How can I pass an absolute URL to Api.Get method in Zebble?

Question

I tried to get products with the following code:

public static async Task<List<Product>> GetProducts()
{
    return await Get<List<Product>>("http://locahost:5919/api/products");
}

But it seems that Get method accepts just relative URLs and I have to pass absolute URL in Api.Base.Url setting in Config.xml file.

I also tried assigning absolute URL via BaseUrl property before return statement, but it didn't make any difference.

Another strange thing is that if I insert a fake URL (e.g. http://www.yahoo.com) as the Api.Base.Url value and run the project, the following error occurs. Error when adding a fake URL for Api.Base.Url

So if we need to make requests to different End Points in different URLs in one project, how can we achieve that?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 15 '17 at 13:24

Your assumption is incorrect. When you call:

Api.Get<TResponse>(someUrl);

Then:

If someUrl starts with http:// or https:// then it will be treated as an absolute URL.
Otherwise, it will be treated as relative, in which case to find the absolute Url, Zebble will prefix that with the config value of Api.Base.Url.

Example:

If in your config.xml file you have:

<Api.Base.Url>https://my-server.com</Api.Base.Url>

Then the following line will send a HTTP request to "https://my-server.com/api/hello":

Api.Get<TResponse>("api/hello");

But the value of Api.Base.Url in your config.xml file will be ignored in the following call (as it's an absolute url):

Api.Get<TResponse>("https://some-absolute-url.com/...");

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