Bash / cURL: Load URL contents or fail with HTTP Status code

safe_load_uri.sh

safe_load_uri() {
  local URL="$1"
  local RESPONSE="$(curl --silent --write-out "HTTPSTATUS:%{http_code}" -X GET $URL)"
  local BODY="$(echo $RESPONSE | sed -e 's/HTTPSTATUS\:.*//g')"
  local STATUS="$(echo $RESPONSE | tr -d '\n' | sed -e 's/.*HTTPSTATUS://')"
  if [ $STATUS -ge 400  ]; then
    echo "$STATUS"
    exit 1
  else
    echo "$BODY"
  fi
}

if RESULT=$(safe_load_uri "https://duncanhall.net"); then
  echo "$RESULT"
else
  echo "Failed: $RESULT"
fi