/// <summary>
/// Async post method to endpoint
/// </summary>
/// <param name="url">API Endpoint URL</param>
/// <param name="newContact">Contact in request body</param>
/// <returns>Task with response</returns>
private static async Task RunPost(string url, Contact newContact)
{
try
{
var response = await httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(url, newContact);
}
catch(HttpRequestException ex)
{
//Post excption, the inner exception usually has the specific details
Console.WriteLine(ex.InnerException.ToString());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Method for making APIClient Post Call
/// </summary>
static void PostToApiClient()
{
//Collect info for post
Console.WriteLine("POST to API Client");
Console.Write("Name: ");
string name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("ID: ");
int id = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
Console.Write("Credit Card Number: ");
string crediCardNumber = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("ID: {0}/r/n Name: {1}/r/n Credit Card Number {2} /r/n", id.ToString(), name, crediCardNumber);
Contact contact = new Contact();
contact.CreditCardNumber = crediCardNumber;
contact.Name = name;
contact.Id = id;
//Post data via async call to endpoint
string url = "certapi/api/contact";
RunPost(url, contact).Wait(1000);
}
