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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 "IoT.bzh"
+ * Author "Fulup Ar Foll"
+ * Author José Bollo <jose.bollo@iot.bzh>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * 
+ * Contain all generic part to handle REST/API
+ * 
+ *  https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/tutorial.html [search 'largepost.c']
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include "../include/local-def.h"
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include "afb-apis.h"
+
+#define AFB_MSG_JTYPE "AJB_reply"
+
+#define JSON_CONTENT  "application/json"
+#define FORM_CONTENT  "multipart/form-data"	/* TODO: replace with MHD_HTTP_POST_ENCODING_MULTIPART_FORMDATA */
+
+static json_object *afbJsonType;
+
+// Because of POST call multiple time requestApi we need to free POST handle here
+// Note this method is called from http-svc just before closing session
+PUBLIC void endPostRequest(AFB_PostHandle * postHandle)
+{
+
+	if (postHandle->type == AFB_POST_JSON) {
+		// if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "End PostJson Request UID=%d\n", postHandle->uid);
+	}
+
+	if (postHandle->type == AFB_POST_FORM) {
+		if (verbose)
+			fprintf(stderr, "End PostForm Request UID=%d\n", postHandle->uid);
+	}
+	if (postHandle->privatebuf)
+		free(postHandle->privatebuf);
+	free(postHandle);
+}
+
+// Check of apiurl is declare in this plugin and call it
+static AFB_error doCallPluginApi(AFB_request * request, int apiidx, int verbidx, void *context)
+{
+	enum AFB_sessionE session;
+	json_object *jresp, *jcall, *jreqt;
+	AFB_clientCtx *clientCtx = NULL;
+
+	// Request was found and at least partially executed
+	jreqt = json_object_new_object();
+	json_object_get(afbJsonType);	// increate jsontype reference count
+	json_object_object_add(jreqt, "jtype", afbJsonType);
+
+	// prepare an object to store calling values
+	jcall = json_object_new_object();
+	json_object_object_add(jcall, "prefix", json_object_new_string(request->prefix));
+	json_object_object_add(jcall, "api", json_object_new_string(request->api));
+
+	// Out of SessionNone every call get a client context session
+	session = afb_apis_get(apiidx, verbidx)->session;
+	if (AFB_SESSION_NONE != session) {
+
+		// add client context to request
+		clientCtx = ctxClientGet(request, apiidx);
+		if (clientCtx == NULL) {
+			request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE;
+			json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("fail"));
+			json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("Client Session Context Full !!!"));
+			json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+			goto ExitOnDone;
+		};
+
+		if (verbose)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Plugin=[%s] Api=[%s] Middleware=[%d] Client=[%p] Uuid=[%s] Token=[%s]\n", request->prefix, request->api, session, clientCtx, clientCtx->uuid, clientCtx->token);
+
+		switch (session) {
+
+		case AFB_SESSION_CREATE:
+			if (clientCtx->token[0] != '\0' && request->config->token[0] != '\0') {
+				request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("exist"));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("AFB_SESSION_CREATE Session already exist"));
+				json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+				goto ExitOnDone;
+			}
+
+			if (AFB_SUCCESS != ctxTokenCreate(clientCtx, request)) {
+				request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("fail"));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("AFB_SESSION_CREATE Invalid Initial Token"));
+				json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+				goto ExitOnDone;
+			} else {
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "uuid", json_object_new_string(clientCtx->uuid));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "token", json_object_new_string(clientCtx->token));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "timeout", json_object_new_int(request->config->cntxTimeout));
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case AFB_SESSION_RENEW:
+			if (AFB_SUCCESS != ctxTokenRefresh(clientCtx, request)) {
+				request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("fail"));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("AFB_SESSION_REFRESH Broken Exchange Token Chain"));
+				json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+				goto ExitOnDone;
+			} else {
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "uuid", json_object_new_string(clientCtx->uuid));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "token", json_object_new_string(clientCtx->token));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "timeout", json_object_new_int(request->config->cntxTimeout));
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case AFB_SESSION_CLOSE:
+			if (AFB_SUCCESS != ctxTokenCheck(clientCtx, request)) {
+				request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("empty"));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("AFB_SESSION_CLOSE Not a Valid Access Token"));
+				json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+				goto ExitOnDone;
+			} else {
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "uuid", json_object_new_string(clientCtx->uuid));
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case AFB_SESSION_CHECK:
+		default:
+			// default action is check
+			if (AFB_SUCCESS != ctxTokenCheck(clientCtx, request)) {
+				request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED;
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("fail"));
+				json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("AFB_SESSION_CHECK Invalid Active Token"));
+				json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+				goto ExitOnDone;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	// Effectively CALL PLUGIN API with a subset of the context
+	jresp = afb_apis_get(apiidx, verbidx)->callback(request, context);
+
+	// Store context in case it was updated by plugins
+	if (request->context != NULL)
+		clientCtx->contexts[apiidx] = request->context;
+
+	// handle intermediary Post Iterates out of band
+	if ((jresp == NULL) && (request->errcode == MHD_HTTP_OK))
+		return AFB_SUCCESS;
+
+	// Session close is done after the API call so API can still use session in closing API
+	if (AFB_SESSION_CLOSE == session)
+		ctxTokenReset(clientCtx, request);
+
+	// API should return NULL of a valid Json Object
+	if (jresp == NULL) {
+		json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("null"));
+		json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+		request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_NO_RESPONSE;
+
+	} else {
+		json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("processed"));
+		json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+		json_object_object_add(jreqt, "response", jresp);
+	}
+
+ExitOnDone:
+	request->jresp = jreqt;
+	return AFB_DONE;
+}
+
+// Check of apiurl is declare in this plugin and call it
+extern __thread sigjmp_buf *error_handler;
+static AFB_error callPluginApi(AFB_request * request, int apiidx, int verbidx, void *context)
+{
+	sigjmp_buf jmpbuf;
+
+	json_object *jcall, *jreqt;
+	int status;
+
+	// save context before calling the API
+	status = setjmp(jmpbuf);
+	if (status != 0) {
+
+		// Request was found and at least partially executed
+		jreqt = json_object_new_object();
+		json_object_get(afbJsonType);	// increate jsontype reference count
+		json_object_object_add(jreqt, "jtype", afbJsonType);
+
+		// prepare an object to store calling values
+		jcall = json_object_new_object();
+		json_object_object_add(jcall, "prefix", json_object_new_string(request->prefix));
+		json_object_object_add(jcall, "api", json_object_new_string(request->api));
+
+		// Plugin aborted somewhere during its execution
+		json_object_object_add(jcall, "status", json_object_new_string("abort"));
+		json_object_object_add(jcall, "info", json_object_new_string("Plugin broke during execution"));
+		json_object_object_add(jreqt, "request", jcall);
+		request->jresp = jreqt;
+		goto ExitOnDone;
+
+	} else {
+
+		// Trigger a timer to protect from unacceptable long time execution
+		if (request->config->apiTimeout > 0)
+			alarm((unsigned)request->config->apiTimeout);
+
+		error_handler = &jmpbuf;
+		doCallPluginApi(request, apiidx, verbidx, context);
+		error_handler = NULL;
+
+		// cancel timeout and plugin signal handle before next call
+		alarm(0);
+	}
+
+ExitOnDone:
+	return AFB_DONE;
+}
+
+STATIC AFB_error findAndCallApi(AFB_request * request, void *context)
+{
+	int apiidx, verbidx;
+	AFB_error status;
+
+	if (!request->api || !request->prefix)
+		return AFB_FAIL;
+
+	/* get the plugin if any */
+	apiidx = afb_apis_get_apiidx(request->prefix, 0);
+	if (apiidx < 0) {
+		request->jresp = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "No Plugin=[%s] Url=%s", request->prefix, request->url);
+		request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY;
+		return AFB_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	/* get the verb if any */
+	verbidx = afb_apis_get_verbidx(apiidx, request->api);
+	if (verbidx < 0) {
+		request->jresp = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "No API=[%s] for Plugin=[%s] url=[%s]", request->api, request->prefix, request->url);
+		request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY;
+		return AFB_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	/* Search for a plugin with this urlpath */
+	status = callPluginApi(request, apiidx, verbidx, context);
+
+	/* plugin callback did not return a valid Json Object */
+	if (status == AFB_FAIL) {
+		request->jresp = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "No API=[%s] for Plugin=[%s] url=[%s]", request->api, request->prefix, request->url);
+		request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY;
+		return AFB_FAIL;
+	}
+	// Everything look OK
+	return status;
+}
+
+// This CB is call for every item with a form post it reformat iterator values
+// and callback Plugin API for each Item within PostForm.
+STATIC int doPostIterate(void *cls, enum MHD_ValueKind kind, const char *key, const char *filename, const char *mimetype, const char *encoding, const char *data, uint64_t offset, size_t size)
+{
+
+	AFB_error status;
+	AFB_PostItem item;
+
+	// retrieve API request from Post iterator handle  
+	AFB_PostHandle *postHandle = (AFB_PostHandle *) cls;
+	AFB_request *request = (AFB_request *) postHandle->privatebuf;
+	AFB_PostRequest postRequest;
+
+	if (verbose)
+		fprintf(stderr, "postHandle key=%s filename=%s len=%zu mime=%s\n", key, filename, size, mimetype);
+
+	// Create and Item value for Plugin API
+	item.kind = kind;
+	item.key = key;
+	item.filename = filename;
+	item.mimetype = mimetype;
+	item.encoding = encoding;
+	item.len = size;
+	item.data = data;
+	item.offset = offset;
+
+	// Reformat Request to make it somehow similar to GET/PostJson case
+	postRequest.data = (char *)postHandle;
+	postRequest.len = size;
+	postRequest.type = AFB_POST_FORM;;
+	request->post = &postRequest;
+
+	// effectively call plugin API                 
+	status = findAndCallApi(request, &item);
+	// when returning no processing of postform stop
+	if (status != AFB_SUCCESS)
+		return MHD_NO;
+
+	// let's allow iterator to move to next item
+	return MHD_YES;
+}
+
+STATIC void freeRequest(AFB_request * request)
+{
+
+	free(request->prefix);
+	free(request->api);
+	free(request);
+}
+
+STATIC AFB_request *createRequest(struct MHD_Connection *connection, AFB_session * session, const char *url)
+{
+
+	AFB_request *request;
+
+	// Start with a clean request
+	request = calloc(1, sizeof(AFB_request));
+	char *urlcpy1, *urlcpy2;
+	char *baseapi, *baseurl;
+
+	// Extract plugin urlpath from request and make two copy because strsep overload copy
+	urlcpy1 = urlcpy2 = strdup(url);
+	baseurl = strsep(&urlcpy2, "/");
+	if (baseurl == NULL) {
+		request->jresp = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "Invalid API call url=[%s]", url);
+		request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
+		goto Done;
+	}
+	// let's compute URL and call API
+	baseapi = strsep(&urlcpy2, "/");
+	if (baseapi == NULL) {
+		request->jresp = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "Invalid API call plugin=[%s] url=[%s]", baseurl, url);
+		request->errcode = MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
+		goto Done;
+	}
+	// build request structure
+	request->connection = connection;
+	request->config = session->config;
+	request->url = url;
+	request->prefix = strdup(baseurl);
+	request->api = strdup(baseapi);
+
+ Done:
+	free(urlcpy1);
+	return (request);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+static int doRestApiPost(struct MHD_Connection *connection, AFB_session * session, const char *url, const char *method, const char *upload_data, size_t * upload_data_size, void **con_cls)
+{
+
+	static int postcount = 0;	// static counter to debug POST protocol
+	json_object *errMessage;
+	AFB_error status;
+	struct MHD_Response *webResponse;
+	const char *serialized;
+	AFB_request *request = NULL;
+	AFB_PostHandle *postHandle;
+	AFB_PostRequest postRequest;
+	int ret;
+
+	// fprintf (stderr, "doRestAPI method=%s posthandle=%p\n", method, con_cls);
+
+	// if post data may come in multiple calls
+	const char *encoding, *param;
+	int contentlen = -1;
+	postHandle = *con_cls;
+
+	// This is the initial post event let's create form post structure POST data come in multiple events
+	if (postHandle == NULL) {
+
+		// allocate application POST processor handle to zero
+		postHandle = calloc(1, sizeof(AFB_PostHandle));
+		postHandle->uid = postcount++;	// build a UID for DEBUG
+		*con_cls = postHandle;	// update context with posthandle
+
+		// Let make sure we have the right encoding and a valid length
+		encoding = MHD_lookup_connection_value(connection, MHD_HEADER_KIND, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE);
+
+		// We are facing an empty post let's process it as a get
+		if (encoding == NULL) {
+			postHandle->type = AFB_POST_EMPTY;
+			return MHD_YES;
+		}
+		// Form post is handle through a PostProcessor and call API once per form key
+		if (strcasestr(encoding, FORM_CONTENT) != NULL) {
+			if (verbose)
+				fprintf(stderr, "Create doPostIterate[uid=%d posthandle=%p]\n", postHandle->uid, postHandle);
+
+			request = createRequest(connection, session, url);
+			if (request->jresp != NULL)
+				goto ProcessApiCall;
+			postHandle->type = AFB_POST_FORM;
+			postHandle->privatebuf = (void *)request;
+			postHandle->pp = MHD_create_post_processor(connection, MAX_POST_SIZE, &doPostIterate, postHandle);
+
+			if (NULL == postHandle->pp) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "OOPS: Internal error fail to allocate MHD_create_post_processor\n");
+				free(postHandle);
+				return MHD_NO;
+			}
+			return MHD_YES;
+		}
+		// POST json is store into a buffer and present in one piece to API
+		if (strcasestr(encoding, JSON_CONTENT) != NULL) {
+
+			param = MHD_lookup_connection_value(connection, MHD_HEADER_KIND, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_LENGTH);
+			if (param)
+				sscanf(param, "%i", &contentlen);
+
+			// Because PostJson are build in RAM size is constrained
+			if (contentlen > MAX_POST_SIZE) {
+				errMessage = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "Post Date to big %d > %d", contentlen, MAX_POST_SIZE);
+				goto ExitOnError;
+			}
+			// Size is OK, let's allocate a buffer to hold post data
+			postHandle->type = AFB_POST_JSON;
+			postHandle->privatebuf = malloc((unsigned)contentlen + 1);	// allocate memory for full POST data + 1 for '\0' enf of string
+
+			// if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "Create PostJson[uid=%d] Size=%d\n", postHandle->uid, contentlen);
+			return MHD_YES;
+
+		} else {
+			// We only support Json and Form Post format
+			errMessage = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "Post Date wrong type encoding=%s != %s", encoding, JSON_CONTENT);
+			goto ExitOnError;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// This time we receive partial/all Post data. Note that even if we get all POST data. We should nevertheless
+	// return MHD_YES and not process the request directly. Otherwise Libmicrohttpd is unhappy and fails with
+	// 'Internal application error, closing connection'.            
+	if (*upload_data_size) {
+
+		if (postHandle->type == AFB_POST_FORM) {
+			// if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "Processing PostForm[uid=%d]\n", postHandle->uid);
+			MHD_post_process(postHandle->pp, upload_data, *upload_data_size);
+		}
+		// Process JsonPost request when buffer is completed let's call API    
+		if (postHandle->type == AFB_POST_JSON) {
+			// if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "Updating PostJson[uid=%d]\n", postHandle->uid);
+			memcpy(&postHandle->privatebuf[postHandle->len], upload_data, *upload_data_size);
+			postHandle->len = postHandle->len + *upload_data_size;
+		}
+
+		*upload_data_size = 0;
+		return MHD_YES;
+
+	} else {	// we have finish with Post reception let's finish the work
+
+		// Create a request structure to finalise the request
+		request = createRequest(connection, session, url);
+		if (request->jresp != NULL) {
+			errMessage = request->jresp;
+			goto ExitOnError;
+		}
+		postRequest.type = postHandle->type;
+
+		// Postform add application context handle to request
+		if (postHandle->type == AFB_POST_FORM) {
+			postRequest.data = (char *)postHandle;
+			request->post = &postRequest;
+		}
+
+		if (postHandle->type == AFB_POST_JSON) {
+			// if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "Processing PostJson[uid=%d]\n", postHandle->uid);
+
+			param = MHD_lookup_connection_value(connection, MHD_HEADER_KIND, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_CONTENT_LENGTH);
+			if (param)
+				sscanf(param, "%i", &contentlen);
+
+			// At this level we're may verify that we got everything and process DATA
+			if (postHandle->len != contentlen) {
+				errMessage = jsonNewMessage(AFB_FATAL, "Post Data Incomplete UID=%d Len %d != %d", postHandle->uid, contentlen, postHandle->len);
+				goto ExitOnError;
+			}
+			// Before processing data, make sure buffer string is properly ended
+			postHandle->privatebuf[postHandle->len] = '\0';
+			postRequest.data = postHandle->privatebuf;
+			request->post = &postRequest;
+
+			// if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "Close Post[%d] Buffer=%s\n", postHandle->uid, request->post->data);
+		}
+	}
+
+ ProcessApiCall:
+	// Request is ready let's call API without any extra handle
+	status = findAndCallApi(request, NULL);
+
+	serialized = json_object_to_json_string(request->jresp);
+	webResponse = MHD_create_response_from_buffer(strlen(serialized), (void *)serialized, MHD_RESPMEM_MUST_COPY);
+
+	// client did not pass token on URI let's use cookies 
+	if ((!request->restfull) && (request->context != NULL)) {
+		char cookie[256];
+		snprintf(cookie, sizeof(cookie), "%s-%d=%s; Path=%s; Max-Age=%d; HttpOnly", COOKIE_NAME, request->config->httpdPort, request->uuid, request->config->rootapi, request->config->cntxTimeout);
+		MHD_add_response_header(webResponse, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_SET_COOKIE, cookie);
+	}
+	// if requested add an error status
+	if (request->errcode != 0)
+		ret = MHD_queue_response(connection, request->errcode, webResponse);
+	else
+		MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_OK, webResponse);
+
+	MHD_destroy_response(webResponse);
+	json_object_put(request->jresp);	// decrease reference rqtcount to free the json object
+	freeRequest(request);
+	return MHD_YES;
+
+ ExitOnError:
+	freeRequest(request);
+	serialized = json_object_to_json_string(errMessage);
+	webResponse = MHD_create_response_from_buffer(strlen(serialized), (void *)serialized, MHD_RESPMEM_MUST_COPY);
+	MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, webResponse);
+	MHD_destroy_response(webResponse);
+	json_object_put(errMessage);	// decrease reference rqtcount to free the json object
+	return MHD_YES;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+static int doRestApiGet(struct MHD_Connection *connection, AFB_session * session, const char *url, const char *method, const char *upload_data, size_t * upload_data_size, void **con_cls)
+{
+	AFB_error status;
+	struct MHD_Response *webResponse;
+	const char *serialized;
+	AFB_request *request = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	// fprintf (stderr, "doRestAPI method=%s posthandle=%p\n", method, con_cls);
+
+	// if post data may come in multiple calls
+	// this is a get we only need a request
+	request = createRequest(connection, session, url);
+
+	// Request is ready let's call API without any extra handle
+	status = findAndCallApi(request, NULL);
+
+	serialized = json_object_to_json_string(request->jresp);
+	webResponse = MHD_create_response_from_buffer(strlen(serialized), (void *)serialized, MHD_RESPMEM_MUST_COPY);
+
+	// client did not pass token on URI let's use cookies 
+	if ((!request->restfull) && (request->context != NULL)) {
+		char cookie[256];
+		snprintf(cookie, sizeof(cookie), "%s-%d=%s; Path=%s; Max-Age=%d; HttpOnly", COOKIE_NAME, request->config->httpdPort, request->uuid, request->config->rootapi, request->config->cntxTimeout);
+		MHD_add_response_header(webResponse, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_SET_COOKIE, cookie);
+	}
+	// if requested add an error status
+	if (request->errcode != 0)
+		ret = MHD_queue_response(connection, request->errcode, webResponse);
+	else
+		MHD_queue_response(connection, MHD_HTTP_OK, webResponse);
+
+	MHD_destroy_response(webResponse);
+	json_object_put(request->jresp);	// decrease reference rqtcount to free the json object
+	freeRequest(request);
+	return MHD_YES;
+}
+
+int doRestApi(struct MHD_Connection *connection, AFB_session * session, const char *url, const char *method, const char *upload_data, size_t * upload_data_size, void **con_cls)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if (afbJsonType == NULL)
+		afbJsonType = json_object_new_string (AFB_MSG_JTYPE);
+
+	if (0 == strcmp(method, MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST)) {
+		rc = doRestApiPost(connection, session, url, method, upload_data, upload_data_size, con_cls);
+	} else {
+		rc = doRestApiGet(connection, session, url, method, upload_data, upload_data_size, con_cls);
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+