/// <summary>
/// Read the response as a JSON string & deserialize
/// </summary>
public TContent GetBodyAsJson <TContent>()
where TContent : class
{
TContent result = null;
// if we got a valid memory stream
if ((this.MemStream != null)
// not empty
&& (this.MemStream.Length > 0))
{
try
{
// reset stream position
this.MemStream.Position = 0;
// deserialize
result = SerializerForJson.Deserialize <TContent>(this.MemStream);
// if none
if (result == null)
{
// add an error
this.AddErrorMessage("Unexpected result : response has a body, JSON deserialization did not fail, but no content has been deserialized");
}
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
// add an error
this.AddErrorMessage("Could not deserialize response body as JSON - " + exc);
}
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Send the request, given content is serialized in JSON into the request body
/// </summary>
public ResponseEx SendAsJson <TContent>(TContent content = null, int?timeout = null)
where TContent : class
{
ResponseEx result = null;
// prepare the request and force JSON
string errorMessage;
var request = InnerPrepareRequest(new ContentType("application/json"), timeout, (content != null), out errorMessage);
// if we have a request
if ((request != null)
// and no error message
&& string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorMessage))
{
// if we got a content
if (content != null)
{
// get the encoding
var encoding = (this._encoding ?? EncodingDefault);
// open the stream
using (var stream = request.GetRequestStream())
{
// serialize
if (!SerializerForJson.Serialize(stream, content, encoding))
{
// if serialization failed
errorMessage = "JSON serialization failed";
}
}
}
}
// if we have a request
if ((request != null)
// and no error message
&& string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorMessage))
{
// then send the request and get the response
result = ResponseEx.SendRequest(request);
}
// if we had an error at some point
else
{
// then this is a failure
result = ResponseEx.Failure(this._url, errorMessage);
}
return(result);
}
