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WebRequest vs HttpWebRequests vs WebClient ?? - Ampix0 - Apr 3, 2015
What is the different between all of these? What is best to use for dealing with a website's API? What's best for logging into websites and such?
Can some one give me the rundown?
* - Brako - Apr 3, 2015
If you want to use API and remote log in stuff use HTTPWebRequest have a look in JSON and REST Frameworks.
I use RestSharp (Free in NuGet Manager) for WebRequest it's very simple and it uses a HttpWebRequest.
* - Odus - Apr 3, 2015
The WebRequest class is the base for all requests e.g HTTP, File, FTP. HttpWebRequest's members allow far more control over the request with its members - same goes for the other.
WebClient is just a wrapper of the HttpWebRequest class, and simplifies many tasks that involve communicating with the web e.g up/downloading strings, data, files, and whatnot. Of course you lose some degree of control available in the WebRequest class and its derivatives.
I just noticed you asked another question, whoops.
For dealing with a standard API I'd say he WebClient would do just fine if no post data or encoding is required, else HttpWebRequest (which supports post/get). That also answers question 2 for logging in.
* - Ampix0 - Apr 3, 2015
(Apr 3, 2015 02:36 PM)Brako Wrote: If you want to use API and remote log in stuff use HTTPWebRequest have a look in JSON and REST Frameworks.
I use RestSharp (Free in NuGet Manager) for WebRequest it's very simple and it uses a HttpWebRequest.
Ah this is very much what I am looking into. The twitch API supplies JSON, so I have some research to do. Thank you.
* - SIM-1676753 - Apr 3, 2015
I would use a HttpClient for it's straightforward async functionality.
* - LanMan - Apr 3, 2015
The new async HTTPClient in .net 4.5 is by far the most easy reliable and performant for get/post http request.
I used this with a semaphore in my last bot, up to 10 000 connection/bot working simultaneously.