Every time I sit down to use an HTTP client and JSON parser, I get really frustrated

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  • requests-scala

    A Scala port of the popular Python Requests HTTP client: flexible, intuitive, and straightforward to use.

  • http4s (either with Blaze or Ember) is great, but you may need to think a bit about what you're doing. Maybe https://github.com/com-lihaoyi/requests-scala will be the best choice for your particular situation?

  • jackson-module-scala

    Add-on module for Jackson (https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson) to support Scala-specific datatypes

  • The simplest JSON parsing library is Jackson.

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  • splain

    better implicit errors for scala

  • Requires deep knowledge of implicits and how to debug them. Which if you have nested data structures is basically impossible without something like Splain.

  • circe

    Yet another JSON library for Scala

  • Has the worst error messages I've ever seen for a parser. "Attempt to decode value on failed cursor" is not helpful when all you have is missing fields. Has been an issue for 5 years.

  • jsoniter-scala

    Scala macros for compile-time generation of safe and ultra-fast JSON codecs

  • Use jsoniter-scala for handy auto-derive safe and efficient JSON codecs.

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