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post() Using Custom Content

Last updated 2/10/2024

The following code is creating an instance of the

HTTPClient
object using
httpClient()
 on the
Five
 object. The example will send a

POST
request to example.website.com with custom content.
note

The following code holds examples for the functions:

  • post()
  • httpClient()
  • setContent()

Sending a POST request with custom content
function SendSimpleHttpPostRequest(five: Five, context: any, result: FiveError) : FiveError  {
    const webClient = five.httpClient();

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Setting the content type
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    webClient.setContentType('text/plain');

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // set the contents manually, ensuring that they adhere to the content type provided in the
    // setContentType call above
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    webClient.setContent("Don't put all your eggs in the one basket.");

    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // We can post to a REST end the contents, and will be sent as text/plain
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    const webResult = webClient.post(`https://example.website.com/createquoteoftheday`);
    if (webResult.isOk() === false) {
        return five.createError(webResult);
    }
    return five.success(result);
}