SimpleHttpClient

An easy-to-use .NET wrapper for HttpClient. No extension methods, and included interfaces allow for easy unit test mocking, and straightforward properties allows for easier debugging (the response body is available as a string, byte array, and/or a typed object).

Installation

SimpleHttpClient is available on NuGet and can installed through the NuGet Package Manager or by running

nuget install SimpleHttpClient

Basic Usage

SimpleHttpClient is designed to be used with dependency injection in order to avoid pitfalls that come with using an HttpClient:

In Program.cs:

// Register SimpleHttpClient with the ServiceCollection
await Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
    .ConfigureServices(services =>
    {
        services.AddSimpleHttpClient();
    })
    .Build()
    .RunAsync();

Then, in the class that will use the SimpleHttpClient:

public class YourClientClass
{
    private readonly SimpleClient client;

    // Retrieve an ISimpleHttpClient through dependency injection
    public YourClientClass(ISimpleHttpClient client)
    {
        // Set the host on the retrieved client
        client.Host = "https://api.sampleapis.com";
    }

    public async Task<string> MakeRequest()
    {
        // Pass the path you want to call into the SimpleRequest constructor
        var request = new SimpleRequest("/coffee/hot");

        // Call MakeRequest on the client, passing your request, and get your response back
        var response = await client.MakeRequest(request);

        return response.StringBody;
    }
}

You can also call MakeRequest with a type to serialize to that type:

public async Task<SomeResponseObject> MakeRequest()
{
    // Pass the path you want to call into the Request constructor
    var request = new SimpleRequest("/get");

    // Call MakeRequest on the client, passing your request, and get your response back
    var response = await client.MakeRequest<SomeResponseObject>(request);

    return response.Body;
}

If you're using SimpleHttpClient without dependency injection, you can just create an instance of SimpleClient:

public class YourClientClass
{
    private readonly SimpleClient client;

    public YourClientClass()
    {
        // Pass the host you'll be calling into the SimpleClient constructor
        client = new SimpleClient("https://api.sampleapis.com");
    }

    public async Task<string> MakeRequest()
    {
        // Pass the path you want to call into the SimpleRequest constructor
        var request = new SimpleRequest("/coffee/hot");

        // Call MakeRequest on the client, passing your request, and get your response back
        var response = await client.MakeRequest(request);

        return response.StringBody;
    }
}

NOTE: Although SimpleClient implements IDisposable, it should NOT be created inside a using block, but instead should be disposed with the class that uses it.