Client

Start request
Start a http request with http method and url.
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// Client http methods
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func (c *Client) Get(url string) *Agent
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func (c *Client) Head(url string) *Agent
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func (c *Client) Post(url string) *Agent
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func (c *Client) Put(url string) *Agent
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func (c *Client) Patch(url string) *Agent
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func (c *Client) Delete(url string) *Agent
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✨ Agent
Agent is built on top of FastHTTP's HostClient which has lots of convenient helper methods such as dedicated methods for request methods.
Parse
Parse initializes a HostClient.
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a := AcquireAgent()
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req := a.Request()
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req.Header.SetMethod(MethodGet)
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req.SetRequestURI("http://example.com")
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if err := a.Parse(); err != nil {
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    panic(err)
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}
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​
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code, body, errs := a.Bytes() // ...
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Set
Set sets the given key: value header.
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func (a *Agent) Set(k, v string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) SetBytesK(k []byte, v string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) SetBytesV(k string, v []byte) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) SetBytesKV(k []byte, v []byte) *Agent
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Example
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agent.Set("k1", "v1").
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    SetBytesK([]byte("k1"), "v1").
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    SetBytesV("k1", []byte("v1")).
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    SetBytesKV([]byte("k2"), []byte("v2"))
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// ...
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Add
Add adds the given key: value header. Multiple headers with the same key may be added with this function.
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func (a *Agent) Add(k, v string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) AddBytesK(k []byte, v string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) AddBytesV(k string, v []byte) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) AddBytesKV(k []byte, v []byte) *Agent
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Example
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agent.Add("k1", "v1").
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    AddBytesK([]byte("k1"), "v1").
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    AddBytesV("k1", []byte("v1")).
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    AddBytesKV([]byte("k2"), []byte("v2"))
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// Headers:
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// K1: v1
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// K1: v1
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// K1: v1
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// K2: v2
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ConnectionClose
ConnectionClose adds the Connection: close header.
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func (a *Agent) ConnectionClose() *Agent
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agent.ConnectionClose()
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// ...
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UserAgent
UserAgent sets User-Agent header value.
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func (a *Agent) UserAgent(userAgent string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) UserAgentBytes(userAgent []byte) *Agent
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Example
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agent.UserAgent("fiber")
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// ...
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Cookie
Cookie sets a cookie in key: value form. Cookies can be used to set multiple cookies.
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func (a *Agent) Cookie(key, value string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) CookieBytesK(key []byte, value string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) CookieBytesKV(key, value []byte) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) Cookies(kv ...string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) CookiesBytesKV(kv ...[]byte) *Agent
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Example
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agent.Cookie("k", "v")
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agent.Cookies("k1", "v1", "k2", "v2")
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// ...
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Referer
Referer sets the Referer header value.
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func (a *Agent) Referer(referer string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) RefererBytes(referer []byte) *Agent
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Example
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agent.Referer("https://docs.gofiber.io")
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// ...
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ContentType
ContentType sets Content-Type header value.
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func (a *Agent) ContentType(contentType string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) ContentTypeBytes(contentType []byte) *Agent
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agent.ContentType("custom-type")
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// ...
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Host
Host sets the Host header.
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func (a *Agent) Host(host string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) HostBytes(host []byte) *Agent
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agent.Host("example.com")
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// ...
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QueryString
QueryString sets the URI query string.
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func (a *Agent) QueryString(queryString string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) QueryStringBytes(queryString []byte) *Agent
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agent.QueryString("foo=bar")
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// ...
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BasicAuth
BasicAuth sets the URI username and password using HTTP Basic Auth.
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func (a *Agent) BasicAuth(username, password string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) BasicAuthBytes(username, password []byte) *Agent
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Example
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agent.BasicAuth("foo", "bar")
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// ...
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Body
There are several ways to set request body.
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func (a *Agent) BodyString(bodyString string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) Body(body []byte) *Agent
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// BodyStream sets request body stream and, optionally body size.
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//
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// If bodySize is >= 0, then the bodyStream must provide exactly bodySize bytes
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// before returning io.EOF.
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//
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// If bodySize < 0, then bodyStream is read until io.EOF.
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//
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// bodyStream.Close() is called after finishing reading all body data
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// if it implements io.Closer.
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//
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// Note that GET and HEAD requests cannot have body.
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func (a *Agent) BodyStream(bodyStream io.Reader, bodySize int) *Agent
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Example
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agent.BodyString("foo=bar")
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agent.Body([]byte("bar=baz"))
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agent.BodyStream(strings.NewReader("body=stream"), -1)
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// ...
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JSON
JSON sends a JSON request by setting the Content-Type header to application/json.
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func (a *Agent) JSON(v interface{}) *Agent
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agent.JSON(fiber.Map{"success": true})
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// ...
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XML
XML sends an XML request by setting the Content-Type header to application/xml.
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func (a *Agent) XML(v interface{}) *Agent
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agent.XML(fiber.Map{"success": true})
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// ...
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Form
Form sends a form request by setting the Content-Type header to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
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// Form sends form request with body if args is non-nil.
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// It is recommended obtaining args via AcquireArgs and release it
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// manually in performance-critical code.
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func (a *Agent) Form(args *Args) *Agent
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Example
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args := AcquireArgs()
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args.Set("foo", "bar")
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agent.Form(args)
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// ...
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ReleaseArgs(args)
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MultipartForm
MultipartForm sends multipart form request by setting the Content-Type header to multipart/form-data. These requests can include key-value's and files.
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// MultipartForm sends multipart form request with k-v and files.
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// It is recommended to obtain args via AcquireArgs and release it
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// manually in performance-critical code.
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func (a *Agent) MultipartForm(args *Args) *Agent
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Example
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args := AcquireArgs()
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args.Set("foo", "bar")
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agent.MultipartForm(args)
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// ...
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ReleaseArgs(args)
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Fiber provides several methods for sending files. Note that they must be called before MultipartForm.
Boundary
Boundary sets boundary for multipart form request.
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func (a *Agent) Boundary(boundary string) *Agent
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agent.Boundary("myBoundary")
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    .MultipartForm(nil)
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// ...
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SendFile(s)
SendFile read a file and appends it to a multipart form request. Sendfiles can be used to append multiple files.
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func (a *Agent) SendFile(filename string, fieldname ...string) *Agent
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func (a *Agent) SendFiles(filenamesAndFieldnames ...string) *Agent
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Example
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agent.SendFile("f", "field name")
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    .SendFiles("f1", "field name1", "f2").
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    .MultipartForm(nil)
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// ...
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FileData
FileData appends file data for multipart form request.
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// FormFile represents multipart form file
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type FormFile struct {
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    // Fieldname is form file's field name
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    Fieldname string
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    // Name is form file's name
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    Name string
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    // Content is form file's content
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    Content []byte
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}
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// FileData appends files for multipart form request.
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// It is recommended obtaining formFile via AcquireFormFile and release it
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// manually in performance-critical code.
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func (a *Agent) FileData(formFiles ...*FormFile) *Agent
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Example
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ff1 := &FormFile{"filename1", "field name1", []byte("content")}
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ff2 := &FormFile{"filename2", "field name2", []byte("content")}
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agent.FileData(ff1, ff2).
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    MultipartForm(nil)
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// ...
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Debug
Debug mode enables logging request and response detail to io.writer(default is os.Stdout).
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func (a *Agent) Debug(w ...io.Writer) *Agent
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agent.Debug()
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// ...
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Timeout
Timeout sets request timeout duration.
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func (a *Agent) Timeout(timeout time.Duration) *Agent
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agent.Timeout(time.Second)
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// ...
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Reuse
Reuse enables the Agent instance to be used again after one request. If agent is reusable, then it should be released manually when it is no longer used.
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func (a *Agent) Reuse() *Agent
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agent.Reuse()
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// ...
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InsecureSkipVerify
InsecureSkipVerify controls whether the Agent verifies the server certificate chain and host name.
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func (a *Agent) InsecureSkipVerify() *Agent
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agent.InsecureSkipVerify()
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// ...
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TLSConfig
TLSConfig sets tls config.
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func (a *Agent) TLSConfig(config *tls.Config) *Agent
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Example
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// Create tls certificate
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cer, _ := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("pem", "key")
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config := &tls.Config{
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    Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer},
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}
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agent.TLSConfig(config)
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// ...
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MaxRedirectsCount
MaxRedirectsCount sets max redirect count for GET and HEAD.
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func (a *Agent) MaxRedirectsCount(count int) *Agent
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agent.MaxRedirectsCount(7)
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// ...
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JSONEncoder
JSONEncoder sets custom json encoder.
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func (a *Agent) JSONEncoder(jsonEncoder utils.JSONMarshal) *Agent
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agent.JSONEncoder(json.Marshal)
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// ...
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JSONDecoder
JSONDecoder sets custom json decoder.
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func (a *Agent) JSONDecoder(jsonDecoder utils.JSONUnmarshal) *Agent
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agent.JSONDecoder(json.Unmarshal)
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// ...
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Request
Request returns Agent request instance.
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func (a *Agent) Request() *Request
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req := agent.Request()
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// ...
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SetResponse
SetResponse sets custom response for the Agent instance. It is recommended obtaining custom response via AcquireResponse and release it manually in performance-critical code.
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func (a *Agent) SetResponse(customResp *Response) *Agent
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resp := AcquireResponse()
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agent.SetResponse(resp)
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// ...
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ReleaseResponse(resp)
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Dest
Dest sets custom dest. The contents of dest will be replaced by the response body, if the dest is too small a new slice will be allocated.
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func (a *Agent) Dest(dest []byte) *Agent {
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agent.Dest(nil)
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// ...
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Bytes
Bytes returns the status code, bytes body and errors of url.
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func (a *Agent) Bytes() (code int, body []byte, errs []error)
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code, body, errs := agent.Bytes()
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// ...
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String
String returns the status code, string body and errors of url.
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func (a *Agent) String() (int, string, []error)
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code, body, errs := agent.String()
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// ...
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Struct
Struct returns the status code, bytes body and errors of url. And bytes body will be unmarshalled to given v.
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func (a *Agent) Struct(v interface{}) (code int, body []byte, errs []error)
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Example
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var d data
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code, body, errs := agent.Struct(&d)
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// ...
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