Using okhttp3 to send http request in Android

Just googling around and find useful Java library, okhttp3, to send http request in from Android app.

Here I share the codes demonstrating how to use that library.

Android App Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.zofiakreasi.simplerequest">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

activity_main:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.zofiakreasi.simplerequest.MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/text"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:text="TextView"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/buttonSimple"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:text="Simple Request"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/buttonGet"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:text="GET Request"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/buttonSimple" />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Main Activity:

package com.zofiakreasi.simplerequest;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

import java.io.IOException;

import okhttp3.Call;
import okhttp3.Callback;
import okhttp3.MediaType;
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    TextView mTextView;
    String url = "";
    Button buttonSimple;
    Button buttonGet;
    public static final MediaType JSON = MediaType.parse("application/json; charset=utf-8");

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        mTextView = findViewById(R.id.text);
        buttonSimple = findViewById(R.id.buttonSimple);
        buttonSimple.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                simpleReq();
            }
        });
        buttonGet = findViewById(R.id.buttonGet);
        buttonGet.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                getReq();
            }
        });
    }

    void simpleReq(){
        mTextView.setText("Please wait...");
        url = "URL HERE";
        try {
            runSimpleReq();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    void getReq(){
        mTextView.setText("Please wait...");
        url = "URL HERE";
        try {
            runSimpleReq();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    void runSimpleReq() throws IOException {

        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
                .url(url)
                .build();

        client.newCall(request).enqueue(new Callback() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                call.cancel();
            }

            @Override
            public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {

                final String myResponse = response.body().string();

                MainActivity.this.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        mTextView.setText(myResponse);
                    }
                });

            }
        });
    }

}

Don’t forget to include this dependency in your Gradle file:

compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.7.0'