class SF::Http::Request
inherits Reference
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Define a HTTP request
Constructors#
.new(uri : String = "/", method : Http::Request::Method = Get, body : String = "")
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Default constructor
This constructor creates a GET request, with the root URI ("/") and an empty body.
- uri - Target URI
- method - Method to use for the request
- body - Content of the request's body
Methods#
#body=(body : String)
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Set the body of the request
The body of a request is optional and only makes sense for POST requests. It is ignored for all other methods. The body is empty by default.
- body - Content of the body
#dup : Request
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Returns a shallow copy of this object.
This allocates a new object and copies the contents of
self
into it.
#method=(method : Http::Request::Method)
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Set the request method
See the Method enumeration for a complete list of all the availale methods. The method is Http::Request::Get by default.
- method - Method to use for the request
#set_field(field : String, value : String)
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Set the value of a field
The field is created if it doesn't exist. The name of the field is case-insensitive. By default, a request doesn't contain any field (but the mandatory fields are added later by the HTTP client when sending the request).
- field - Name of the field to set
- value - Value of the field
#set_http_version(major : Int, minor : Int)
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Set the HTTP version for the request
The HTTP version is 1.0 by default.
- major - Major HTTP version number
- minor - Minor HTTP version number
#uri=(uri : String)
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Set the requested URI
The URI is the resource (usually a web page or a file) that you want to get or post. The URI is "/" (the root page) by default.
- uri - URI to request, relative to the host