refactor: eliminate parsing functions in preference of read -r command

mc

@@ -78,32 +78,6 @@ function backup() {
     popd
 }
 
-
-function first() {
-    echo "$1" 
-}
-
-function second() {
-    first $(rest "${@}")
-}
-
-function rest() {
-    drop 1 "$@"
-}
-
-function drop() {
-    if (( 1 == "$#" )); then
-        return 0
-    fi
-
-    if (( "$#" < 1 )); then
-        return 1
-    fi
-
-    shift $(( 1 + $1 )) 
-    echo "$@" 
-}
-
 function usage() {
     printf "API key for my-mc must be exported using 'export MY_MC_API_KEY=<my-mc api key>'\n\n"
     printf "Backup directory can be changed from default ~/mc-mc_backup/ by using 'export MY_MC_BACKUP_DIR=</path/to/dir/>'\n\n"
@@ -124,18 +98,22 @@ function main() {
     
     for command in "${!commands[@]}"; do
         if [[ "$1" == "${command}" ]]; then
-            case "$(second ${commands[$1]})" in
+
+            local endpoint method body
+            read -r endpoint method body <<<"${commands[$1]}"
+
+            case "${method}" in
                 "POST")
-                    curl -sS "${headers[@]}" -X "$(second ${commands[$1]})" "${base_url}$(first ${commands[$1]})" \
-                         -d "$(printf "$(drop 2 ${commands[$1]})\n" "${args[@]}")"
+                    curl -sS "${headers[@]}" -X "${method}" "${base_url}${endpoint}" \
+                         -d "$(printf "${body}\n" "${args[@]}")"
                     echo ""
                     ;;
                 "GET") 
-                    curl -sS "${headers[@]}" -X "$(second ${commands[$1]})" "${base_url}$(first ${commands[$1]})"
+                    curl -sS "${headers[@]}" -X "${method}" "${base_url}${endpoint}"
                     echo ""
                     ;;
                 "FUNC") 
-                    eval "$(first ${commands[$1]})" "${args[@]}"
+                    eval "${endpoint}" "${args[@]}"
                     ;;
                 *)
                     echo "ERROR: Invalid state. Check for typo in command array."