Hey what is d/w Android and OkHttp in HttpClient i...

# ktor

[Vivek Modi]

Hey what is d/w Android and OkHttp in HttpClient in ktor?

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

What do you mean?

[Vivek Modi]

d/w Android Engine and OkHttp Engine

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

What is d/w?

[Vivek Modi]

difference between

[Vivek Modi]

What is the difference between Android and OkHttp in HttpClient ? I added example as well

val client = HttpClient(Android)

or

val client = HttpClient(OkHttp)

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

The difference is in the underlying implementation. The Android engine uses HttpURLConnection and the OkHttp engine uses the OkHttp client.

[Vivek Modi]

So which one you prefer to use Android or OkHttp ? I want to implement interceptor and authenticator as well.

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

Both engines allow you to do it. I’d prefer using OkHttp because there are more options for configuring an underlying HTTP client.

[Vivek Modi]

thanks a million. For your suggestion. I tried OkHttp in my KMM module. I am getting this error. Can you please look this issue and guide me. Thanks

[Aleksei Tirman [JB]]

He was first :)

[Vivek Modi]

great thanks a million.

[gildor]

I really don’t like that this engine has name “Android” which is extremely misleading. There is nothing Android specific in it, it works on JVM with no problems, which expected, because it uses Java HttpUrlConnection, not some Android API.
I created a change request about it, be free to vote for it, maybe it will cause less confusion
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KTOR-1013

[andylamax]

You have my upvote. I am with you in this one @gildor