/// <summary>
/// Makes an HTTP with option JSON data serialized from an object
/// and parses the result from JSON back into an object.
/// Assumes that the service returns a JSON response and that
/// any data sent is json.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TResultType">The type of the object returned</typeparam>
/// <param name="settings"><see cref="HttpRequestSettings"/>
/// Configuration object for the HTTP request made to the server.
/// </param>
/// <returns>deserialized value/object from returned JSON data</returns>
public static async Task<TResultType> JsonRequestAsync<TResultType>(HttpRequestSettings settings)
{
var client = new HttpUtilsWebClient(settings);
client.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
string jsonResult;
if (settings.HttpVerb == "GET")
jsonResult = await client.DownloadStringTaskAsync(settings.Url);
else
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.ContentType))
client.Headers["Content-type"] = settings.ContentType;
else
client.Headers["Content-type"] = "application/json";
if (!settings.IsRawData)
settings.CapturedRequestContent = JsonSerializationUtils.Serialize(settings.Content,
throwExceptions: true);
else
settings.CapturedRequestContent = settings.Content as string;
jsonResult = await client.UploadStringTaskAsync(settings.Url, settings.HttpVerb, settings.CapturedRequestContent);
if (jsonResult == null)
return default(TResultType);
}
settings.CapturedResponseContent = jsonResult;
settings.Response = client.Response;
return (TResultType)JsonSerializationUtils.Deserialize(jsonResult, typeof(TResultType), true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves and Http request and returns data as a string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settings">Pass HTTP request configuration parameters object to set the URL, Verb, Headers, content and more</param>
/// <returns>string of HTTP response</returns>
public static async Task<string> HttpRequestStringAsync(HttpRequestSettings settings)
{
var client = new HttpUtilsWebClient(settings);
if (settings.HttpVerb == "GET")
settings.CapturedResponseContent = await client.DownloadStringTaskAsync(new Uri(settings.Url));
else
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.ContentType))
client.Headers["Content-type"] = settings.ContentType;
if (settings.Content is string)
{
settings.CapturedRequestContent = settings.Content as string;
settings.CapturedResponseContent = await client.UploadStringTaskAsync(settings.Url, settings.HttpVerb, settings.CapturedRequestContent);
}
else if (settings.Content is byte[])
{
settings.ResponseByteData = await client.UploadDataTaskAsync(settings.Url, settings.Content as byte[]);
settings.CapturedResponseContent = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(settings.ResponseByteData);
}
else
throw new ArgumentException("Data must be either string or byte[].");
}
settings.Response = client.Response;
return settings.CapturedResponseContent;
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves and Http request and returns data as a string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settings">Pass HTTP request configuration parameters object to set the URL, Verb, Headers, content and more</param>
/// <returns>string of HTTP response</returns>
public static async Task <string> HttpRequestStringAsync(HttpRequestSettings settings)
{
var client = new HttpUtilsWebClient();
if (settings.Credentials != null)
{
client.Credentials = settings.Credentials;
}
if (settings.Proxy != null)
{
client.Proxy = settings.Proxy;
}
if (settings.Headers != null)
{
foreach (var header in settings.Headers)
{
client.Headers[header.Key] = header.Value;
}
}
if (settings.HttpVerb == "GET")
{
settings.CapturedResponseContent = await client.DownloadStringTaskAsync(new Uri(settings.Url));
}
else
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.ContentType))
{
client.Headers["Content-type"] = settings.ContentType;
}
if (settings.Content is string)
{
settings.CapturedRequestContent = settings.Content as string;
settings.CapturedResponseContent = await client.UploadStringTaskAsync(settings.Url, settings.HttpVerb, settings.CapturedRequestContent);
}
else if (settings.Content is byte[])
{
settings.ResponseByteData = await client.UploadDataTaskAsync(settings.Url, settings.Content as byte[]);
settings.CapturedResponseContent = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(settings.ResponseByteData);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException("Data must be either string or byte[].");
}
}
settings.Response = client.Response;
return(settings.CapturedResponseContent);
}
/// <summary>
/// Makes an HTTP with option JSON data serialized from an object
/// and parses the result from JSON back into an object.
/// Assumes that the service returns a JSON response and that
/// any data sent is json.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TResultType">The type of the object returned</typeparam>
/// <param name="settings"><see cref="HttpRequestSettings"/>
/// Configuration object for the HTTP request made to the server.
/// </param>
/// <returns>deserialized value/object from returned JSON data</returns>
public static async Task <TResultType> JsonRequestAsync <TResultType>(HttpRequestSettings settings)
{
var client = new HttpUtilsWebClient();
if (settings.Credentials != null)
{
client.Credentials = settings.Credentials;
}
if (settings.Proxy != null)
{
client.Proxy = settings.Proxy;
}
client.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
if (settings.Headers != null)
{
foreach (var header in settings.Headers)
{
client.Headers[header.Key] = header.Value;
}
}
string jsonResult;
if (settings.HttpVerb == "GET")
{
jsonResult = await client.DownloadStringTaskAsync(settings.Url);
}
else
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.ContentType))
{
client.Headers["Content-type"] = settings.ContentType;
}
else
{
client.Headers["Content-type"] = "application/json";
}
if (!settings.IsRawData)
{
settings.CapturedRequestContent = JsonSerializationUtils.Serialize(settings.Content, throwExceptions: true);
}
else
{
settings.CapturedRequestContent = settings.Content as string;
}
jsonResult = await client.UploadStringTaskAsync(settings.Url, settings.HttpVerb, settings.CapturedRequestContent);
if (jsonResult == null)
{
return(default(TResultType));
}
}
settings.CapturedResponseContent = jsonResult;
settings.Response = client.Response;
return((TResultType)JsonSerializationUtils.Deserialize(jsonResult, typeof(TResultType), true));
}
