API made a bit more flexible with input data

- input for add_event() and update_event() can now be a JSON object, JSON string, XML

examples/copy_list.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import sys
 
 from pymisp import PyMISP
-import json
 
 from keys import cert, priv
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def init(cert_to_priv=True):
 def _to_utf8(request):
     to_return = None
     if 'json' in request.headers['content-type']:
-        to_return = json.dumps(request.json())
+        to_return = request.json()
     else:
         to_return = request.text.encode('utf-8')
     return to_return

pymisp/api.py

@@ -81,9 +81,15 @@ class PyMISP(object):
         """
             Add a new event
 
-            :param event: Event object to add
+            :param event: Event as JSON object / string or XML to add
         """
         session = self.__prepare_session()
+        if self.out_type == 'json':
+            if isinstance(event, basestring):
+                return session.post(self.url, data=event)
+            else:
+                return session.post(self.url, data=json.dumps(event))
+        else:
             return session.post(self.url, data=event)
 
     def update_event(self, event_id, event):
@@ -91,9 +97,15 @@ class PyMISP(object):
             Update an event
 
             :param event_id: Event id to update
-            :param event: Elements to add
+            :param event: Event as JSON object / string or XML to add
         """
         session = self.__prepare_session()
+        if self.out_type == 'json':
+            if isinstance(event, basestring):
+                return session.post(self.rest.format(event_id), data=event)
+            else:
+                return session.post(self.rest.format(event_id), data=json.dumps(event))
+        else:
             return session.post(self.rest.format(event_id), data=event)
 
     def delete_event(self, event_id):