/HttpRequest

C++ HttpRequest

Primary LanguageC++

HttpRequest Lib for C++

Class

  • HttpRequest

Methods

  • setMethod(int method) set method value HTTP_METHOD_GET, HTTP_METHOD_POST, HTTP_METHOD_DELETE, HTTP_METHOD_PUT
  • setHost(string host) set host name
  • setPath(string path) set path for request
  • setPort(int number) set port number - default: 80
  • setHeader(string key, string value) set a header value and/or add header
  • setBody(string body) set body value
  • commit() sends request to server
  • getBody() returns body as string

Response Status

  • HTTP_ERROR error on request
  • HTTP_SUCCESS
  • HTTP_HOST_UNKNOWN

Example

  • GET
	http::request r1;
	std::cout << r1(argv[1], HTTP_METHOD_GET, argv[2], atoi(argv[3])) << std::endl;
  • GET
	HttpRequest request;
	request.setHost(argv[1]);
	request.setPath(argv[2]);
	request.setPort(atoi(argv[3]));
	request.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
	request.setMethod(HTTP_REQUEST_GET);
	request.commit();
	std::cout << request.getBody() << std::endl;
  • POST
	HttpRequest r2;
	const char *headers[4] = {"Content-Type", "application/json"};
	std::cout << r2(argv[1], HTTP_METHOD_POST, argv[2], atoi(argv[3]), "{\"hello\": \"world\"}", 2, headers) << std::endl;
  • POST
	HttpRequest request;
	request.setHost(argv[1]);
	request.setPath(argv[2]);
	request.setPort(atoi(argv[3]));
	request.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
	request.setMethod(HTTP_REQUEST_POST);
	request.setHeader("token", "authentication token");
	request.setBody("{test:\"hello world\"}");
	request.commit();
	std::cout << request.getBody();

Test

	make && ./main http://www.google.com / 80

Build

	make

Run Example

	make run

Debug (LLDB)

	make debug