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Features

  • Simple, fluent API for making HTTP requests
  • Function options pattern for configuration
  • Context support for cancellation and timeouts
  • Middleware support for request customization
  • Generic response handling
  • Built-in middleware implementations for common use cases
  • Comprehensive test coverage

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Basic Usage

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/wundergraph/cosmo/router-plugin/httpclient"
)

func main() {
	// Create HTTP client with configuration options
	client := httpclient.New(
		httpclient.WithBaseURL("https://api.example.com"),
		httpclient.WithTimeout(10 * time.Second),
		httpclient.WithHeader("Accept", "application/json"),
	)

	// Create a context
	ctx := context.Background()

	// Make a GET request
	resp, err := client.Get(ctx, "/users/1")
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	// Check if the request was successful
	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
		fmt.Printf("Request failed with status code: %d\n", resp.StatusCode)
		return
	}

	// Parse the response into a struct using generics
	type User struct {
		ID    int    `json:"id"`
		Name  string `json:"name"`
		Email string `json:"email"`
	}

	user, err := httpclient.UnmarshalTo[User](resp)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	fmt.Printf("User: %s (Email: %s)\n", user.Name, user.Email)
}

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Advanced Usage

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Middleware

The client supports middleware for request customization: 
// Create a client with middleware
client := httpclient.New(
	httpclient.WithBaseURL("https://api.example.com"),
	httpclient.WithMiddleware(httpclient.AuthBearerMiddleware("your-token")),
	httpclient.WithMiddleware(httpclient.UserAgentMiddleware("MyApp/1.0")),
    httpclient.WithTracing(),
)

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Request-specific options

You can add headers or other options to specific requests: 
// Make a request with specific headers
resp, err := client.Get(ctx, "/users/1", 
	httpclient.WithRequestHeader("X-Request-ID", "12345"),
)

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POST requests with JSON body

// Create request body
newUser := struct {
	Name  string `json:"name"`
	Email string `json:"email"`
}{
	Name:  "John Doe",
	Email: "john@example.com",
}

// Send POST request
resp, err := client.Post(ctx, "/users", newUser)

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Middleware Implementations

The package includes several built-in middleware implementations:
  • AuthBearerMiddleware: Adds a Bearer token to the Authorization header
  • BasicAuthMiddleware: Adds basic authentication to the request

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Custom Middleware

You can create your own middleware: 
// Create a custom middleware
customMiddleware := func(req *http.Request) (*http.Request, error) {
	// Customize the request
	req.Header.Set("X-Custom-Header", "custom-value")
	return req, nil
}

// Add the middleware to the client
client := httpclient.New(
	httpclient.WithMiddleware(customMiddleware),
)

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Error Handling

The client returns comprehensive errors that can be unwrapped: 
resp, err := client.Get(ctx, "/users/1")
if err != nil {
	// Check for specific error types
	var urlErr *url.Error
	if errors.As(err, &urlErr) {
		fmt.Printf("URL error: %v\n", urlErr)
	} else {
		fmt.Printf("Other error: %v\n", err)
	}
	return
}

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Inbuilt Tracing

When using tracing alongside an http client, you can enable tracing using 
httpclient.WithTracing()
Which will create spans for your http calls. Note that in case of using retry, it will only create one span for the entire operation, and not per retry.

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Response Helpers

The Response type provides helper methods:
  • Unmarshal(v interface{}): Decodes the response body into a struct
  • String(): Returns the response body as a string
  • IsSuccess(): Returns true if the status code is in the 2xx range