start writing my own API wrapper

pdnsapi/README.md

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+# PowerDNS API wrapper library
+
+Following [this tutorial](https://www.pretzellogix.net/2021/12/08/how-to-write-a-python3-sdk-library-module-for-a-json-rest-api/)
+
+Michael Hinz, 2025-04-29

pdnsapi/__init__.py

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+import requests
+import requests.packages
+from typing import List, Dict
+
+
+class PdnsRestAdapter:
+    def __init__(self, hostname: str, api_key: str = '', ver: str = 'v1'):
+        self.url = f"http://{hostname}/api/{ver}/"
+        self._api_key = api_key
+
+    def get(self, endpoint: str) -> List[Dict]:
+        full_url = self.url + endpoint
+        headers = {'X-API-key': self._api_key}
+        response = requests.get(url=full_url, headers=headers)
+        data_out = response.json()
+        return data_out
+        if response.status.code >= 200 and response.status.code <= 299:
+            return data_out
+        raise Exception(data_out['message'])  # TODO: raise custom exception later
+
+    def post(self, endpoint: str, params: Dict = None, data: Dict = None):
+        full_url = self.url + endpoint
+        headers = {'X-API-key': self._api_key}
+        response = requests.post(url=full_url, params=params, headers=headers, json=data)
+        data_out = response.json()
+        return data_out
+        if response.status.code >= 200 and response.status.code <= 299:
+            return
+        raise Exception(data_out['message'])  # TODO: raise custom exception later