Checks to see if a website is down

isTheWebsiteDown.js

var http = require('http');
var urlparams = '/api/hermes_msoe_prod/systems/listSystemItems/{"system":"curriculog","id":"18","itemType":"core","template":"True"}';

module['exports'] = function isTheWebSiteDown (hook) {
  http.get(hook.params.url + urlparams, function(res){
    hook.debug(hook.params.url + urlparams + " is up and running.")
    hook.res.end(hook.res.read());
  }).on('error', function (){
    hook.debug(hook.params.url + urlparams + " is DOWN!")
    hook.res.end('true');
  });
};

module['exports'].schema = {
  "params": {
    "type": "string",
    "default": '{"system":"curriculog","id":"18","itemType":"core","template":"True"}'
  },
  "url": {
    "type": "string",
    "default": "hermes.digarc.com"
  }
};