	err = newpb.Unmarshal(newdata)
 
-	log.Infof("patchset PB HttpPost %s sent len(%d) got len(%d)\n", finalURL.String(), p.Len(), newpb.Len())
+	if newpb == nil {
+		log.Info("HttpPost() newpb WAS NIL")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("HttpPost() err =", err)
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("patchset PB HttpPost %s sent len(%d) got len(%d)\n", finalURL.String(), p.Len(), newpb.Len())
+	}
 	return newpb, err
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +93,22 @@ func (p *Patchset) HttpPost(baseURL string, route string) (*Patchset, error) {
 	return newpb, err
 }
 
+func (p *Patches) SendReply(w http.ResponseWriter, reqPB *httppb.HttpRequest) error {
+	data, err := p.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		reqPB.Errors = append(reqPB.Errors, log.Sprintf("%v", err))
+	}
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		reqPB.Errors = append(reqPB.Errors, "Patches PB data was nil/emtpy without Marsha() error")
+		return nil
+	}
+	i, err := w.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		reqPB.Errors = append(reqPB.Errors, log.Sprintf("i=%d %v", i, err))
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func (p *Patchsets) HttpPostVerbose(baseURL string, route string) (*Patchsets, error) {
 	p.PrintTable()
 	return p.HttpPost(baseURL, route)