simple_rest_client.rb

#
# Copyright (c) 2006-2025 Wade Alcorn - [email protected]
# Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) - https://beefproject.com
# See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
#
# less noisy verson of BeeRestAPI found in tools.
class BeefRestClient
  def initialize(proto, host, port, user, pass)
    @user = user
    @pass = pass
    @url = "#{proto}://#{host}:#{port}/api/"
    @token = nil
  end

  def is_pass?(passwd)
    @pass == passwd
  end

  def auth
    response = RestClient.post "#{@url}admin/login",
                                { 'username': "#{@user}",
                                  'password': "#{@pass}" }.to_json,
                                content_type: :json,
                                accept: :json
    result = JSON.parse(response.body)
    @token = result['token']
    { success: result['success'], payload: result, token: @token }
  rescue StandardError => e
    { success: false, payload: e.message }
  end

  def version
    return { success: false, payload: 'no token' } if @token.nil?

    begin
      response = RestClient.get "#{@url}server/version", { params: { token: @token } }
      result = JSON.parse(response.body)

      { success: result['success'], payload: result }
    rescue StandardError => e
      print_error "Could not retrieve BeEF version: #{e.message}"
      { success: false, payload: e.message }
    end
  end
end