Requester: Add field variable to request item struct (#536)

* Add in initial header pass back for package side inspection

* change to ptr to point to correct ptr value to ensure len and cap values; dereferences so we don't need to string join the value iteration coming from main header

* Add tests

* More tests added for edge case

* change field name

* remove unnecessary coversion

* changed return and comment

exchanges/request/request.go

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ func (i *Item) validateRequest(ctx context.Context, r *Requester) (*http.Request
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid path")
 	}
 
+	if i.HeaderResponse != nil {
+		if *i.HeaderResponse == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("header response is nil")
+		}
+	}
+
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, i.Method, i.Path, i.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -200,6 +206,12 @@ func (r *Requester) doRequest(req *http.Request, p *Item) error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if p.HeaderResponse != nil {
+			for k, v := range resp.Header {
+				(*p.HeaderResponse)[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+
 		if resp.StatusCode < http.StatusOK ||
 			resp.StatusCode > http.StatusAccepted {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s unsuccessful HTTP status code: %d raw response: %s",

exchanges/request/request_test.go

@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ func TestCheckRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	var passback http.Header
+	check.HeaderResponse = &passback
+	_, err = check.validateRequest(ctx, r)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when underlying memory is not allocated")
+	}
+	passback = http.Header{}
+
 	// Test setting headers
 	check.Headers = map[string]string{
 		"Content-Type": "Super awesome HTTP party experience",
@@ -278,11 +286,15 @@ func TestDoRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	var resp struct {
 		Response bool `json:"response"`
 	}
+
+	// Check header contents
+	var passback = http.Header{}
 	err = r.SendPayload(ctx, &Item{
-		Method:   http.MethodGet,
-		Path:     testURL,
-		Result:   &resp,
-		Endpoint: UnAuth,
+		Method:         http.MethodGet,
+		Path:           testURL,
+		Result:         &resp,
+		Endpoint:       UnAuth,
+		HeaderResponse: &passback,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -291,6 +303,14 @@ func TestDoRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(unexpected)
 	}
 
+	if passback.Get("Content-Length") != "17" {
+		t.Fatal("incorrect header value")
+	}
+
+	if passback.Get("Content-Type") != "application/json" {
+		t.Fatal("incorrect header value")
+	}
+
 	// Check error
 	var respErr struct {
 		Error bool `json:"error"`

exchanges/request/request_types.go

@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ type Item struct {
 	HTTPDebugging bool
 	HTTPRecording bool
 	IsReserved    bool
-	Endpoint      EndpointLimit
+	// HeaderResponse for inspection of header contents package side useful for
+	// pagination
+	HeaderResponse *http.Header
+	Endpoint       EndpointLimit
 }
 
 // Backoff determines how long to wait between request attempts.