http

A HTTP Client that simplifies the usage of Go's standard net/http package.

Features

• If you don't specify a Timeout for your request, it has a default which isn't infinite
• Easy to specify a Timeout
• Easy to send a JSON request
• Keeps Cookies across HTTP calls

Usage

Create a new client:

client := &http.Client{}

Create your own request with a specific timeout:

req := &http.Request{
	URL:         url,
	Timeout:     10, // in seconds
	Payload:     []byte("Hello"),
	ContentType: http.ContentTypeText,
}

Helper methods for creating common requests:

jsonReq, err := http.NewJSONRequest(url, anyObject)

getReq := http.NewGetRequest(url)

Send a POST request:

resp, err := client.Post(req)

Send a GET request:

resp, err = client.Get(req)

Check the Response:

if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
	// do something useful here
}

Installing

Download the source of the latest version using go get:

$ go get github.com/retrievercommunications/http

Then include in your application:

import "github.com/retrievercommunications/http"