httpc
Bindings to Erlang’s built in HTTP client, httpc
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import gleam/httpc
import gleam/http.{Get}
import gleam/http/request
import gleam/http/response
import gleeunit/should
pub fn main() {
// Prepare a HTTP request record
let request = request.new()
|> request.set_method(Get)
|> request.set_host("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk")
|> request.set_path("/hello/world")
|> request.prepend_header("accept", "application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json")
// Send the HTTP request to the server
try resp = httpc.send(req)
// We get a response record back
resp.status
|> should.equal(200)
resp
|> response.get_header("content-type")
|> should.equal(Ok("application/json"))
resp.body
|> should.equal("{\"message\":\"Hello World\"}")
Ok(resp)
}
Installation
gleam add gleam_httpc
Use with Erlang/OTP versions older than 26.0
Older versions of HTTPC do not verify TLS connections by default, so with them your connection may not be secure when using this library. Consider upgrading to a newer version of Erlang/OTP, or using a different HTTP client such as hackney.