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I am finally able to get started using SPFx. Stuck on 2016 / SPFx 1.1.

The documentation for the HttpClient class says it's in the @microsoft/sp-http package. However, the Yeoman generator did not include that package when I scaffolded out a new 2016/1.1 project.

I can get to IWebPartContext in @microsoft/sp-webpart-base, and pass a context object from the outer web part into a component. And the context object has a httpClient property. However, to make web requests, I gather that I will need to use some other classes (notably HttpClientResponse if I want to get anything back from the server).

Where are those classes, if not in @microsoft/sp-http? I am assuming the generator did not include a dependency to that package because that package is not compatible with v1.1? Or do I need to just add it myself?

Here are the packages the Yeoman generator added by default:

  "dependencies": {
    "@microsoft/sp-core-library": "~1.1.0",
    "@microsoft/sp-lodash-subset": "~1.1.0",
    "@microsoft/sp-office-ui-fabric-core": "~1.4.0-0",
    "@microsoft/sp-webpart-base": "~1.1.0",
    "@types/es6-promise": "0.0.33",
    "@types/react": "0.14.46",
    "@types/react-addons-shallow-compare": "0.14.17",
    "@types/react-addons-test-utils": "0.14.15",
    "@types/react-addons-update": "0.14.14",
    "@types/react-dom": "0.14.18",
    "@types/webpack-env": "1.13.1",
    "react": "15.4.2",
    "react-dom": "15.4.2"
  },
  "resolutions": {
    "@types/react": "0.14.46"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@microsoft/sp-build-web": "~1.1.0",
    "@microsoft/sp-module-interfaces": "~1.1.0",
    "@microsoft/sp-webpart-workbench": "~1.1.0",
    "@types/chai": "3.4.34",
    "@types/mocha": "2.2.38",
    "ajv": "~5.2.2",
    "gulp": "~3.9.1"
  }
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  • It is there present as a dependency. So, wont be present in the package.json file. Just add this statement : import { HttpClient, HttpClientResponse } from "@microsoft/sp-http"; in your webpart and it will work Nov 7, 2019 at 15:28
  • That is aggravatingly confusing. Nov 7, 2019 at 16:02

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As mentioned in the comments, @microsoft/sp-http package is available for use in SP 2016. But it is in the form of an upstream dependency, so it is not visible in the package.json file.

Yes, it quite confusing, but unfortunately that's the way it works :(

To use it, you can add the below import statement in your code and consume it in your methods:

import { HttpClient, HttpClientResponse } from "@microsoft/sp-http"

If you are working with SharePoint REST APIs, then would suggest that you use SPHttpClient. The HttpClient is primarily for consuming APIs outside of SharePoint.

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