Course Overview

Course Prerequisites

Introducing the Demo Application

Version Check

Generating DTO Classes

Strategies for Working with DTO Model Classes

Frameworks and Tooling

Coming Up

Summary

Tackling Integration with HttpClient

Demo - Generating DTO Classes from Visual Studio

Demo - Generating DTO Classes with NSWagStudio

Demo - Introducing the Demo Application

Setting Request Headers

Demo - Deleting a Resource

Indicating Preference with the Relative Quality Parameter

Inspecting Content Types

Coming Up

Demo - Indicating Preference with the Relative Quality Parameter

Demo - Working With HttpRequestMessage Directly

Summary

Working with Headers and Content Negotiation

Demo - Manipulating Request Headers

Demo - Creating a Resource

Demo - Using Shortcuts

Demo - Providing Default Values for HttpClient and JsonSerializerOptions

Demo - Getting a Resource

Advanced Patch Scenarios

Introducing Json Patch

Demo - Partially Updating Resources with PatchAsync

Coming Up

System.Text.Json Versus Json.NET

Summary

Demo - Partially Updating Resources

Demo - Using Typed Instances with Type-scoped Configuration

Using HttpClientFactory to Manage HttpClient Instances

Demo - Extending Typed Instances with Interaction Methods

Summary

Demo - The Problem with Disposing HttpClient Instances

Introducing HttpClientFactory

The Problem with Disposing HttpClient Instances (Part 1)

The Problem with Disposing HttpClient Instances (Part 2)

Demo - Using Typed HttpClient Instances

Demo - Configuring HttpClients

Using Streams When Sending and Reading Data

Using Streams When Reading Data

On Streams, Memory Use, and Performance

Using Streams When Sending Data

Improving Memory Use and Performance with HttpCompletionMode

Demo - Using Streams When Sending Data

Advantages of Working with Streams

Summary

Demo - Improving Memory Use and Performance with HttpCompletionMode

Demo - Combining Streams When Sending and Reading Data

Demo - Using Streams When Reading Data

Demo - Testing Performance Improvements When Getting Data

Demo - Testing Performance Improvements When Posting Data

A Few Words on Supporting Streaming

Demo - Integrating with a Streaming API Endpoint

Summary

Summary

Demo - Working with Compression When Sending Data

A Few Words on Supporting Compression

Demo - Working with Compression When Getting Data

Why Cancelling Requests Is Important

CancellationTokenSource and CancellationToken

Demo - Dealing with Timeouts

Demo - Handling a Cancelled Request

Summary

Demo - Initialization of a CancellationTokenSource

Demo - Cancelling a Request

Inspecting Status Codes

Inspecting Response Messages

Demo - Improving Reliability and Resilience with Polly

Demo - Inspecting Status Codes

Improving Reliability and Resilience with Polly

Demo - Reading Out the Response Body When Streaming

Delegating Handler Pattern

Implementing a Retry Policy

Additional Use Cases

Demo - Implementing a Custom Handler to Enable Unit Testing

Summary

Unit Testing with HttpClient

Demo - Using a Custom Handler in a Unit Test

Demo - Implementing a Retry Policy with a Custom Delegating Handler