Using HttpRequest<TContext>

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// An example of a class used as a request context.

class ExampleRequestContext
{
    public string Action { get; set; }
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public bool? Flag { get; set; }
}

// Some examples using the request context.

ExampleRequestContext context = new ExampleRequestContext();

using (HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
    HttpRequest<ExampleRequestContext> requestBuilder =
        HttpRequest<ExampleRequestContext>.Factory.Create("http://localhost:1234/")
            .WithRelativeRequestUri("{action}/{id}?flag={flag?}")
            .WithTemplateParameter("action", context => context.Action)
            .WithTemplateParameter("id", context => context.Id)
            .WithTemplateParameter("flag", context => context.Flag);

    context.Action = "foo";
    context.Id = 1;
    context.Flag = true;

    // Request URI will be "http://localhost:1234/foo/1?flag=True".
    await client.GetAsync(requestBuilder, context);

    context.Flag = false;

    // Request URI will be "http://localhost:1234/foo/1?flag=False".
    await client.GetAsync(requestBuilder, context);

    context.Action = "diddly";
    context.Id = -17;
    context.Flag = null;

    // Request URI will be "http://localhost:1234/diddly/-17".
    await client.GetAsync(requestBuilder, context);
}