code: function get(url, shouldParse, callback) {
      request(url, function (err, response, body) {
          if (err) {
              console.error('Error making GET request to endpoint ' + url);
        callback(shouldParse ? {} : "{}");
          }
  
          if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
              console.error('non 200 response for URL: ' + url);
              callback(shouldParse ? {} : "{}");
              return;
          }
  
          var toReturn = shouldParse ? JSON.parse(body) : body;
          callback(toReturn);
          return;
      });
  }
docs: /*
  Method to make GET request
  
  @param string url
  @param Function callback
  @invoke callback(Object response)