= nng_http_client_alloc(3)
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== NAME

nng_http_client_alloc - allocate HTTP client

== SYNOPSIS

[source, c]
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#include <nng/nng.h>
#include <nng/supplemental/http/http.h>

int nng_http_client_alloc(nng_http_client *clientp, const nng_url *url);
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== DESCRIPTION

The `nng_http_client_alloc()` allocates an HTTP client suitable for
connecting to the server identifyed by _url_ and stores a pointer to
it in the location referenced by _clientp_.

== RETURN VALUES

This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

== ERRORS

`NNG_ENOMEM`:: Insufficient free memory exists.
`NNG_ENOTSUP`:: HTTP not supported.

== SEE ALSO

<<nng_http_client_connect#,nng_http_client_connect(3)>>,
<<nng_http_client_free#,nng_http_client_free(3)>>,
<<nng_url_parse#,nng_url_parse(3)>>
<<nng_strerror#,nng_strerror(3)>>,
<<nng#,nng(7)>>

== COPYRIGHT

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