0 or negative body repeat means stdin for body

main.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -16,14 +17,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	var bodyRepeat int
 	var path, host, method, body, headers, brandID, issuer string
 	var ca, cert, key, secret string
 	var needJWT, verbose bool
 	var timeout time.Duration
 	flag.StringVar(&method, "method", "get", "method for request")
 	flag.StringVar(&path, "path", "fieldsetdefinitions/v1/index/surveys/SV_031sm3MMOPSa8Tz/fieldsets?assumeHasPermission=true", "path for request")
-	flag.StringVar(&host, "host", "data-platform.service.consul:8080", "host and port for request")
+	flag.StringVar(&host, "host", "data-platform.service.b1-prv.consul:8080", "host and port for request")
 	flag.StringVar(&body, "body", "", "body for request")
+	flag.IntVar(&bodyRepeat, "bodyrepeat", 1, "repeat body for request")
 	flag.StringVar(&brandID, "brand", "testencresponse", "brandID for request JWT")
 	flag.StringVar(&headers, "headers", "", "headers as k=v,k=v for request")
 	flag.StringVar(&issuer, "issuer", "dataprocessing,responseengine,fieldset-definitions,qualtrics,objectstore,svs,monolith,ex,blixt,null,responseengine", "issuer for jwt")
@@ -41,10 +44,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	c := makeClient(timeout, ca, cert, key)
+	var reqBody io.Reader
+	if bodyRepeat >= 1 {
+		reqBody = strings.NewReader(strings.Repeat(body, bodyRepeat))
+	} else {
+		reqBody = os.Stdin
+	}
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(
 		strings.ToUpper(method),
 		host+"/"+strings.Trim(path, "/"),
-		strings.NewReader(body),
+		reqBody,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)