def jira_api_get(base = "#{JIRA_URL}/#{JIRA_REST_ENDPOINT}", resource = "issue", sub_resource = nil)
  ap JIRA_URL
  effective_url = "#{base}#{resource}/#{@ticket_key}/#{sub_resource}"
  ap effective_url
  request = Typhoeus::Request.get(effective_url,
                                  :disable_ssl_peer_verification => true,
                                  :params => {:os_username => JIRA_USER, :os_password => JIRA_PASS})

  return JSON.parse(request.body) if request.success?
  if request.timed_out?
    $l.info "Typhoeus Timed Out!!!! contacting #{effective_url}"
    raise "Timed out"
  elsif request.code == 0
    $l.info "Curl Error - #{request.curl_error_message}"
    raise "Curl Error - #{request.curl_error_message}"
  else
    $l.info "HTTP Error code #{request.code.to_s} receieved while requesting #{effective_url}"
    raise "HTTP Error code #{request.code.to_s} recieved while requesting #{effective_url} "
  end

end