OutWit.Common.Rest

Overview

OutWit.Common.Rest is a robust library designed to simplify and streamline HTTP client interactions in .NET applications. By leveraging a modular and extensible architecture, it offers powerful abstractions for building and executing RESTful requests, handling responses, and managing query parameters with ease.

Features

1. Query Builder

The QueryBuilder class provides a fluent API for constructing URL query strings dynamically. It supports multiple parameter types, including primitives, enumerations, and collections.

Example Usage

var queryBuilder = new QueryBuilder() .AddParameter("name", "John Doe") .AddParameter("age", 30) .AddParameter("tags", new[] { "developer", "blogger" }); string query = await queryBuilder.AsStringAsync(); Console.WriteLine(query); // Output: name=John%20Doe&age=30&tags=developer,blogger

2. REST Client

The RestClient class provides an abstraction for HTTP operations, including GET, POST, and SEND requests. It simplifies common tasks like deserialization and content creation while allowing advanced configuration with fluent methods.

Example Usage

var client = RestClientBuilder.Create() .WithBearer("your-token") .WithHeader("Custom-Header", "HeaderValue"); var result = await client.GetAsync<MyResponseType>("https://api.example.com/resource");

3. Exception Handling

The RestClientException class encapsulates HTTP status codes and response content, making error handling intuitive and detailed.

Example

try { var result = await client.GetAsync<MyResponseType>("https://api.example.com/invalid-resource"); } catch (RestClientException ex) { Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.StatusCode}, Content: {ex.Content}"); }

4. Serialization and Deserialization

Integrated with Newtonsoft.Json, the library supports efficient serialization and deserialization of request and response content.

Deserialize Example

var response = await httpResponseMessage.DeserializeAsync<MyResponseType>();

5. Builder Utilities

The library includes utilities for building requests with advanced features like:

• Custom authorization headers
• Content serialization
• Dynamic query parameter handling

Installation

Install the package via NuGet:

Install-Package OutWit.Common.Rest

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE.

Attribution (optional)

If you use OutWit.Common.Rest in a product, a mention is appreciated (but not required), for example: "Powered by OutWit.Common.Rest (https://ratner.io/)".

Trademark / Project name

"OutWit" and the OutWit logo are used to identify the official project by Dmitry Ratner.

You may:

• refer to the project name in a factual way (e.g., "built with OutWit.Common.Rest");
• use the name to indicate compatibility (e.g., "OutWit.Common.Rest-compatible").

You may not:

• use "OutWit.Common.Rest" as the name of a fork or a derived product in a way that implies it is the official project;
• use the OutWit.Common.Rest logo to promote forks or derived products without permission.