From 941e8d9b3a0f49767ec1239dd09807fd7a0107a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anders Bjerner <abjerner@skybrud.dk>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:48:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added some extra convience methods for making HTTP requests

---
 src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpRequest.cs    | 72 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../HttpUtils.Requests.cs                     | 26 +++++++
 2 files changed, 98 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpRequest.cs b/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpRequest.cs
index 4698ffd..ae65b55 100644
--- a/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpRequest.cs
+++ b/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpRequest.cs
@@ -453,6 +453,78 @@ private void SetRequestContentLength(HttpWebRequest request, int contentLength)
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region Static methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new GET request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request. The query string may be part of the specified URL or via the <see cref="QueryString"/> property.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Get(string url) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Get, url);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new GET request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/> and <paramref name="queryString"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="queryString">The query string of the request.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Get(string url, IHttpQueryString queryString) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Get, url, queryString);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new POST request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="queryString">The query string of the request.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Post(string url, IHttpQueryString queryString) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, queryString);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new POST request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/> and <paramref name="postData"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="postData">The HTTP POST data of the request.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Post(string url, IHttpPostData postData) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, postData);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new POST request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/>, <paramref name="queryString"/> and <paramref name="postData"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="queryString">The query string of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="postData">The HTTP POST data of the request.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Post(string url, IHttpQueryString queryString, IHttpPostData postData) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, queryString, postData);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new POST request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/> and JSON <paramref name="body"/>.
+        ///
+        /// With this method, the <see cref="ContentType"/> property is automatically set to <c>application/json</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="body">An instance of <see cref="JToken"/> representing the POST body.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Post(string url, JToken body) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, body);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new POST request based on the specified <paramref name="url"/>, <paramref name="queryString"/> and JSON <paramref name="body"/>.
+        ///
+        /// With this method, the <see cref="ContentType"/> property is automatically set to <c>application/json</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="queryString">The query string of the request.</param>
+        /// <param name="body">An instance of <see cref="JToken"/> representing the POST body.</param>
+        public static HttpRequest Post(string url, IHttpQueryString queryString, JToken body) {
+            return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, queryString, body);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpUtils.Requests.cs b/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpUtils.Requests.cs
index fbe171c..3fbbf06 100644
--- a/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpUtils.Requests.cs
+++ b/src/Skybrud.Essentials.Http/HttpUtils.Requests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Skybrud.Essentials.Http.Collections;
 using Skybrud.Essentials.Http.Options;
 
@@ -116,6 +117,31 @@ public static IHttpResponse Post(string url, IHttpQueryString queryString, IHttp
                 return DoHttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, queryString, postData);
             }
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Makes a POST request to the specified <paramref name="url"/> and JSON <paramref name="body"/>.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+            /// <param name="body">The <see cref="JToken"/> representing the POST body.</param>
+            /// <returns>An instance of <see cref="IHttpResponse"/> representing the response.</returns>
+            public static IHttpResponse Post(string url, JToken body) {
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(url));
+                if (body == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(body));
+                return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, body).GetResponse();
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Makes a POST request to the specified <paramref name="url"/> and JSON <paramref name="body"/>.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="url">The URL of the request.</param>
+            /// <param name="queryString">The query string of the request.</param>
+            /// <param name="body">The <see cref="JToken"/> representing the POST body.</param>
+            /// <returns>An instance of <see cref="IHttpResponse"/> representing the response.</returns>
+            public static IHttpResponse Post(string url, IHttpQueryString queryString, JToken body) {
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(url));
+                if (body == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(body));
+                return new HttpRequest(HttpMethod.Post, url, queryString, body).GetResponse();
+            }
+
             #endregion
 
             #region Put