general purpose rest client

rest.php

<?php
//general purpose rest client
function rest_helper($url, $params = null, $body="", $verb = "GET", $format = "json", $auth_token='mytoken')
{
    $cparams = array(
        "http" => array(
            "method" => $verb,
            "ignore_errors" => true,
            "timeout" => 5,
        )
    );


    $cparams["http"]["header"] = '';
    
    //token autorizzazione
    if ($auth_token) {
        $cparams["http"]["header"] .= "X-Auth-Token: {$auth_token}\r\n";
    }
    
    //post parametri
    if ($params !== null) {
        $params = http_build_query($params);
        if (in_array($verb, array("POST", "PUT"))) {
            $cparams["http"]["content"] = $params;
            $cparams["http"]["header"] .= "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n";
            $cparams["http"]["header"] .= "Content-Length: ".strlen($params)."\r\n";
        } else {
            $url .= "?" . $params;
        }
      
    //post body
    } elseif($body!== null) {
        
        if ($format == "json") {
            $cparams["http"]["header"]  .= "Content-Type: application/json\r\n";
            $cparams["http"]["content"]  = json_encode($body, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT);
        } else {
            $cparams["http"]["content"]  = $body;
        }
        
    }
    
    //lettura risultati
    $context = stream_context_create($cparams);
    $res = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
    switch ($format) {
        case "json":
            $r = json_decode($res);
            return $r;
        case "xml":
            $r = simplexml_load_string($res);
            return $r;
    }
    return $res;
}

$data = ["data"=>
    [
        "type"=> "customers",
        "send_payment_mail"=> 1,
        "contact_id"=> 888888,
        "company_name"=> "XXX LLC",
        "first_name"=> "Judy",
        "last_name"=> "OKeefe",
        "address"=> "97534 Jody Summit Suite 660Federicoborough, NM 73044",
        "address_2"=> "17659 Arlo Prairie\nEast Maggie, AZ 08883-9180",
        "address_3"=> "18540 Luther Loop Apt. 581\nZboncakland, MO 55875",
        "postal_code"=> "13727-4208",
        "city"=> "Lelandshire",
        "province"=> "DZ",
        "tax_code"=> "Pariatur.",
        "vat"=> "Quis qui.",
        "email"=> "waters.herman@yahoo.com",
        "date_of_birth"=> "2009-04-21",
        "gender"=> 1,
        "phone_number"=> "+1 (601) 507-0285",
        "phone_number_2"=> "(294) 732-2247",
   ]
];

$risposta = rest_helper('xxxx', null, $data, "POST", "json", 'mytoken');

echo json_encode($risposta);