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+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 Stridatum LLC <code@stridatum.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+// Package harhar provides a minimal set of methods and structs to enable
+// HAR logging in a go net/http-based application.
+package harhar
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Client embeds a http.Client and wraps its methods to perform transparent HAR
+// logging for every request and response. It contains the properties for the
+// root "log" node of the HAR, with Creator, Version, and Comment strings.
+type Client struct {
+	cli *http.Client
+
+	// Creator describes the source of the logged requests/responses.
+	Creator struct {
+		// Name defaults to the name of the program (os.Args[0])
+		Name string `json:"name"`
+
+		// Version defaults to the current time (formatted as "20060102150405")
+		Version string `json:"version"`
+	} `json:"creator"`
+
+	// Version defaults to the current time (formatted as "20060102150405")
+	Version string `json:"version"`
+
+	// Comment can be added to the log to describe the particulars of this data.
+	Comment string `json:"comment,omitempty"`
+
+	// Entries contains all of the Request and Response details that passed
+	// through this Client.
+	Entries []Entry `json:"entries"`
+}
+
+// ClientInterface allows you to dynamically swap in a harhar.Client for
+// a http.Client if needed. (Although you'll still need to type-convert to use
+// http.Client fields or WriteLog)
+type ClientInterface interface {
+	Get(url string) (*http.Response, error)
+	Head(url string) (*http.Response, error)
+	Post(url string, bodyType string, body io.Reader) (*http.Response, error)
+	PostForm(url string, data url.Values) (*http.Response, error)
+	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+func NewClient(client *http.Client) *Client {
+	nowVersion := time.Now().Format("20060102150405")
+	c := &Client{
+		cli:     client,
+		Version: nowVersion,
+	}
+	// add some reasonable defaults
+	c.Creator.Name = os.Args[0]
+	c.Creator.Version = nowVersion
+	return c
+}
+
+// WriteLog writes the HAR log format to the filename given, then returns the
+// number of bytes.
+func (c *Client) WriteLog(filename string) (int, error) {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(map[string]*Client{"log": c})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return len(data), ioutil.WriteFile(filename, data, 0644)
+}
+
+///////////////////////////
+// wrappers to implement same interface as http.Client
+///////////////////////////
+
+// Get works just like http.Client.Get, creating a GET Request and calling Do.
+func (c *Client) Get(url string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.Do(req)
+}
+
+// Head works just like http.Client.Head, creating a HEAD Request and calling Do.
+func (c *Client) Head(url string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("HEAD", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.Do(req)
+}
+
+// Post works just like http.Client.Post, creating a POST Request with the
+// provided body data, setting the content-type to bodyType, and calling Do.
+func (c *Client) Post(url string, bodyType string, body io.Reader) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", bodyType)
+	return c.Do(req)
+}
+
+// PostForm works just like http.Client.PostForm, creating a POST Request by
+// urlencoding data, setting the content-type appropriately, and calling Do.
+func (c *Client) PostForm(url string, data url.Values) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return c.Post(url, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", strings.NewReader(data.Encode()))
+}
+
+// Do works by calling http.Client.Do on the wrapped client instance. However,
+// it also tracks the request start and end times, and parses elements from the
+// request and response data into HAR log Entries.
+func (c *Client) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	var err error
+	ent := Entry{}
+	ent.Request, err = makeRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ent.Cache = make(map[string]string)
+
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	resp, err := c.cli.Do(req)
+	finish := time.Now()
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	// very hard to get these numbers
+	ent.Timings.Send = -1
+	ent.Timings.Wait = -1
+
+	if resp.Header.Get("Date") != "" {
+		svrReceived, terr := time.Parse(time.RFC1123, resp.Header.Get("Date"))
+		if terr != nil {
+			svrReceived, terr = time.Parse(time.RFC1123Z, resp.Header.Get("Date"))
+		}
+		if terr == nil {
+			ent.Timings.Wait = int(svrReceived.Sub(startTime).Seconds() * 1000.0)
+			ent.Timings.Receive = int(finish.Sub(svrReceived).Seconds() * 1000.0)
+			ent.Time = ent.Timings.Wait + ent.Timings.Receive
+		}
+	}
+	if ent.Timings.Wait == -1 {
+		ent.Timings.Receive = int(finish.Sub(startTime).Seconds() * 1000.0)
+		ent.Time = ent.Timings.Receive
+	}
+
+	ent.Start = startTime.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	ent.Response, err = makeResponse(resp)
+
+	// add entry to log
+	c.Entries = append(c.Entries, ent)
+	return resp, err
+}
+
+// convert an http.Request to a harhar.Request
+func makeRequest(hr *http.Request) (Request, error) {
+	r := Request{
+		Method:      hr.Method,
+		URL:         hr.URL.String(),
+		HttpVersion: hr.Proto,
+		HeadersSize: -1,
+		BodySize:    -1,
+	}
+
+	// parse out headers
+	r.Headers = make([]NameValuePair, 0, len(hr.Header))
+	for name, vals := range hr.Header {
+		for _, val := range vals {
+			r.Headers = append(r.Headers, NameValuePair{name, val})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// parse out cookies
+	r.Cookies = make([]Cookie, 0, len(hr.Cookies()))
+	for _, c := range hr.Cookies() {
+		nc := Cookie{
+			Name:     c.Name,
+			Path:     c.Path,
+			Value:    c.Value,
+			Domain:   c.Domain,
+			Expires:  c.Expires.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			HttpOnly: c.HttpOnly,
+			Secure:   c.Secure,
+		}
+		r.Cookies = append(r.Cookies, nc)
+	}
+
+	// parse query params
+	qp := hr.URL.Query()
+	r.QueryParams = make([]NameValuePair, 0, len(qp))
+	for name, vals := range qp {
+		for _, val := range vals {
+			r.QueryParams = append(r.QueryParams, NameValuePair{name, val})
+		}
+	}
+
+	if hr.Body == nil {
+		return r, nil
+	}
+
+	// read in all the data and replace the ReadCloser
+	bodyData, err := ioutil.ReadAll(hr.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return r, err
+	}
+	hr.Body.Close()
+	hr.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(bodyData))
+
+	r.Body.Content = string(bodyData)
+	r.Body.MIMEType = hr.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	if r.Body.MIMEType == "" {
+		// default per RFC2616
+		r.Body.MIMEType = "application/octet-stream"
+	}
+
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+// convert an http.Response to a harhar.Response
+func makeResponse(hr *http.Response) (Response, error) {
+	r := Response{
+		StatusCode:  hr.StatusCode,
+		StatusText:  hr.Status[4:], // "200 OK" => "OK"
+		HttpVersion: hr.Proto,
+		HeadersSize: -1,
+		BodySize:    -1,
+	}
+
+	// parse out headers
+	r.Headers = make([]NameValuePair, 0, len(hr.Header))
+	for name, vals := range hr.Header {
+		for _, val := range vals {
+			r.Headers = append(r.Headers, NameValuePair{name, val})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// parse out cookies
+	r.Cookies = make([]Cookie, 0, len(hr.Cookies()))
+	for _, c := range hr.Cookies() {
+		nc := Cookie{
+			Name:     c.Name,
+			Path:     c.Path,
+			Value:    c.Value,
+			Domain:   c.Domain,
+			Expires:  c.Expires.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			HttpOnly: c.HttpOnly,
+			Secure:   c.Secure,
+		}
+		r.Cookies = append(r.Cookies, nc)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: check for redirect URL?
+
+	// read in all the data and replace the ReadCloser
+	bodyData, err := ioutil.ReadAll(hr.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return r, err
+	}
+	hr.Body.Close()
+	hr.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(bodyData))
+	r.Body.Content = string(bodyData)
+	r.Body.Size = len(bodyData)
+
+	r.Body.MIMEType = hr.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	if r.Body.MIMEType == "" {
+		// default per RFC2616
+		r.Body.MIMEType = "application/octet-stream"
+	}
+
+	return r, nil
+}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
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+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 Stridatum LLC <code@stridatum.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+package harhar
+
+// This file contains the struct definitinos for the various components of a
+// HAR logfile. It omits many optional properties for brevity, and because
+// harhar is generally only useful in a server (non-browser) application mode.
+//
+// W3C Spec:
+//   https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webperf/raw-file/tip/specs/HAR/Overview.html
+
+type Entry struct {
+	Request  Request  `json:"request"`
+	Response Response `json:"response"`
+
+	Start string `json:"startedDateTime"` // ISO8601 time
+
+	// Total time in milliseconds, Time=SUM(Timings.*)
+	Time    int `json:"time"`
+	Timings struct {
+		Send    int `json:"send"`
+		Wait    int `json:"wait"`
+		Receive int `json:"receive"`
+	} `json:"timings"`
+
+	// always empty
+	Cache map[string]string `json:"cache"`
+}
+
+type Request struct {
+	Method      string          `json:"method"` // in caps, GET/POST/etc
+	URL         string          `json:"url"`
+	HttpVersion string          `json:"httpVersion"` // ex "HTTP/1.1"
+	Headers     []NameValuePair `json:"headers"`
+	Cookies     []Cookie        `json:"cookies"`
+	QueryParams []NameValuePair `json:"queryString"`
+
+	Body struct {
+		MIMEType string `json:"mimeType"`
+		Content  string `json:"text"`
+	} `json:"postData"`
+
+	// always -1, too lazy
+	HeadersSize int `json:"headersSize"`
+	BodySize    int `json:"bodySize"`
+}
+
+type Response struct {
+	StatusCode  int             `json:"status"`      // 200
+	StatusText  string          `json:"statusText"`  // "OK"
+	HttpVersion string          `json:"httpVersion"` // ex "HTTP/1.1"
+	RedirectURL string          `json:"redirectURL"`
+	Headers     []NameValuePair `json:"headers"`
+	Cookies     []Cookie        `json:"cookies"`
+
+	Body struct {
+		Size     int    `json:"size"`
+		MIMEType string `json:"mimeType"`
+		Content  string `json:"text"`
+	} `json:"content"`
+
+	// always -1, too lazy
+	HeadersSize int `json:"headersSize"`
+	BodySize    int `json:"bodySize"`
+}
+
+type NameValuePair struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
+}
+
+type Cookie struct {
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	Value    string `json:"value"`
+	Path     string `json:"path,omitempty"`
+	Domain   string `json:"domain,omitempty"`
+	Expires  string `json:"expires,omitempty"` // ISO8601 time
+	Secure   bool   `json:"secure"`
+	HttpOnly bool   `json:"httpOnly"`
+}