func makeRequest(t *testing.T, app *forest.App,
	params *requested, want *wanted) (*http.Response, *forest.Response) {
	var request *http.Request
	method := params.method
	auth := params.auth
	path := params.path
	body := params.body
	if body != nil {
		request, _ = http.NewRequest(method, path, bytes.NewBuffer(body))
	} else {
		request, _ = http.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
	}
	if len(auth) > 0 {
		request.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: forest.SessionID, Value: auth})
	}
	response := httptest.NewRecorder()
	app.ServeHTTP(response, request)
	responseData := new(forest.Response)
	responseBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
		return nil, responseData
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(responseBody, responseData); err != nil {
		t.Errorf("unmarshal error: %v when attempting to read: %s",
			err, string(responseBody))
		return nil, responseData
	}
	if response.Code != want.code {
		t.Errorf("%s %s want: %d (%s) got: %d %s, body: %s", method, path,
			want.code, http.StatusText(want.code), response.Code,
			http.StatusText(response.Code), string(responseBody))
		return nil, responseData
	}
	if responseData.Success != want.success {
		t.Errorf("%s %s should return success: %t", method, path, want.success)
		return nil, responseData
	}
	return &http.Response{Header: response.Header()}, responseData
}