[Proposal] HTTP/2 Client APIs

[joshaustintech]

Request Issue

8

Website Section

Home --> Tutorials --> HTTP Client

Proposal Details

• Why this API and not other HTTP clients?
  • Lightweight
  • No dependencies
• Fetching recipe data from TheMealDB
  • Building an HttpClient
  • Building an HttpRequest
  • Getting an HttpResponse
  • Method 1: synchronous
  • Method 2: asynchronous

Author References

• https://joshaustin.tech/blog/how-to-concatenate-strings-in-java-like-a-pro/
• https://joshaustin.tech/blog/getting-started-with-rife2/
• https://joshaustin.tech/blog/those-sneaky-nullpointerexceptions/

[joshaustintech]

Hi @carimura, @nipafx, I'm new to this process. Anything I you need from me?

[carimura]

Thanks for the submission and sorry for delay, I've been on paternity leave. Looks straightforward. "Why this API" seems good but I would avoid going too far into the "why not other HTTP clients". The rest seems fun.

Thoughts @nipafx @JosePaumard ?

[joshaustintech]

@carimura congrats on the new arrival!

[nipafx]

Hey @joshaustintech , thanks for the proposal. It looks good! Some comments:

• The website section should be https://dev.java/learn/ -> Mastering the API
• I recommend to start with the tutorial (your second bullet point) and come to reasons for using this API (your first bullet point) later - this way the article starts with what people are most likely to be searching for.
• When discussing the synchronous approach, please bring up virtual threads and link to the respective article.
• Let's not use MealDB. I'd have to take a closer look at the website to verify that it can feature in our tutorials. Instead, let's use dev.java or inside.java.
• In case you need inspiration, feel free to check the two posts I wrote on this API: 1, 2

Feel free to open a PR once you've got something to review. Note that I'll be out of office unitl early May, though, so no need to rush. 😉

[joshaustintech]

Sounds great. Thanks @nipafx. 😎

[carimura]

Hi @joshaustintech just going through open issues -- did you want to open a PR for this? We are happy to review as soon as that's in. and thanks!

[joshaustintech]

Yes, I would love to open a PR soon as I have the content ready in the next few weeks.

[joshaustintech]

Thank you all for your patience, still planning to open a PR for this soon.