Seed7 Library: Http request

Http request

Types

httpRequest
	Describes an HTTP request to be sent to a server.

httpResponse
	Describes a response from a server (after sending an httpRequest).

httpRequest

const type: httpRequest

Describes an HTTP request to be sent to a server.

httpResponse

const type: httpResponse

Describes a response from a server (after sending an httpRequest).

Function Summary

void

setProxy (in string: serverName, in integer: portNumber)
	Set the proxy server to be used for getHttp.

httpResponse

http (GET, in string: location)
	Get the response from the location using the HTTP protocol.

httpResponse

http (GET, in string: location, in httpCreds: creds)
	Get the response from the location using HTTP and some authentication.

httpResponse

http (DELETE, in string: location, in httpCreds: creds)
	Send a DELETE request.

httpResponse

http (POST, in string: location, in httpBody: body, in httpCreds: creds)
	Send a custom POST request (i.e. one with a preformatted body).

httpResponse

http (POST, in string: location, in string: body, in httpCreds: creds)
	end a text/plain POST request.

httpResponse

http (POST, in string: location, in hash [string] string: fields, in httpCreds: creds)
	Send an application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST request.

Function Detail

setProxy

const proc: setProxy (in string: serverName, in integer: portNumber)

Set the proxy server to be used for getHttp.

http

const func httpResponse: http (GET, in string: location)

Get the response from the location using the HTTP protocol.

http(GET, "example.com")
http(GET, "www.example.com/index.html")

Parameters:: location - Url without http:// at the beginning.

Returns:: the HTTP response from the location.

http

const func httpResponse: http (GET, in string: location, in httpCreds: creds)

Get the response from the location using HTTP and some authentication.

http(GET, "example.com", basicAuth("lelouch", "lamperouge"))
http(GET, "www.example.com/index.html", bearerAuth("ahardwontoken"))

Parameters:: location - Url without http:// at the beginning.; creds - Authorization data for the request (such as username and password).

Returns:: the HTTP response from the location.

http

const func httpResponse: http (DELETE, in string: location, in httpCreds: creds)

Send a DELETE request.

http

const func httpResponse: http (POST, in string: location, in httpBody: body, in httpCreds: creds)

Send a custom POST request (i.e. one with a preformatted body).

http

const func httpResponse: http (POST, in string: location, in string: body, in httpCreds: creds)

end a text/plain POST request.

http

const func httpResponse: http (POST, in string: location, in hash [string] string: fields, in httpCreds: creds)

Send an application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST request.