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Simple http(s) client

A simple HTTP(S) client in Ruby to query any RESTful API.

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Will be Implemented Request methods :

• GET
• POST
• PUT
• DELETE

Need to be implemented :

• HEAD
• TRACE
• OPTIONS
• CONNECT
• PATCH

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Request methods cheat-sheet

HTTP Method	RFC	Request has Body	Response has body	Safe	Idempotent	Cacheable
GET	7231	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
HEAD	7231	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
POST	7231	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
PUT	7231	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
DELETE	7231	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
PATCH	5789	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
CONNECT	7231	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
TRACE	7231	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
OPTIONS	7231	Optional	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Some "Request Methods" explanations

HEAD

The HEAD method asks for a response identical to that of a GET request, but without the response body. This is useful for retrieving meta-information written in response headers, without having to transport the entire content

TRACE

The TRACE method echoes the received request so that a client can see what (if any) changes or additions have been made by intermediate servers.

OPTIONS

The OPTIONS method returns the HTTP methods that the server supports for the specified URL. This can be used to check the functionality of a web server by requesting '*' instead of a specific resource.

CONNECT

The CONNECT method converts the request connection to a transparent TCP/IP tunnel, usually to facilitate SSL-encrypted communication (HTTPS) through an unencrypted HTTP proxy.