require 'net/http' 
require 'hpricot'

module Jkl
  
  def self.post_to(uri, post_args)
    begin
      resp, data = Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, post_args)
      data
    rescue  URI::InvalidURIError => e
      puts("WARN: Invalid URI: #{e}")
    rescue SocketError => e
      puts("WARN: Could not connect: #{e}")
    rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED  => e
      puts("WARN: Connection refused: #{e}")
    end
  end
  
  def self.get_from(uri)
    begin
      res = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(uri))
      res.body
    rescue  URI::InvalidURIError => e
      puts("WARN: Invalid URI: #{e}")
    rescue SocketError => e
      puts("WARN: Could not connect: #{e}")
    rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED  => e
      puts("WARN: Connection refused: #{e}")
    end
  end
  
  def self.get_from_as_xml(uri)
    Hpricot.XML get_from uri
  end
  
end