client.js

var restify = require('restify');
var client = restify.createJsonClient({
  url: 'http://localhost:3001',
  version: '*'
});

msg = {
  "_id": "4ff71172bc148900000010a3",
  "userId": "4f711b377579dbf65e000001",
  "courseId": "4f69021bff338faffa000001",
  "createdByUserId": "4f711b377579dbf65e000001",
  "dateFrom": "2012-06-04",
  "dateTo": "2012-09-30",
  "notes": "Rates do not include tax & are subject to change without notice\\nRental Clubs are available for $30 per set\\nAll major credit cards accepted",
  "updatedAt": "2012-07-06T17:59:08.581Z",
  "periods": [{
    "name": "morning",
    "weekdayWalking": 1500,
    "weekdayCart": 3000,
    "weekendWalking": 2000,
    "weekendCart": 3500,
    "timeFrom": 0,
    "timeTo": 780,
    "_id": "4ff71172bc148900000010a4"
  },
  {
    "timeFrom": 780,
    "name": "twilight",
    "timeTo": 900,
    "weekdayWalking": 1500,
    "weekdayCart": 2500,
    "weekendWalking": 1500,
    "weekendCart": 3000,
    "_id": "4ff7276cbc148900000010f4"
  },
  {
    "timeFrom": 900,
    "name": "super twilight",
    "weekdayWalking": 1200,
    "weekdayCart": 2000,
    "weekendWalking": 1200,
    "weekendCart": 2500,
    "timeTo": 1439,
    "_id": "4ff7276cbc148900000010f3"
  }],
  "holidays": [{
    "country": "US",
    "name": "Flag Day",
    "start": 1339657200000,
    "end": 1339743600000,
    "date": "2012-06-14"
  },
  {
    "country": "US / MX",
    "name": "Father's Day, Día del Padre (Father's Day)",
    "start": 1340262000000,
    "end": 1340348400000,
    "date": "2012-06-21"
  },
  {
    "country": "US",
    "name": "Independence Day",
    "start": 1341385200000,
    "end": 1341471600000,
    "date": "2012-07-04"
  },
  {
    "country": "US",
    "name": "Labor Day",
    "start": 1347001200000,
    "end": 1347087600000,
    "date": "2012-09-07"
  }],
  "weekdaySunday": false,
  "weekdaySaturday": false,
  "weekdayFriday": false,
  "weekdayThursday": true,
  "weekdayWednesday": true,
  "weekdayTuesday": true,
  "weekdayMonday": true
}

client.put('/test', msg, function(err, req, res, obj) {
  // assert.ifError(err);
  if (err) {
    console.log("Error: " + err)
  } else {
    console.log('%j', obj);
  }
});

server.js

var restify = require('restify');
var Logger = require("bunyan");

function respond(req, res, next) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(req.params))
  res.send(req.params);
}

var server = restify.createServer({
  name: 'test-api',
  version: '0.1.0',
  responseTimeHeader: 'X-Runtime',
  responseTimeFormatter: function(durationInMilliseconds) {
    return durationInMilliseconds / 1000;
  },
  log: new Logger({
    level: 'info',
    name: 'test-api',
    stream: process.stdout,
    serializers: {
      err: Logger.stdSerializers.err,
      req: Logger.stdSerializers.req,
      res: restify.bunyan.serializers.response
    }
  })
});
server.use(restify.acceptParser(server.acceptable));
server.use(restify.dateParser());
server.use(restify.queryParser());
server.use(restify.bodyParser());
server.put('/test', respond);

server.listen(3001, function() {
  console.log('%s listening at %s', server.name, server.url);
});