feat(writeapi): topic posting and replying

src/controllers/helpers.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const nconf = require('nconf');
 const validator = require('validator');
 const querystring = require('querystring');
+const url = require('url');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
 const user = require('../user');
@@ -413,4 +414,28 @@ helpers.generateError = (statusCode, message) => {
 	return payload;
 };
 
+helpers.buildReqObject = (req) => {
+	var headers = req.headers;
+	var encrypted = !!req.connection.encrypted;
+	var host = headers.host;
+	var referer = headers.referer || '';
+	if (!host) {
+		host = url.parse(referer).host || '';
+	}
+
+	return {
+		uid: req.uid,
+		params: req.params,
+		method: req.method,
+		body: req.body,
+		ip: req.ip,
+		host: host,
+		protocol: encrypted ? 'https' : 'http',
+		secure: encrypted,
+		url: referer,
+		path: referer.substr(referer.indexOf(host) + host.length),
+		headers: headers,
+	};
+};
+
 require('../promisify')(helpers);