Extra.hs

{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
module Network.HTTP.Dispatch.Extra
       ( fromString
       ) where

import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy       as LBS
import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as LBSC

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-- Extra methods for friendly API (experimental)
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-- Can be used to generate a HTTP request without needing to prepare Lazy ByteStrings.
--
-- Example:
--   HTTPRequest POST "http://api.mysite.com" [("Content-Type", "application/json")] (fromString "HELLO WORLD")
fromString :: String -> LBS.ByteString
fromString = LBSC.pack