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react-native-rest-client

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A simple REST client library for React Native applications that provides a base class for creating custom API clients. Version 0.1.1 is the latest stable release, but the package appears to be in early development with no recent updates. It simplifies RESTful calls by offering methods like GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE, and supports custom headers, simulated delays for development, and returns Promises. Compared to alternatives like axios or fetch, it is minimal and tightly coupled to React Native, but lacks advanced features like interceptors, cancellation, or request/response transformations.

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npm install react-native-rest-client

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · REACT-NATIVE-REST-

react-native-rest-client

testingjavascriptv0.1.1

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

RestClient

✓ import RestClient from 'react-native-rest-client';

✗ import { RestClient } from 'react-native-rest-client';

Default export only. Named import will be undefined.

default

✓ const RestClient = require('react-native-rest-client').default;

✗ const RestClient = require('react-native-rest-client');

CommonJS requires .default due to ESM default export.

YourRestApi

✓ class YourRestApi extends RestClient { ... }

✗ class YourRestApi extends RestClient.default { ... }

Extend the class directly after import, not via .default.

Creates a GitHub API client by extending RestClient, with authentication token and simulated delay in development mode.

import RestClient from 'react-native-rest-client'; export default class GitHubApi extends RestClient { constructor(token) { super('https://api.github.com', { headers: { Authorization: `token ${token}` }, devMode: __DEV__, simulatedDelay: 1000 }); } getRepo(owner, repo) { return this.GET(`/repos/${owner}/${repo}`).then(res => res.data); } } const api = new GitHubApi(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN ?? ''); api.getRepo('facebook', 'react-native').then(data => { console.log(data); }).catch(err => { console.error(err); });

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe library does not support request cancellation or timeout configuration, which may lead to unresolved promises if network requests hang.

fix

Implement your own timeout wrapper or switch to a more feature-rich HTTP client like axios.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaAll HTTP methods (GET, POST, etc.) return the full fetch response, not the parsed JSON body. You must manually extract data (e.g., response.data).

fix

Chain .then(response => response.data) or use a custom wrapper.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe simulatedDelay option only works if devMode is set to true and __DEV__ is defined. In production, the delay is ignored even if devMode is true.

fix

Ensure __DEV__ is globally defined as a boolean during development.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe library uses fetch internally, which is only available in React Native. It will not work in plain Node.js or browsers without polyfill.

fix

Use a fetch polyfill or switch to a universal HTTP client if targeting multiple environments.

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: RestClient is not a constructor

Using named import { RestClient } instead of default import.

fix

Change to 'import RestClient from 'react-native-rest-client';'

undefined is not an object (evaluating 'this.GET')

Calling GET, POST, etc. on a wrong context (e.g., not bound to the instance).

fix

Ensure methods are called on the instance: const api = new YourRestApi(); api.GET(...);

Cannot read property 'then' of undefined

Omitting return statement inside a custom method that calls this.GET/POST.

fix

Add 'return' before this.GET() or this.POST() in your method.

Upgrade

Version history

0.1.1latest on npm

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Dependencies

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Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/javorosas/react-native-rest-client ↗

packagereact-native-rest-client ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/javorosas/react-native-rest-client#readme ↗