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Flurl is a library for building URLs and making HTTP calls fluently and elegantly. It allows you to create URLs, add query parameters, headers, and make HTTP requests with a fluent and expressive API. Flurl also simplifies JSON serialization and deserialization, making it ideal for integrating with REST APIs. In this example, we will use Flurl to make a GET request and deserialize the JSON response.
Libraries:
To use the Flurl library, install the following NuGet package in your project:
Install-Package Flurl.Http
Example Code:
using Flurl.Http;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace FlurlExample
{
class Program
{
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
// Making a GET request using Flurl
var post = await "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
.GetJsonAsync<Post>();
// Displaying the data in the console
Console.WriteLine($"Title: {post.Title}\nContent: {post.Body}");
}
}
// Class to map the response
public class Post
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string Body { get; set; }
}
}
Code Explanation:
In this example, we use Flurl to make a GET request directly to the API jsonplaceholder.typicode.com. The GetJsonAsync() function makes the request and automatically deserializes the JSON response into a Post class object. The code is simple and fluent, allowing the URL and request to be combined cleanly. The result is displayed in the console.
Conclusion:
Flurl simplifies URL building and HTTP requests with a fluent API that reduces repetitive code. Its integration with JSON makes working with REST APIs more efficient and convenient, allowing developers to write cleaner and more readable code.
Source code: GitHub
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Juarez Júnior
Juarez Júnior | Sciencx (2024-11-01T12:00:00+00:00) Simplified URL Building and HTTP Requests with Flurl. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2024/11/01/simplified-url-building-and-http-requests-with-flurl/
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