LupinusHTTP 1.0.1

LupinusHTTP 1.0.1

TestsTested
LangLanguage Obj-CObjective C
License MIT
ReleasedLast Release Sep 2015

Maintained by azu, akuraru.



Lupinus

LupinusHTTP is an HTTP networking library, wrapping NSURLSession.

Feature

  • Small, Simple
  • Block-based response methods.

Installation

Usage

LupinusHTTP has very simple step to request.

  1. Create LupinusHTTPRequest through LupinusHTTP's method.
    • HTTP Method and URL and Parameters and (post body).
  2. Receive response using responseJSON or responseString methods.

GET Request

Example: Get Request to http://httpbin.org/get?key=value

LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/get" query:@{
    @"key" : @"value"
}];
[httpRequest responseJSON:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, id JSON, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"JSON = %@", JSON);
}];

Get response as JSON

Always response* complete method involked in matin thread.

LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/get"];
[httpRequest responseJSON:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, id JSON, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"JSON = %@", JSON);// => JSON Object(NSDictionary or NSArray)
}];

Get response as String

LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/get"];
[httpRequest responseString:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, NSString *string, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"string = %@", string);// => NSString
}];

Get response as RawData

LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/get"];
[httpRequest responseRawData:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error) {
    // data
}];

POST Request

Post Request with body

e.g) http://httpbin.org/post?key=value

body
    [1,2,3]
[LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodPOST URL:@"http://httpbin.org/post" query:@{
    @"key" : @"value"
} body:@[@1, @2, @3]];
[httpRequest responseJSON:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, id JSON, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"JSON = %@", JSON);// => JSON Object(NSDictionary or NSArray)
}];

Common behavior - response.statusCode >= 400

When response.statusCode >= 400, recognize request as failed and error is filled by status code of.

LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/status/403"];
// response status code is 403
[httpRequest responseJSON:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, id JSON, NSError *error) {
    // error is not nil
    if(error){
        NSLog(@"%@", error);
    }
}];

Use Custom NSURLSession

You can create a new session with a modified session configuration.

// default : [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration]
+ (instancetype)httpWithSessionConfiguration:(NSURLSessionConfiguration *) sessionConfiguration;

Cancel Request

You can cancel the request by LupinusHTTPRequest#cancel.

LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/get"];
[httpRequest responseJSON:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, id JSON, NSError *error) {
  // this callback doens't call!
}];
// cancel request
[httpRequest cancel];

LupinusHTTP Request Flow

Request flow design of LupinusHTTP.

// Create NSURLSession and NSURLRequest.
LupinusHTTPRequest *httpRequest = [LupinusHTTP request:LupinusMethodGET URL:@"http://httpbin.org/get"];
// already started HTTP request
// ...
// you can register complete handler
// Lupinus add this handler to `queue`
[httpRequest responseJSON:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSURLResponse *response, id JSON, NSError *error) {
    NSLog(@"JSON = %@", JSON);// => JSON Object(NSDictionary or NSArray)
}];

// ....
// Get HTTP response.
// Lupinus dispatch_resume(self.queue); => callback the complete handlers.

FAQ

Does LupinusHTTP work with Background Fetch?

No.

LupinusHTTP doens't work with Background Fetch.

But, welcome to your pull request!

Contributing

  1. Fork it!
  2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
  3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
  4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
  5. Submit a pull request :D

License

LupinusHTTP is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

Acknowledgment

LupinusHTTP inspired by Alamofire, AFNetworking and TacoShell.

Credit

Photo by Tatu Väyrynen