HttpClient

Defines HTTP client.

A client can be created using the HttpClient companion object.

import scala.language.implicitConversions

import scamper.http.{ BodyParser, stringToUri }
import scamper.http.client.HttpClient

given BodyParser[String] = BodyParser.text()

// Create HttpClient instance
val client = HttpClient()

def getMessageOfTheDay(): Either[Int, String] =
 // Use client instance
 client.get("http://localhost:8080/motd") { res =>
   res.isSuccessful match
     case true  => Right(res.as[String])
     case false => Left(res.statusCode)
 }

And, if a given client is in scope, you can make use of send() on the request itself.

import scala.language.implicitConversions

import scamper.http.{ BodyParser, stringToUri }
import scamper.http.RequestMethod.Registry.Get
import scamper.http.client.{ ClientHttpRequest, HttpClient }
import scamper.http.headers.{ Accept, AcceptLanguage }
import scamper.http.types.{ stringToMediaRange, stringToLanguageRange }

given HttpClient = HttpClient()
given BodyParser[String] = BodyParser.text(4096)

Get("http://localhost:8080/motd")
 .setAccept("text/plain")
 .setAcceptLanguage("en-US; q=0.6", "fr-CA; q=0.4")
 .send(res => println(res.as[String])) // Send request using client

See also ClientSettings for information about configuring the HTTP client before it is created.