Struct Request

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pub struct Request {
    pub url: Url,
    pub method: Method,
    pub headers: HeaderMap,
    pub body: Option<Body>,
    /* private fields */
}

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Shared runtime data types and convenience helpers. Outgoing HTTP request used by the crawler runtime.

Request is the handoff type between spiders, middleware, the scheduler, and the downloader. It is transport-neutral enough to be shared across the workspace, but expressive enough for custom methods, headers, bodies, and request-scoped metadata.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;

// Create a basic GET request
let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap());

// Build a request with headers and method
let post_request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://api.example.com").unwrap())
    .with_method(reqwest::Method::POST)
    .with_header("Accept", "application/json")
    .unwrap();

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§url: Url

The target URL for this request.

§method: Method

The HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.).

§headers: HeaderMap

HTTP headers for the request.

§body: Option<Body>

Optional request body.

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impl Request

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pub fn new(url: Url) -> Request

Creates a new Request with the given URL.

This is the most common constructor used by spiders when enqueueing follow-up pages. It does not allocate metadata storage unless with_meta is called.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap());

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pub fn with_method(self, method: Method) -> Request

Sets the HTTP method for the request.

Use this together with one of the body helpers for POST, PUT, or PATCH workflows.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap())
    .with_method(reqwest::Method::POST);

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pub fn with_header( self, name: &str, value: &str, ) -> Result<Request, SpiderError>

Adds a header to the request.

Returns an error if the header name or value is invalid.

§Errors

Returns a SpiderError::HeaderValueError if the header name or value is invalid.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap())
    .with_header("Accept", "application/json")
    .unwrap();

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pub fn with_body(self, body: Body) -> Request

Sets the body of the request and defaults the method to POST.

§Example

use spider_util::request::{Request, Body};
use url::Url;
use serde_json::json;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://api.example.com").unwrap())
    .with_body(Body::Json(json!({"key": "value"})));

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pub fn with_json(self, json: Value) -> Request

Sets the body of the request to a JSON value and defaults the method to POST.

This helper stores the payload body only. Add content-type headers explicitly when the target service expects them.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;
use serde_json::json;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://api.example.com").unwrap())
    .with_json(json!({"name": "test"}));

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pub fn with_form(self, form: DashMap<String, String>) -> Request

Sets the body of the request to form data and defaults the method to POST.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;
use dashmap::DashMap;

let mut form = DashMap::new();
form.insert("key".to_string(), "value".to_string());

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://api.example.com").unwrap())
    .with_form(form);

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pub fn with_bytes(self, bytes: Bytes) -> Request

Sets the body of the request to raw bytes and defaults the method to POST.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;
use bytes::Bytes;

let data = Bytes::from("binary data");
let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://api.example.com").unwrap())
    .with_bytes(data);

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pub fn with_meta(self, key: &str, value: Value) -> Request

Adds a value to the request’s metadata.

Lazily allocates the metadata map on first use. Metadata is commonly used to carry crawl context such as pagination state, source URLs, or retry bookkeeping across middleware and parsing stages.

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;
use serde_json::json;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap())
    .with_meta("priority", json!(1))
    .with_meta("source", json!("manual"));

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pub fn get_meta(&self, key: &str) -> Option<Value>

Gets a reference to a metadata value, if it exists.

Returns a cloned JSON value because metadata is stored in a shared concurrent map. Returns None if the key doesn’t exist or if metadata hasn’t been set.

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pub fn has_meta(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the request has metadata.

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pub fn meta_map(&self) -> Option<&Arc<DashMap<String, Value>>>

Returns a reference to the internal metadata map, if it exists.

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pub fn insert_meta(&mut self, key: String, value: Value)

Inserts a value into metadata, creating the map if needed.

This is intended for internal framework use.

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pub fn get_meta_ref(&self, key: &str) -> Option<Ref<'_, String, Value>>

Gets a value from metadata using DashMap’s API.

This is intended for internal framework use where direct access is needed.

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pub fn set_meta_from_option( &mut self, meta: Option<Arc<DashMap<String, Value>>>, )

Sets the metadata map directly.

Used for internal framework operations.

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pub fn clone_meta(&self) -> Option<Arc<DashMap<String, Value>>>

Clones the metadata map.

Used for internal framework operations where metadata needs to be copied.

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pub fn take_meta(&mut self) -> Option<Arc<DashMap<String, Value>>>

Takes the metadata map, leaving None in its place.

Used for internal framework operations.

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pub fn meta_inner(&self) -> &Option<Arc<DashMap<String, Value>>>

Returns a reference to the metadata Arc for internal framework use.

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pub fn get_retry_attempts(&self) -> u32

Gets the number of times the request has been retried.

Returns 0 if no retry attempts have been recorded.

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pub fn increment_retry_attempts(&mut self)

Increments the retry count for the request.

Lazily allocates the metadata map if not already present.

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pub fn fingerprint(&self) -> String

Generates a unique fingerprint for the request based on its URL, method, and body.

This is the stable identity used by runtime deduplication and related components that need to recognize equivalent requests.

The fingerprint is used for duplicate detection and caching. It combines:

The request URL
The HTTP method
The request body (if present)

§Example

use spider_util::request::Request;
use url::Url;

let request = Request::new(Url::parse("https://example.com").unwrap());
let fingerprint = request.fingerprint();