HTTPIDL

HTTPIDL is a collection of tools for type-safe HTTP networking and generating code from the specific IDL, it supports Swift 3/4. HTTPIDL aims to help developer focus on the bussniss logic, cencern HTTP detail as less as possible(you have to know HTTP detail only when you need to extend HTTPIDL)

Status

Feature

• Type-Safe
• Swift 3/4 code generator, handwritten code is also supported
• URL / JSON / URLEncodedForm request encoders（even combination of encoders is supported）
• Upload File / Data / MultipartFormData
• Convert JSON response body to Model object automatically (you can extend response decoder to support other response body type)
• Extendable request encoder
• Extendable response decoder
• Alternative HTTP client (default is NSURLSession)
• Observer for Request & Response
• Rewriter for Request & Response

Requirements

• iOS 8.0 +
• Xcode 8.1 +
• Swift 3 +
• python 2.7.x

*note: you can use version 1.1.9 in swift 3

Installation

CocoaPods

CocoaPods is a dependency manager for Cocoa projects. You can install it with the following command:

$ gem install cocoapods

To integrate HTTPIDL into your Xcode project using CocoaPods, specify it in your Podfile:

use_frameworks!

target '<Your Target Name>' do
    pod 'HTTPIDL'
end

Then, run the following command:

$ pod install

Get Started

Generate request and response

create a text file named with example.http in /your/httpidl/directory, and write following code in it:

MESSAGE /my/example {
	GET REQUEST {
		INT32 t1 = t;
		STRING t2 = tt;
	}
	GET RESPONSE {
		INT64 x1 = x;
		DOUBLE x2 = xx;
	}
}

Then, run the following command： python Pods/HTTPIDL/Sources/Compiler/HTTPIDL.py -d /your/httpidl/directory -o /your/httpidl/idl_output

Then, request and response code file is placed in /your/httpidl/idl_output, generate following code:

import Foundation
import HTTPIDL

class GetMyExampleRequest: Request {
    
    var method: String = "GET"
    private var _configuration: RequestConfiguration?
    var configuration: RequestConfiguration {
        get {
            guard let config = _configuration else {
                return BaseRequestConfiguration.create(from: manager.configuration, request: self)
            }
            return config
        }
        set {
            _configuration = newValue
        }
    }
    var manager: RequestManager = BaseRequestManager.shared
    var uri: String {
        return "/my/example"
    }
    
    var t1: Int32?
    var t2: String?
    
    let keyOfT1 = "t"
    let keyOfT2 = "tt"
    var content: RequestContent? {
        var result = [String: RequestContent]()
        if let tmp = t1 {
            result["t"] = tmp.asRequestContent()
        }
        if let tmp = t2 {
            result["tt"] = tmp.asRequestContent()
        }
        return .dictionary(value: result)
    }
    
    @discardableResult
    func send(completion: @escaping (GetMyExampleResponse) -> Void, errorHandler: @escaping (HIError) -> Void) -> RequestFuture<GetMyExampleResponse> {
        let future: RequestFuture<GetMyExampleResponse> = manager.send(self, responseHandler: completion, errorHandler: errorHandler, progressHandler: nil)
        return future
    }
    
    @discardableResult
    func send(rawResponseHandler: @escaping (HTTPResponse) -> Void, errorHandler: @escaping (HIError) -> Void) -> RequestFuture<HTTPResponse> {
        let future = manager.send(self, responseHandler: completion, errorHandler: errorHandler, progressHandler: nil)
        return future
    }
}

struct GetMyExampleResponse: Response {
    
    let x1: Int64?
    let x2: Double?
    let rawResponse: HTTPResponse
    init(content: ResponseContent?, rawResponse: HTTPResponse) throws {
        self.rawResponse = rawResponse
        guard let content = content, case .dictionary(let value) = content else {
            self.x1 = nil
            self.x2 = nil
            return
        }
        self.x1 = Int64(content: value["x"])
        self.x2 = Double(content: value["xx"])
    }
}

You can send HTTP request by following code:

import HTTPIDL

let request = GetMyExampleRequest()
request.t1 = 123
request.t2 = "while my guitar gently weeps"
request.send(completion: { (response) in
            //handle GetMyExampleResponse
        }) { (error) in
            //handle error
        }

Handwritten request

In HTTPIDL, whether the generated code or handwritten code must conform to 'Request' Protocol:

public protocol Request {
    var method: String {get} //HTTP method
    var configuration: RequestConfiguration {get set} //configuration contains baseURLString, headers and so on
    var uri: String {get} //uri reference without scheme and host
    var content: RequestContent? {get} //http request body
}

Classes conform to 'Request' protocol can be sent by following code：

let request = //your handwritten request
request.configuration.encoder = URLEncodedQueryEncoder.shared
BaseRequestManager.shared.send(request)

Or you can use these simple methods below

HTTPIDL.get
HTTPIDL.getJSON
HTTPIDL.post
HTTPIDL.postJSON
HTTPIDL.delete
HTTPIDL.deleteJSON
HTTPIDL.put
HTTPIDL.putJSON
HTTPIDL.patch
HTTPIDL.patchJSON
HTTPIDL.send
String.download
URL.download

Roadmap

1. Optimize Error Handling (version 1.2.0)
2. Support Objective-C
3. More Support For HTTPS
4. Documentation