3 files changed, 96 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e194b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright 1994-2025 WIT.COM Inc Licensed GPL 3.0
+
+package zoopb
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os/user"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (m *Machine) HttpPostMachine(url string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if m == nil {
+		// run f.InitMachine() here?
+		log.Info("you must run f.InitMachine()")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must run f.InitMachine()")
+	}
+	if m.Hostname == "" {
+		log.Info("WTF. hostname is blank")
+	} else {
+		log.Info("GOOD. hostname is set to", m.Hostname)
+	}
+	log.Info("GOOD2. hostname is set to", m.Hostname)
+	msg, err := m.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("proto.Marshal() failed:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	log.Info("GOOD3. hostname is set to", m.Hostname)
+
+	check := new(Machine)
+	check.Unmarshal(msg)
+	if check == nil {
+		log.Info("WTF. check == nil")
+	}
+	log.Info("good? check.hostname =", m.Hostname)
+	return m.HttpPost(url, msg)
+}
+
+func (m *Machine) 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", m.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
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3fc8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package zoopb
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// sent via -ldflags
+var VERSION string
+var BUILDTIME string
+
+func InitMachine() *Machine {
+	machine := new(Machine)
+	if err := machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
+	}
+	machine.InitWit()
+
+	return machine
+}
diff --git a/wit.go b/wit.go
index 037de84..5a11965 100644
--- a/wit.go
+++ b/wit.go
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// sent via -ldflags
-var VERSION string
-var BUILDTIME string
-
 func (m *Machine) IsInstalled(name string) bool {
 	loop := m.Packages.SortByName()
 	for loop.Scan() {