Cannot import AndroidHttpClient;

Question

I'm learning android restful web services using a 2014 tutorial by Lynda. The code uses this httpManager class :

   import android.net.http.AndroidHttpClient;

    public class HttpManager {

        public static String getData(String uri) {
            HttpClient client = AndroidHttpClient.AndroidHttpClient.netInstance("AndroidAgaent");
            HttpGet request = New HttpGet(uri);
            HttpResponse response;

            try {
                response = client.execute(request);
                return EntiyUtils.toString(response.getEntinity());
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
                return null;
            } finally {
                client.close();
            }
        }
    }

However, android studio says:

Cannot resolve symbol 'AndroidHttpClient'

I set minSdkVersion 8 but still could not solve the issue.

I'm wondering how to resolve this issue, or if the class has discarded, how to replace the code with a current class that is supported out of the box?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32949626/org-apache-http-entity-fileentity-is-deprecated-in-android-6-marshmallow — CommonsWare, May 29 '16 at 13:30
Thanks for the tip CommonsWare. So is okhttp still your personal recommendation? — Karlom, May 29 '16 at 13:33
If you are limiting yourself to "a current class that is supported out of the box", your only choice is `HttpURLConnection`. If you are willing to use a library, I recommend the Square family of HTTP libraries: OkHttp3 (general HTTP), Retrofit (Web services), and Picasso (images). — CommonsWare, May 29 '16 at 13:35
How does the square family compares against Volly? It sounds pretty awsome: http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/an-introduction-to-volley--cms-23800 — Karlom, May 29 '16 at 15:29
Volley is fine. It has mixed support from Google and very little documentation, which is why I do not recommend it. — CommonsWare, May 29 '16 at 15:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 29 '16 at 13:31

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I think AndroidHttpClient is deprecated now, try out new HTTP which are available and very powerful than the former!

Personally I would recommend Retrofit

answered May 29 '16 at 13:31

Veeresh Charantimath

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Can you provide the alternative code for the class above using Retrofit? – Karlom May 29 '16 at 13:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 04 '16 at 11:15

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If you are using Android Studio, add these dependencies in your gradle build:

compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.1'
compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5'

edited Dec 04 '16 at 11:15

eli-k

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answered Dec 04 '16 at 10:11

Shahzad Akhtar

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Cannot import AndroidHttpClient;

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