Tag Archives: IHttpClientFactory

Get Users from IdentityServer using .NET Core

Posted on June 7, 2022 by briancaos

If you wish to poke around in the IdentityServer users database directly, the API seems a little bit fishy. This is because the direct data access are very low level, and consists of HttpClient extension methods. They are, in fact, … Continue reading →

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HttpClient retry on HTTP timeout with Polly and IHttpClientBuilder

Posted on December 16, 2020 by briancaos

The Polly retry library and the IHttpClientBuilder is a match made in heaven as it defines all the retry logic at startup. The actual HttpClient  calls are therefore untouched by any retry code. The retry logic is called policies, and … Continue reading →

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Add a UserAgent to the IHttpClientFactory in .NET Core

Posted on October 21, 2020 by briancaos

Using a IHttpClientFactory to create HttpClient connections have a number of advantages, as you can configure several httpclients on startup. Each client will be reused, including the properties attached to that client. In a previous post I showed how to … Continue reading →

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HttpClient retry mechanism with .NET Core, Polly and IHttpClientFactory

Posted on March 25, 2020 by briancaos

A lot of HttpClient errors are temporary and is caused by server overload, temporary nerwork timeouts and generic gliches in the Matrix. These scenarios can be dealt with using a retry pattern. In .NET Core, the most common retry library … Continue reading →

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