# HTTP Fetch
A modern HTTP client library for Elixir that provides a fetch API similar to web browsers, built on Erlang's built-in `:httpc` module.
## Features
- **Browser-like API**: Familiar fetch interface with promises and async/await patterns
- **Full HTTP support**: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD methods
- **Promise-based**: Async operations with chaining support
- **Request cancellation**: AbortController support for cancelling requests
- **Automatic JSON parsing**: Built-in JSON response handling
- **Zero dependencies**: Uses only Erlang/OTP built-in modules
## Quick Start
```elixir
# Simple GET request
{:ok, response} =
HTTP.fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1")
|> HTTP.Promise.await()
# Get response data
IO.puts("Status: #{response.status}")
text = HTTP.Response.text(response)
{:ok, json} = HTTP.Response.json(response)
# POST request with JSON
{:ok, response} =
HTTP.fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts", [
method: "POST",
headers: %{"Content-Type" => "application/json"},
body: JSON.encode\!(%{title: "Hello", body: "World"})
])
|> HTTP.Promise.await()
```
## API Reference
### HTTP.fetch/2
Performs an HTTP request and returns a Promise.
```elixir
promise = HTTP.fetch(url, [
method: "GET",
headers: %{"Accept" => "application/json"},
body: "request body",
content_type: "application/json",
options: [timeout: 10_000],
signal: abort_controller
])
```
### HTTP.Promise
Asynchronous promise wrapper for HTTP requests.
```elixir
{:ok, response} = HTTP.Promise.await(promise)
# Promise chaining
HTTP.fetch("https://api.example.com/data")
|> HTTP.Promise.then(fn response -> HTTP.Response.json(response) end)
|> HTTP.Promise.await()
```
### HTTP.Response
Represents an HTTP response.
```elixir
text = HTTP.Response.text(response)
{:ok, json} = HTTP.Response.json(response)
```
### HTTP.Request
Request configuration struct.
```elixir
request = %HTTP.Request{
method: :post,
url: "https://api.example.com/data",
headers: [{"Authorization", "Bearer token"}],
body: "data"
}
```
### HTTP.AbortController
Request cancellation.
```elixir
controller = HTTP.AbortController.new()
HTTP.AbortController.abort(controller)
```
## Error Handling
The library handles:
- Network errors and timeouts
- HTTP error status codes
- JSON parsing errors
- Invalid URLs
- Cancelled requests
## License
MIT License