Api Playground - HTTP

HomeController.cs

[HttpPost]
public async Task<IActionResult> Http(Code code)
{
    string output = code.csx;

    using (var client = new HttpClient())
    {
        var reqInput = code.csx;
        var req = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<HttpTestRequest>(reqInput);
        var requestUrl = req.url;
        var request_content = req.body;

        var responseString = "";

        //For HTTP GET requests (assumption that no body == GET)
        if (request_content == "")
        {
            HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, new Uri(requestUrl));
            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request);
            responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            //We feed the default body back into the view just for the sake of visibility; looks weird when it gets cleared
            code.csx = "{<br />\t\"name\":\"Azure\"<br />}";
        }

        //For HTTP POST requests
        if (request_content != "")
        {
            HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, new Uri(requestUrl))
            {
                Content = new StringContent(request_content, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
            };
            //No support for XML bodies at the moment
            //Considering adding this header in the UI
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request);
            responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            code.csx = req.body;
        }
        code.output = "{<br />\t\"result\":" + responseString + "<br />}";
    }
    return View(code);
}