HttpClient

expect fun HttpClient(
    block: HttpClientConfig<*>.() -> Unit = {}
): HttpClient

Constructs an asynchronous HttpClient using optional block for configuring this client.

The HttpClientEngine is selected from the dependencies. https://ktor.io/clients/http-client/engines.html

fun <T : HttpClientEngineConfig> HttpClient(
    engineFactory: HttpClientEngineFactory<T>, 
    block: HttpClientConfig<T>.() -> Unit = {}
): HttpClient

Constructs an asynchronous HttpClient using the specified engineFactory and an optional block for configuring this client.

fun HttpClient(
    engine: HttpClientEngine, 
    block: HttpClientConfig<*>.() -> Unit
): HttpClient

Constructs an asynchronous HttpClient using the specified engine and a block for configuring this client.