gistfile1.txt

function request($data , $retry = 1)
    {
    	//Configure::write('debug' , 2);
    	
		$start_time_unix = time();
		$max_time_unix = time() + $this->request_timeout;
		$success = false;
		
		// Are there any servers left to try ???
		if(false != $this->select_server())
    	{
			// set the socket host with this active server...
    		$this->config['host'] = $this->active_server;
    			
    		// import the Socket lib
    		App::import('Core', 'HttpSocket');
				
			
			/**
			*	While the data has not been found and we are within the time boundary.... 
			*/
			while((false == $success) || ($start_time_unix < $max_time_unix))
			{
				$HttpSocket = new HttpSocket( $this->config );

				$this->log('Posting to: '.$this->active_server.$this->settings['request_uri'] , LOG_DEBUG );
				$this->log('With Data: '.implode(',' , array_keys($data) ) , LOG_DEBUG );	
				
				// Start Timer
				$start_time = $this->microtime_float();	
				
				// Post,Parse, and fix the response...
				$response = $HttpSocket->post( $this->active_server.$this->settings['request_uri'] ,  $data );
				$response = str_replace('Array' , '' , $response ); // Fix the response....
				
				// End time	
				$end_time = $this->microtime_float();
				
				$this->log('Response' , LOG_DEBUG );
				$this->log($response , LOG_DEBUG );
					
				$success = true;

				$this->log('Connected' , LOG_DEBUG );
			}

			// While condition has been met so close the current socket...
			$HttpSocket->disconnect();
			
			$total_request_time =  $end_time - $start_time;
			$msg = 'Request to ['.$this->active_server.'] processed in '.$total_request_time.' seconds';
			$this->log( $msg , LOG_DEBUG );
			$this->log('Address ['.$this->active_server.'] resolves to '. $HttpSocket->address() , LOG_DEBUG );

			if( false == $success)
			{
				// If we can rety again with another server lets have another crack...
				if($retry < $this->max_retry)
				{
					$retry++;
					$this->log( 'Attempting retry '.$retry.' of '.$this->max_retry , LOG_DEBUG );
					$this->request( $data , $retry );
				}
				else
				{
					$this->log( 'No response after '.$this->max_retry . ' attempts. Returning False' , LOG_DEBUG );
					return false;
				}
				
			}
			else 
			{
				return $response;	
			}
				
		}

		return false;
    }