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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def get(self, node=None):
 """Run basic healthchecks against the current node, or against a given node. Example response: > {"status":"ok"} > {"status":"failed","reason":"string"} :param node: Node name :raises ApiError: Raises if the remote server encountered an error. :raises ApiConnectionError: Raises if there was a connectivity issue. :rtype: dict """

        if not node:
            return self.http_client.get(HEALTHCHECKS)
        return self.http_client.get(HEALTHCHECKS_NODE % node)