(http) Web request provider in coreclr/dnxCore?

Question

Is there a provider available for doing web requests/basic GET downloads in coreclr? (.net core)

Both System.Net.Webclient and HttpWebRequest/HttpWebResponse aren't available, I realize it's aimed at serving content, not consuming, but basic string downloading seems like something that really should have been included?

Am I forgetting something, or is it just straight up not possible?

I can default to full dnx, but would really rather not and lose cross platform compatibility.

Answer 1

You should use the modern HttpClient class from System.Net.Http on NuGet, which supports DNXCore.