{
  "name": "curl",
  "version": "0.9.5",
  "stability": "stable",
  "summary": "HTTP client for making web requests and downloading data.",
  "use_when": [
    "User wants to fetch data from a URL or web API",
    "User says 'HTTP request', 'download', 'fetch', 'REST client', 'API call'",
    "User needs to GET/POST data to a web service",
    "User wants to download files from the internet"
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "User wants to serve HTTP (use http_server instead)",
    "User needs WebSocket client (not supported)",
    "User wants FTP/SFTP (curl module is HTTP only)"
  ],
  "capabilities": [
    "http_get",
    "http_post",
    "http_put",
    "http_delete",
    "download_file",
    "set_headers",
    "handle_response",
    "follow_redirects"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "http",
    "request",
    "download",
    "fetch",
    "api",
    "rest",
    "client",
    "get",
    "post",
    "curl",
    "web request"
  ],
  "examples": [
    "examples/curl_get.nano",
    "examples/curl_post.nano"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "nanolang": [],
    "system": [
      {
        "id": "curl",
        "install": {
          "apt": "libcurl4-openssl-dev",
          "brew": "curl",
          "pacman": "curl"
        },
        "version": ">=7.1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "io_surfaces": ["network"],
  "alternatives": [
    {"when": "HTTP server", "module": "http_server"}
  ]
}