gistfile1.txt

var requests = {
    set: createPostRequest('POST', 'text'),
    get: createRequest('GET', 'query')
};

function createPostRequest(type, method, payload) {    
    twitch.rig.log($("#input").val());          //input
    return {
        type: type,
        url: location.protocol + '//localhost:8081/sayit/' + method,
        success: updateBlock,
        contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
        data: {body: payload},
        error: logError
    }
}


function createRequest(type, method) {
    return {
        type: type,
        url: location.protocol + '//localhost:8081/sayit/' + method,
        success: updateBlock,
        error: logError
    }
}

$.ajax(requests.set);