| PackageDescription | This module is a wrapper of HTTP::Tiny that provides simplified functions
for performing HTTP requests in a similar manner to LWP::Simple, but with
slightly more useful error handling. For full control of the request
process and response handling, use HTTP::Tiny directly.
IO::Socket::SSL is required for HTTPS requests with HTTP::Tiny.
Request methods that return the body content of the response will return a
byte string suitable for directly printing, but that may need to be decoded
for text operations.
The HTTP::Tiny object used by these functions to make requests can be
accessed as '$HTTP::Simple::UA' (for example, to configure the timeout, or
replace it with a compatible object like HTTP::Tinyish).
The JSON encoder used by the JSON functions can be accessed as
'$HTTP::Simple::JSON', and defaults to a Cpanel::JSON::XS object if
Cpanel::JSON::XS 4.11+ is installed, and otherwise a JSON::PP object. If
replaced with a new object, it should have UTF-8 encoding/decoding enabled
(usually the 'utf8' option). If it is set to a string, it will be used as a
module name that is expected to have 'decode_json' and 'encode_json'
functions. |