Hi all, We are using kotlin with ktor server side. and We are using ```io.ktor.client.HttpClient``` ...

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[alon shoshani.86]

Hi all,
We are using kotlin with ktor server side.
and We are using

io.ktor.client.HttpClient

To make http calls between microservices and third parties for example:
When the http call succeeded the httpResponse maps automatically to my Object,
but when there is error in the http call and it failed, I expect the client will throw an exception with the satatus code 40X 50X, and it's not.
I need to check manually what is the status code, and decide what to do.
Am I using it wrong? Do you have another client to use?

[Kanu]

I'd say it is quite common behavior as getting unusual http code is not always an exceptional situation. So plenty of http clients do the same

[Lucas Milotich]

you need to set the expectSuccess property in the client creation :
https://ktor.io/docs/response-validation.html#default

[Lucas Milotich]

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[alon shoshani.86]

@Kanu I understand but we want to make our lives easier and use something already done by someone and not implement it again 🙂

[alon shoshani.86]

@Lucas Milotich thx! I'll try it

[alon shoshani.86]

I managed to do it by the way! thx!

[Lucas Milotich]

great!