# elm-http-builder

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Chainable functions for building HTTP requests.

**Need help? Join the #http-builder channel in the [Elm Slack](https://elmlang.herokuapp.com)!**


> Thanks to @fredcy, @rileylark, and @etaque for the original discussion of the
  API, and to @knewter for pairing and discussion on the 0.18 upgrade.

## Example

```elm
import Time
import Http
import HttpBuilder exposing (..)
import Json.Decode as Decode
import Json.Encode as Encode


itemsDecoder : Decode.Decoder (List String)
itemsDecoder =
    Decode.list Decode.string


itemEncoder : String -> Encode.Value
itemEncoder item =
    Encode.object
        [ ("item", Encode.string item) ]


handleRequestComplete : Result Http.Error (List String) -> Msg
handleRequestComplete result =
    -- Handle the result

{-| addItem will send a post request to
`"http://example.com/api/items?hello=world"` with the given JSON body, a
custom header, and cookies included. It'll try to decode with `itemsDecoder`.
-}
addItem : String -> Cmd Msg
addItem item =
    HttpBuilder.post "http://example.com/api/items"
        |> withQueryParams [ ("hello", "world") ]
        |> withHeader "X-My-Header" "Some Header Value"
        |> withJsonBody (itemEncoder item)
        |> withTimeout (10 * Time.second)
        |> withExpect (Http.expectJson itemsDecoder)
        |> withCredentials
        |> send handleRequestComplete
```

## Contributing

I'm happy to receive any feedback and ideas for about additional features. Any
input and pull requests are very welcome and encouraged. If you'd like to help
or have ideas, get in touch with me at @luke in the elmlang Slack!