swagger-api / swagger-api/swagger-codegen
Client csharp: Use System.Net.Http.HttpClient instead of RestSharp
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Client: C-Sharp
Enhancement: Feature
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Description
Hi,
HttpClient comes with the system and it is very feature rich. It would be nice for the generator to be able to generate code that uses HttpClient instead of RestSharp. That way there will be one less external dependency.
I'm willing to write the code if nobody else is doing it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the C# client generator templates and the RestSharp usage they produce. Determine how the generator selects client dependencies, then verify that generated clients use System.Net.Http.HttpClient and no longer require RestSharp.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- api, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100