Re: Reg: HTTPAPI for IBMi

Hello Suren,

There is no performance delay in using http_req().

Using http_string() may be slightly slower than http_req() due to the way it handles return values, but I also don't think you'd notice the difference.  It is a very small amount of time that most people will not see -- the bottleneck is almost always the network, not copying bytes around on the local system.  But, if indeed you are worried about the tiny amount of extra processing in http_string, simply call http_req instead.

Good Luck,

-SK


On 10/2/2020 12:06 AM, Suren K wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I am exploring Scott Klement's HTTPAPI for making outbound HTTP requests
from IBMi.

I could see http_req() is the function used for making all types of HTTP
requests. Also i could see the HTTP_string() function for making all types
of HTTP requests for shorter strings (which in turn used http_req() for
processing).

I am planning to use http_req() directly for all types of requests (shorter
and also longer strings), will it create any performance delay or using
http_req() directly will execute any additional steps?

Could you please give me your suggestions in it?

Regards,
Surender K