additional http extensions

BinaryDad.Extensions/Extensions/HttpExtensions.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using System.Net.Http;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -22,6 +24,40 @@ namespace BinaryDad.Extensions
             return client.PostAsync(requestUrl, content);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Send a PATCH request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="client"></param>
+        /// <param name="requestUrl"></param>
+        /// <param name="model"></param>
+        /// <param name="useDataContractJsonSerializer"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Task<HttpResponseMessage> PatchAsJsonAsync(this HttpClient client, string requestUrl, object model, bool useDataContractJsonSerializer = false)
+        {
+            var content = new StringContent(model.Serialize(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+
+            return client.PatchAsync(requestUrl, content);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Send a PATCH request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="client"></param>
+        /// <param name="requestUri"></param>
+        /// <param name="content"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Task<HttpResponseMessage> PatchAsync(this HttpClient client, string requestUri, HttpContent content)
+        {
+            var method = new HttpMethod("PATCH");
+
+            var message = new HttpRequestMessage(method, requestUri)
+            {
+                Content = content
+            };
+
+            return client.SendAsync(message);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Serialize the HTTP content to type <typeparamref name="TResponse"/> as an asynchronous operation.
         /// </summary>
@@ -35,5 +71,41 @@ namespace BinaryDad.Extensions
 
             return result.Deserialize<TResponse>();
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the body of a <see cref="WebResponse"/> as a string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="response"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string GetResponseBody(this WebResponse response)
+        {
+            if (response != null)
+            {
+                using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
+                {
+                    return reader.ReadToEnd();
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the body of a <see cref="WebResponse"/> as a string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="response"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static async Task<string> GetResponseBodyAsync(this WebResponse response)
+        {
+            if (response != null)
+            {
+                using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
+                {
+                    return await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }