Fix create_element and custom SSL cert

Properly return response for create_element and add option for a custom SSL certificate

arkindex/client.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Arkindex API Client
 """
 import requests
+import os
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 
@@ -9,17 +10,21 @@ class ArkindexAPI(object):
 
     DEFAULT_BASE_URL = 'https://arkindex.teklia.com/api/v1/'
 
-    def __init__(self, token=None, base_url=DEFAULT_BASE_URL):
+    def __init__(self, token=None, base_url=DEFAULT_BASE_URL, verify_ssl=True):
         self.auth = ArkindexTokenAuth(token) if token else None
         self.base_url = str(base_url)
         if not self.base_url.endswith('/'):
             self.base_url += '/'
+        if isinstance(verify_ssl, str):
+            assert os.path.exists(verify_ssl)
+        self.verify_ssl = verify_ssl
 
     def get(self, endpoint, params={}, requires_auth=False):
         response = requests.get(
             urljoin(self.base_url, endpoint),
             params=params,
             auth=self._get_auth(requires_auth),
+            verify=self.verify_ssl,
         )
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ class ArkindexAPI(object):
             params=params,
             json=json,
             auth=self._get_auth(requires_auth),
+            verify=self.verify_ssl,
         )
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ class ArkindexAPI(object):
         return ResponsePaginator(self, 'elements/{}/pages'.format(id))
 
     def create_element(self, **kwargs):
-        self.post('element', json=kwargs, requires_auth=True)
+        return self.post('element', json=kwargs, requires_auth=True)
 
     def _get_auth(self, requires_auth):
         if not requires_auth: