[THRIFT-5178] THttpClient should work without specifying host

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.13.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.14.0
• Component/s: C++ - Library
• Assignee: Mario Emmenlauer
• Reporter: Mario Emmenlauer
• Created: 20/Apr/20 11:22
• Updated: 11/Feb/21 22:27
• Resolved: 21/Apr/20 21:38

Description

The constructors for THttpClient require specifying a `host`. However not all supported socket types would require a host. I.e. when using a Unix domain socket, the `host` property does not convey additional information, as the socket only works on localhost. The constructor of the socket (the underlying transport) does not require host.

It would be nice if there was a constructor that avoids host (making it optional).