Client as a function
http4k Core
This example demonstrates using http4k as a client, to consume HTTP services. A client is just another HttpHandler.
Gradle setup
dependencies {
implementation(platform("org.http4k:http4k-bom:5.34.0.0"))
implementation("org.http4k:http4k-core")
}
Code
package content.howto.client_as_a_function
import org.http4k.client.JavaHttpClient
import org.http4k.core.HttpHandler
import org.http4k.core.Method
import org.http4k.core.Request
fun main() {
val request = Request(Method.GET, "https://xkcd.com/info.0.json")
val client: HttpHandler = JavaHttpClient()
println(client(request))
}