public static ConsoleMessage ConstructMessage()
{
Console.WriteLine("Please construct a message..");
Console.Write("Title: ");
var title = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Body: ");
var body = Console.ReadLine();
ConsoleMessage message = new ConsoleMessage {
Title = title, Body = body, Date = DateTime.Now
};
return(message);
}
static async Task PostMessage(ConsoleMessage message)
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:50046/");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
// HTTP POST
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync("api/Messages", message);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
// Get the URI of the created resource.
Uri messageUrl = response.Headers.Location;
}
}
}