From ce56ffb6569e62c25731c416beedadcfc3295743 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Burns Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 21:57:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): mention reqwest as a higher level client Many people will find `hyper` when searching for a Rust HTTP crate. Reqwest is not nearly so easy to find unless you know what you are looking for, but is what a lot of people looking for a rust http library need. Let's point them in the right direction. I recently came across a new Rust user on Reddit who had found the hyper crate, but was trying to use libcurl bindings to make http requests because they hadn't managed to find reqwest. --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1f996fed04..b43f04a06d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ A **fast** and **correct** HTTP implementation for Rust. **Get started** by looking over the [guides](https://hyper.rs/guides). +**Hyper is a relatively low-level library, if you are looking for simple high-level HTTP client, then you may wish to consider [reqwest](/~https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest), which is built on top of this library.** + ## Overview hyper is a fast, safe HTTP implementation written in and for Rust.