simple-http

A really simple HTTP client

• GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

    require "simple/http"
    http_client = Simple::HTTP.new
    http_client.get "http://google.com" # returns a string
  

• Exceptions on errors: because, after all, when you consume a HTTP endpoint and don't get a success (20x), then this is an error. Handle it!

    require "simple/http"
    http_client = Simple::HTTP.new
    begin
      http_client.get "http://google.com" # returns a string
    rescue Simple::HTTP::Error
      STDERR.puts "Ooops! #{$!}"
    end
  

• Caching

    require "simple/http"
    http_client = Simple::HTTP.new
  
    require "active_support/cache"
    require "active_support/cache/file_store"
    http_client.cache = ActiveSupport::Cache::FileStore.new("var/cache")
    http_client.get "http://google.com" # returns a, potentially, cached string
  

• Automatic de/encoding of JSON payloads

• Does not requires anything except core ruby classes.