Lite API Client

A simple and versatile API client for making HTTP requests with support for all HTTP methods and custom headers.

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install lite-api-client

Usage

Here's how to use the Lite API Client in your project:

const LiteApiClient = require('lite-api-client');

// Initialize the API client
const api = new LiteApiClient('https://dummyjson.com');

// Set a default authorization token
api.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');

// Making requests
(async () => {
    try {
        // GET request with query parameters
        const posts = await api.get('posts/search', { params: { q: 'love', limit: 1 } });
        console.log('GET /posts/search:', posts);

        // POST request with data
        const newPost = await api.post('/posts/add', JSON.stringify({
            title: 'I am in love with Lite API Client.',
            userId: '1'
        }));
        console.log('POST /posts/add:', newPost);

        // PUT request with data
        const updatedPost = await api.put('/posts/1', JSON.stringify({
            title: 'Lite API Client is easy to use.'
        }));
        console.log('PUT /posts/1:', updatedPost);

        // // DELETE request
        const deleteResponse = await api.delete('/posts/1');
        console.log('DELETE /posts/1:', deleteResponse);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
})();

Using lite-api-client in a ReactJS Application

To integrate lite-api-client into your ReactJS application, follow the steps below.

Installation

First, ensure that the lite-api-client package is installed in your project:

npm install lite-api-client

or if you prefer using Yarn:

yarn add lite-api-client

Example Usage in a React Component

Here's an example of how to use lite-api-client in a React component to fetch data from an API:

import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import LiteApiClient from 'lite-api-client';

function App() {
  const [title, setTitle] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    // Create an instance of LiteApiClient with the base URL
    const apiClient = new LiteApiClient('https://dummyjson.com');

    const fetchData = async () => {
      try {
        // Make a GET request to the specified endpoint with query parameters
        const response = await apiClient.get('/posts/search', {
          params: { q: 'love', limit: 1 },
        });

        // Set the title state with the fetched data
        setTitle(response.posts[0].title);
      } catch (err) {
        // Handle errors
        console.log(err);
      }
    };

    fetchData();
  }, []);

  return (
    <>
      <h1>npm i lite-api-client</h1>
      <div className="card">Title: {title}</div>
    </>
  );
}

export default App;

API Methods

• get(url, options): Make a GET request.
• post(url, data, options): Make a POST request.
• put(url, data, options): Make a PUT request.
• patch(url, data, options): Make a PATCH request.
• delete(url, options): Make a DELETE request.
• head(url, options): Make a HEAD request.
• options(url, options): Make an OPTIONS request.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.