http client about graft-http HOT 4 OPEN

Working on the client today. Thoughts on implementation?

Not sure if we want an http client that can speak micro services, or a micro services client that can transport over http.

// send http request stream to micro service?
var req = graftHttp.client("localhost:3000/posts/15", {method: "GET"});
req.on('data', function(msg) {
  console.log(msg);
});

// write message to micro service?
var res = graft.ReadChannel();
graft.pipe(graftHttp.client({port: 3000}));

graft.write({
  path: "/posts/15",
  res: res
});

res.on('data', function(msg) {
  console.log(msg);
});

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I think we should have two modules: a graft-http-server and a graft-http-client. They serve two completely different use cases:

• graft-http-server is for letting other consume REST services provided by Graft.
• graft-http-client is for consuming external REST services with Graft.

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two modules as in separate files or separate npm packages?

I think I understand now. So you send the request and you get back a message to be consumed with graft.

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two modules as in separate files or separate npm packages?

You decide.

So you send the request and you get back a message to be consumed with graft.

The main point here is interoperability. If it is graft <-> graft other transports are better suited for the task, as we cannot send channels over REST. However, we want to be interoperable with the rest of the world!

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