backend/app/Http/Business/Commands/HttpRequestCommand.php

<?php
/**
 * Created by PhpStorm.
 * User: robin
 * Date: 11/24/15
 * Time: 12:15 AM
 */

namespace App\Http\Business\Commands;

use GuzzleHttp\Client;
use GuzzleHttp\Exception\ClientException;
use GuzzleHttp\Exception\RequestException;
use Luticate\Utils\LuLog;

class HttpRequestCommand extends AbstractCommand
{
    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function exec()
    {
        $data = $this->_command->getData();
        $url = $data["Url"];
        $method = isset($data["Method"]) ? $data["Method"] : "POST";
        $options = isset($data["Options"]) ? $data["Options"] : array();

        $client = new Client();

        try {
            $response = $client->request($method, $url, $options);
        } catch (ClientException $e) {
            $response = $e->getResponse();
            if (!is_null($response)) {
                LuLog::log($response->getBody());
            }
            LuLog::log($e);
            abort(500, "Failed to execute request (client)");
        } catch (RequestException $e) {
            $response = $e->getResponse();
            if (!is_null($response)) {
                LuLog::log($response->getBody());
            }
            LuLog::log($e);
            abort(500, "Failed to execute request (request)");
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            LuLog::log($e);
            abort(500, "Failed to execute request (unknown)");
        }

        if ($response->getStatusCode() != 200)
        {
            abort(500, "Failed to execute request (" . $response->getStatusCode() . ")");
        }

        return true;
    }
}