get_ids ad get_messages

Client/src/main/java/SimpleShell.java

+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
 import com.mashape.unirest.http.JsonNode;
 import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;
 public class SimpleShell {
 
 
-    public static void prettyPrint(String output) {
-        // yep, make an effort to format things nicely, eh?
-        System.out.println(output);
+    public static void prettyPrint(JsonNode jsonNode) {
+        try {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            Object json = mapper.readValue(jsonNode.toString(), Object.class);
+            System.out.println(mapper.writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter().writeValueAsString(json));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.out.println("Sorry, pretty print didn't work");
+        }
     }
+
     public static void main(String[] args) throws java.io.IOException {
 
         YouAreEll webber = new YouAreEll();
 
                 // ids
                 if (list.contains("ids")) {
-                    String results = webber.get_ids();
-                    SimpleShell.prettyPrint(results);
+                    webber.get_ids();
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 // messages
                 if (list.contains("messages")) {
-                    String results = webber.get_messages();
-                    SimpleShell.prettyPrint(results);
+                    webber.get_messages();
                     continue;
                 }
                 // you need to add a bunch more.
             //catch ioexception, output appropriate message, resume waiting for input
             catch (IOException e) {
                 System.out.println("Input Error, Please try again!");
-            } catch (UnirestException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
             }
             // So what, do you suppose, is the meaning of this comment?
             /** The steps are:

Client/src/main/java/YouAreEll.java

 import com.mashape.unirest.http.JsonNode;
 import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;
 import com.mashape.unirest.http.exceptions.UnirestException;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 //        System.out.println(urlhandler.MakeURLCall("/messages", "GET", ""));
     }
 
-    public String get_ids(){
+    public void get_ids(){
 
         try {
             HttpResponse<JsonNode> jsonResponse = Unirest.get(underARock + "/ids")
                     .header("accept", "application/json")
                     .asJson();
 
-            String ids = jsonResponse.getBody().toString();
-            System.out.println(ids);
-            return ids;
+            SimpleShell.prettyPrint(jsonResponse.getBody());
+
         } catch (UnirestException e) {
             System.out.println("Error");
         }
 
-        return null;
     }
 
-    public String get_messages() throws UnirestException {
+    public void get_messages() {
         try {
-        return MakeURLCall("/messages", "GET", "");
+            HttpResponse<JsonNode> jsonResponse = Unirest.get(underARock + "/messages")
+                    .header("accept", "application/json")
+                    .asJson();
+
+            SimpleShell.prettyPrint(jsonResponse.getBody());
+
         } catch (UnirestException e) {
             System.out.println("Error");
         }
-        return null;
     }
 
     public String MakeURLCall(String mainurl, String method, String jpayload) throws UnirestException {