Add support for String parameter types for host and URL path

Author: sandeepmistry

HttpClient.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ HttpClient::HttpClient(Client& aClient, const char* aServerName, uint16_t aServe
   resetState();
 }
 
+HttpClient::HttpClient(Client& aClient, const String& aServerName, uint16_t aServerPort)
+ : HttpClient(aClient, aServerName.c_str(), aServerPort)
+{
+}
+
 HttpClient::HttpClient(Client& aClient, const IPAddress& aServerAddress, uint16_t aServerPort)
  : iClient(&aClient), iServerName(NULL), iServerAddress(aServerAddress), iServerPort(aServerPort)
 {

HttpClient.h

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class HttpClient : public Client
 // FIXME Update tempToPachube example to calculate Content-Length correctly
 
     HttpClient(Client& aClient, const char* aServerName, uint16_t aServerPort = kHttpPort);
+    HttpClient(Client& aClient, const String& aServerName, uint16_t aServerPort = kHttpPort);
     HttpClient(Client& aClient, const IPAddress& aServerAddress, uint16_t aServerPort = kHttpPort);
 
     /** Start a more complex request.
@@ -66,20 +67,29 @@ class HttpClient : public Client
     int get(const char* aURLPath)
       { return startRequest(aURLPath, HTTP_METHOD_GET); }
 
+    int get(const String& aURLPath)
+      { return get(aURLPath.c_str()); }
+
     /** Connect to the server and start to send a POST request.
       @param aURLPath     Url to request
       @return 0 if successful, else error
     */
     int post(const char* aURLPath)
       { return startRequest(aURLPath, HTTP_METHOD_POST); }
 
+    int post(const String& aURLPath)
+      { return post(aURLPath.c_str()); }
+
     /** Connect to the server and start to send a PUT request.
       @param aURLPath     Url to request
       @return 0 if successful, else error
     */
     int put(const char* aURLPath)
       { return startRequest(aURLPath, HTTP_METHOD_PUT); }
 
+    int put(const String& aURLPath)
+      { return put(aURLPath.c_str()); }
+
     /** Connect to the server and start to send the request.
       @param aURLPath     Url to request
       @param aHttpMethod  Type of HTTP request to make, e.g. "GET", "POST", etc.