Module 26: Http Client

Practice Tasks

Complete these tasks to reinforce what you learned in this module.

Task 1: GET and print status

Using reqwest::Client, send a GET request to https://httpbin.org/get, await the response, and print the status code (e.g. 200). Use #[tokio::main] and handle errors with ?.

Expected Output:

Program prints `status: 200 OK` (or the actual status). Requires network.

Hint: Create a reqwest::Client, call .get(url).send().await, then inspect the response’s status. Use #[tokio::main] and handle errors.

Starter Code:

task.rs

// Task 1: GET and print status. See tasks/TASKS.md.

fn main() {
    todo!("reqwest GET https://httpbin.org/get, print status");
}

Task 2: POST JSON and read body

Send a POST request to https://httpbin.org/post with a JSON body {"name": "Rust"}. Use .json(&value) where value is a struct with Serialize. Await the response and print the response body as text (or the first 100 chars). Use reqwest::Client and #[tokio::main].

Expected Output:

Program prints part of the JSON response from httpbin (echo of the request). Requires network.

Hint: Use a struct with Serialize for the body; the .json() method sets the body and Content-Type. After send().await, get the response body as text.

Starter Code:

task.rs

// Task 2: POST JSON and read body. See tasks/TASKS.md.

fn main() {
    todo!("reqwest POST with JSON body, print response");
}