HttpClient.md

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Yún	Arduino	Arduino Yún HTTP Client	Create a simple client that downloads a webpage and prints it to the serial monitor.

This example for a Yún device shows how create a basic HTTP client that connects to the internet and downloads content. In this case, you'll connect to the Arduino website and download a version of the logo as ASCII text.

Open the Serial Monitor in the IDE once you've programmed the board.

Hardware Required

• Yún board or shield

• a wireless network connection to the internet

Circuit

There is no circuit for this example.

image developed using Fritzing. For more circuit examples, see the Fritzing project page

Code

Include both the Bridge and HttpClient libraries

#include <Bridge.h>
#include <HttpClient.h>

In setup() start Bridge, and wait for a serial connection before going into loop().

void setup() {

  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);

  digitalWrite(13, LOW);

  Bridge.begin();

  Serial.begin(9600);

  while(!Serial);
}

In loop(), create a named instance of HttpClient, and call a URL with client.get(url).

void loop() {

  HttpClient client;

  client.get("http://www.arduino.cc/asciilogo.txt");

As long as there are bytes from the server in the client buffer, read the bytes and print them to the serial monitor. Repeat every 5 seconds.

while (client.available()) {

    char c = client.read();

    Serial.print(c);

  }

  Serial.flush();

  delay(5000);
}

The complete sketch is below :

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Last revision 2016/05/25 by SM