RequestVia

A fast and functional (API and paradigm) HTTP client, using only Ruby's standard library as dependency. e.g: Net::HTTP and URI.

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require 'request_via'

# Thanks to @ElliottLandsborough Dog CEO API (https://github.com/ElliottLandsborough/dog-ceo-api)

# --- Single request

response = RequestVia::Get.('https://dog.ceo/api/breed/boxer/images/random');
response.body

# --- Make requests over a map iteration

dogs = [ 'akita', 'chihuahua', 'beagle' ]
dog_images = dogs.map { |breed_name| "https://dog.ceo/api/breed/#{breed_name}/images/random" }
dog_images.map(&RequestVia::Get).map(&:body)

# If do you want to pass common arguments to each request use the GetR function (R = reversed arguments)
# Available options: port, params, headers, open_timeout read_timeout, response_and_request, net_http
dog_images.map(&RequestVia::GetR.(open_timeout: 10)).map(&:body)

# --- Make requests over an ASYNC map iteration

require 'parallel' # https://rubygems.org/gems/parallel

Parallel.map(dogs_images, &RequestVia::Get).map(&:body)

# Apply common options to each request
Parallel.map(dogs_images, &RequestVia::GetR.(open_timeout: 10)).map(&:body)

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'request_via'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install request_via

Usage

Making a HTTP GET request

# Use http:// as the protocol when there is no one defined.
RequestVia::Get.call('example.com')

RequestVia::Get.call('http://example.com')

# We recommend to use the `.()` syntax to invoke/make the HTTP requests.
# Read more about this: https://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.2/Proc.html#method-i-call
RequestVia::Get.('example.com')

# Request with params
RequestVia::Get.('example.com', params: { foo: 'bar' })

# Request with headers
RequestVia::Get.('example.com/foo', headers: { 'X-Requested-With': 'RequestVia gem' })

# Return the response and request objects
response, request = RequestVia::Get.('example.com/foo', response_and_request: true)

# Request with the reversed arguments order
%w[
  example.com/foo example.com/bar
].map &RequestVia::GetR.(headers: { 'X-Requested-With': 'RequestVia gem' })

# Other options
RequestVia::Get.('example.io', port: 2000,
                               open_timeout: 10,  # Default: 60
                               read_timeout: 120, # Default: 60
                               net_http: -> (host, port) {
                                   net_http = Net::HTTP.new(host, port)
                                   # Make your customizations
                                   net_http
                               })

Supported HTTP methods. (NOTE: you can use all arguments of previous examples)

RequestVia::Head.()    # RequestVia::HeadR.()

RequestVia::Post.()    # RequestVia::PostR.()

RequestVia::Put.()     # RequestVia::PutR.()

RequestVia::Delete.()  # RequestVia::DeleteR.()

RequestVia::Options.() # RequestVia::OptionsR.()

RequestVia::Trace.()   # RequestVia::TraceR.()

RequestVia::Patch.()   # RequestVia::PatchR.()

Making a HTTPS request.

RequestVia::Get.('https://example.com')

Create a HTTP(S) client for REST resources.

client = RequestVia::Client.('https://example.com')

client.get # same of client.get('/')

# Supported arguments: params:, headers:
client.get(params: { a: 1 }, headers: { 'Header-Name' => 'Header-Value' })

client.get('foo', params: { a: 1 })

client.get('/bar', headers: { 'User-Agent' => 'REST Example' })

# Supported HTTP methods:
# client.get
# client.head
# client.post
# client.put
# client.delete
# client.options
# client.trace
# client.patch

# Supported options
RequestVia::Client.('example.com/foo/bar', port: 3000,
                                           open_timeout: 10,
                                           read_timeout: 100)

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/request_via. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the RequestVia project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.