HTTP Client

plato\http\client uses cURL and provides response values, retry policy, middleware, and concurrent pools.

use plato\http\client;

$client = new client([
    'timeout' => 5,
    'connect_timeout' => 2,
    'retries' => 2,
]);

$response = $client->get('https://api.example.com/users/7', [
    'headers' => ['Accept' => 'application/json'],
]);

if ( $response->ok() )
{
    $user = $response->json();
}

get(), post(), put(), and delete() delegate to request(). Responses expose status(), headers(), body(), json(), ok(), client_error(), server_error(), failed(), and attempts().

$responses = $client->pool([
    ['method' => 'GET', 'url' => 'https://service-a.example.com/health'],
    ['method' => 'GET', 'url' => 'https://service-b.example.com/health'],
]);

TLS verification is enabled by default. Automatic retries should be limited to idempotent requests and explicit retryable statuses; POST is not retried by default. Client middleware wraps one request and can add trace headers, authentication, or instrumentation.