diff --git a/src/dapi/DataApi.js b/src/dapi/DataApi.js
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+/**
+ * Generic interface for data transmission
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 LoVullo Associates, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
+ *
+ * Liza 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 .
+ */
+
+var Interface = require( 'easejs' ).Interface;
+
+
+/**
+ * Provies a generic interface for data transmission. The only assumption that a
+ * user of this API shall make is that data may be sent and received in some
+ * arbitrary, implementation-defined format, and that every request for data
+ * shall yield some sort of response via a callback.
+ */
+module.exports = Interface( 'DataApi',
+{
+ /**
+ * Perform an asynchronous request and invoke the callback with the reply
+ *
+ * If an implementation is synchronous, the callback must still be invoked.
+ *
+ * The data format is implementation-defined. The data parameter is
+ * documented as binary as it is the most permissive, but any data may be
+ * transferred that is supported by the protocol.
+ *
+ * The first parameter of the callback shall contain an Error in the event
+ * of a failure; otherwise, it shall be null.
+ *
+ * @param {string} data binary data to transmit
+ * @param {function(?Error,*)} callback continuation upon reply
+ *
+ * @return {DataApi} self
+ */
+ 'public request': [ 'data', 'callback' ]
+} );
diff --git a/src/dapi/http/HttpDataApi.js b/src/dapi/http/HttpDataApi.js
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+/**
+ * Data transmission over HTTP(S)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 LoVullo Associates, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
+ *
+ * Liza 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 .
+ */
+
+var Class = require( 'easejs' ).Class,
+ DataApi = require( '../DataApi' ),
+ HttpImpl = require( './HttpImpl' ),
+
+ // RFC 2616 methods
+ rfcmethods = {
+ DELETE: true,
+ GET: true,
+ HEAD: true,
+ OPTIONS: true,
+ POST: true,
+ PUT: true,
+ TRACE: true
+ };
+
+
+/**
+ * HTTP request abstraction. Does minor validation, but delegates to a specific
+ * HTTP implementation for the actual request.
+ */
+module.exports = Class( 'HttpDataApi' )
+ .implement( DataApi )
+ .extend(
+{
+ /**
+ * Request URL
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+ 'private _url': '',
+
+ /**
+ * HTTP method
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+ 'private _method': '',
+
+ /**
+ * HTTP implementation to perfom request
+ * @type {HttpImpl}
+ */
+ 'private _impl': null,
+
+
+ /**
+ * Initialize Data API with destination and HTTP implementation
+ *
+ * The supplied HTTP implementation will be used to perform the HTTP
+ * requests, which permits the user to use whatever implementation works
+ * well with their existing system.
+ *
+ * @param {string} url destination URL
+ * @param {string} method RFC-2616-compliant HTTP method
+ * @param {HttpImpl} impl HTTP implementation
+ *
+ * @throws {TypeError} when non-HttpImpl is provided
+ */
+ __construct: function( url, method, impl )
+ {
+ if ( !( Class.isA( HttpImpl, impl ) ) )
+ {
+ throw TypeError( "Expected HttpImpl" );
+ }
+
+ this._url = ''+url;
+ this._method = this._validateMethod( method );
+ this._impl = impl;
+ },
+
+
+ /**
+ * Perform an asynchronous request and invoke the callback with the reply
+ *
+ * In the event of an error, the first parameter is the error; otherwise, it
+ * is null. The return data shall not be used in the event of an error.
+ *
+ * The return value shall be a raw string; conversion to other formats must
+ * be handled by a wrapper.
+ *
+ * @param {string} data binary data to transmit
+ * @param {function(?Error,*):string} callback continuation upon reply
+ *
+ * @return {DataApi} self
+ *
+ * @throws {TypeError} on validation failure
+ */
+ 'public request': function( data, callback )
+ {
+ this._validateDataType( data );
+
+ this._impl.requestData(
+ this._url, this._method, data, callback
+ );
+
+ return this;
+ },
+
+
+ /**
+ * Ensures that the provided method conforms to RFC 2616
+ *
+ * @param {string} method HTTP method
+ * @return {string} provided method
+ *
+ * @throws {Error} on non-conforming method
+ */
+ 'private _validateMethod': function( method )
+ {
+ if ( !( rfcmethods[ method ] ) )
+ {
+ throw Error( "Invalid RFC 2616 method: " + method );
+ }
+
+ return method;
+ },
+
+
+ /**
+ * Validates that the provided data type is accepted by the Data API
+ *
+ * @param {*} data data to validate
+ * @return {undefined}
+ *
+ * @throws {TypeError} on validation failure
+ */
+ 'private _validateDataType': function( data )
+ {
+ var type = typeof data;
+
+ if ( ( data === null )
+ || !( ( type === 'string' ) || ( type === 'object' ) )
+ )
+ {
+ throw TypeError(
+ "Data must be a string of raw data or object containing " +
+ "key-value params"
+ );
+ }
+ }
+} );
diff --git a/src/dapi/http/HttpImpl.js b/src/dapi/http/HttpImpl.js
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+/**
+ * HTTP protocol implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 LoVullo Associates, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
+ *
+ * Liza 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 .
+ */
+
+var Interface = require( 'easejs' ).Interface;
+
+
+/**
+ * HTTP protocol implementation that will perform the actual transfer. This
+ * abstraction allows use of whatever library the user prefers (e.g.
+ * XMLHttpRequest, jQuery, etc).
+ */
+module.exports = Interface( 'HttpImpl',
+{
+ /**
+ * Perform HTTP request
+ *
+ * If the request is synchronous, it must still return the data via the
+ * provided callback. The provided data is expected to be key-value if an
+ * object is given, otherwise a string of binary data.
+ *
+ * An implementation is not required to implement every HTTP method,
+ * although that is certainly preferred; a user of the API is expected to
+ * know when an implementation does not support a given method.
+ *
+ * @param {string} url destination URL
+ * @param {string} method RFC-2616-compliant HTTP method
+ * @param {Object|string} data request params
+ * @param {function(Error, Object)} callback server response callback
+ *
+ * @return {HttpImpl} self
+ */
+ 'public requestData': [ 'url', 'method', 'data', 'callback' ]
+} );
diff --git a/test/dapi/http/HttpDataApiTest.js b/test/dapi/http/HttpDataApiTest.js
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+/**
+ * Test case for data transmission over HTTP(S)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 LoVullo Associates, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
+ *
+ * Liza 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 .
+ */
+
+var dapi = require( '../../../' ).dapi,
+ expect = require( 'chai' ).expect,
+ Class = require( 'easejs' ).Class,
+ Sut = dapi.http.HttpDataApi,
+
+ dummy_url = 'http://foo',
+ dummy_impl = Class
+ .implement( dapi.http.HttpImpl )
+ .extend( { requestData: function( _, __, ___, ____ ) {} } ),
+
+ dummy_sut = Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', dummy_impl );
+
+
+describe( 'HttpDataApi', function()
+{
+ it( 'is a DataApi', function()
+ {
+ expect( Class.isA( dapi.DataApi, dummy_sut ) ).to.be.ok;
+ } );
+
+
+ it( 'permits RFC 2616 HTTP methods', function()
+ {
+ var m = [ 'GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'DELETE', 'TRACE' ];
+
+ m.forEach( function( method )
+ {
+ expect( function()
+ {
+ Sut( dummy_url, method, dummy_impl );
+ } ).to.not.throw( Error );
+ } );
+ } );
+
+
+ it( 'does not permit non-RFC-2616 HTTP methods', function()
+ {
+ expect( function()
+ {
+ Sut( dummy_url, 'FOO', dummy_impl );
+ } ).to.throw( Error, 'FOO' );
+ } );
+
+
+ it( 'rejects non-HttpImpl objects', function()
+ {
+ expect( function()
+ {
+ Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', {} );
+ } ).to.throw( TypeError, 'HttpImpl' );
+ } );
+
+
+ describe( '.request', function()
+ {
+ var impl = Class( 'StubHttpImpl' )
+ .implement( dapi.http.HttpImpl )
+ .extend(
+ {
+ provided: [],
+ data: "",
+ err: null,
+
+ requestData: function( url, method, data, c )
+ {
+ this.provided = arguments;
+ c( this.err, this.data );
+ }
+ } )();
+
+
+ /**
+ * The actual request is performed by some underling implementation.
+ * This additional level of indirection allows the general concept of an
+ * "HTTP Data API" to vary from an underyling HTTP protocol
+ * implementation; they are separate concerns, although the distinction
+ * may seem subtle.
+ */
+ it( 'delegates to provided HTTP implementation', function()
+ {
+ var method = 'POST',
+ data = {},
+ c = function() {};
+
+ Sut( dummy_url, method, impl ).request( data, c );
+
+ var provided = impl.provided;
+ expect( provided[ 0 ] ).to.equal( dummy_url );
+ expect( provided[ 1 ] ).to.equal( method );
+ expect( provided[ 2 ] ).to.equal( data );
+ expect( provided[ 3 ] ).to.equal( c );
+ } );
+
+
+ /**
+ * Method chaining
+ */
+ it( 'returns self', function()
+ {
+ var sut = Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', impl ),
+ ret = sut.request( "", function() {} );
+
+ expect( ret ).to.equal( sut );
+ } );
+
+
+ /**
+ * String requests are intended to be raw messages, whereas objects are
+ * treated as key-value params.
+ */
+ it( 'accepts string and object data', function()
+ {
+ expect( function()
+ {
+ Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', impl )
+ .request( "", function() {} ) // string
+ .request( {}, function() {} ); // object
+ } ).to.not.throw( Error );
+ } );
+
+
+ it( 'rejects all other data types', function()
+ {
+ var sut = Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', impl );
+
+ [ 123, null, Infinity, undefined, NaN, function() {} ]
+ .forEach( function( data )
+ {
+ expect( function()
+ {
+ sut.request( data, function() {} );
+ } ).to.throw( TypeError );
+ } );
+ } );
+
+
+ it( 'returns error provided by HTTP implementation', function( done )
+ {
+ impl.err = Error( "Test impl error" );
+ Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', impl ).request( "", function( err, resp )
+ {
+ expect( err ).to.equal( impl.err );
+ done();
+ } );
+ } );
+
+
+ it( 'returns response provided by HTTP implementation', function( done )
+ {
+ impl.data = {};
+ Sut( dummy_url, 'GET', impl ).request( "", function( err, resp )
+ {
+ expect( resp ).to.equal( impl.data );
+ done();
+ } );
+ } );
+ } );
+} );