public static string ExecuteCurl(string curlCommand, int timeoutInSeconds=60)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(curlCommand))
return "";
curlCommand = curlCommand.Trim();
// remove the curl keworkd
if (curlCommand.StartsWith("curl"))
{
ifcurlCommand (string= curlCommand.IsNullOrEmptySubstring(curlCommand"curl".Length).Trim();
return "";}
// this code only works on windows 10 or higher
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.TrimReplace("--compressed", "");
// removewindows the10 curlshould keworkdcontain this file
var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.SystemDirectory, "curl.exe");
if (curlCommandSystem.StartsWithIO.File.Exists("curl"fullPath) == false)
{
curlCommand =if curlCommand.Substring("curl"Debugger.LengthIsAttached) { Debugger.TrimBreak(); }
throw new Exception("Windows 10 or higher is required to run this application");
}
// this code only works on windows 10 or higher
' are not supported. For example: curl {
'http://ublux.com' does not work and it needs to be replaced to curl "http://ublux.com"
List<string> curlCommandparameters = curlCommand.Replace("--compressed",new ""List<string>();
// windows 10 should contain this file
var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.SystemDirectory, "curl.exe");
// separate parameters to ifescape (System.IO.File.Existsquotes
try
{
Queue<char> q = new Queue<char>(fullPath);
== false foreach (var c in curlCommand.ToCharArray())
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debuggerq.Break(); }
throw new ExceptionEnqueue("Windows 10 or higher is required to run this application"c);
}
// on windows ' are not supported. For example: curl 'http://ublux.com' does not work and it needs to be replaced to curl "http://ublux.com"
List<string>StringBuilder parameterscurrentParameter = new List<string>StringBuilder();
// separate parameters to escape quotes
void tryinsertParameter()
{
Queue<char>var qtemp = new Queue<char>currentParameter.ToString().Trim();
foreachif (var c in curlCommandstring.ToCharArrayIsNullOrEmpty(temp) == false)
{
qparameters.EnqueueAdd(ctemp);
}
StringBuilder currentParameter = new StringBuilder.Clear();
}
while (true)
void insertParameter {
if (q.Count == 0)
{
var temp = currentParameter.ToString().Trim();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(temp) == false)
{
parameters.AddinsertParameter(temp);
}
currentParameter.Clear();break;
}
while (true)
{
char x if= (q.Count == 0)
{
insertParameterDequeue();
break;
}
if (x == '\'')
char x = q.Dequeue {
insertParameter();
if// (xadd ==until '\''we find last '
while (true)
{
insertParameterx = q.Dequeue();
// addif untilnext we2 findcharacetrs lastare '\'
whileif (truex == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '\'')
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \'
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '\'')
{
currentParameter.Append('\'');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last "
if (x while== (true'\'')
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \"
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '"')
{
currentParameter.Append('"');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else
{
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
}
catch
else if (x == {'"')
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Invalid curl command"insertParameter();
}
StringBuilder finalCommand = new StringBuilder // add until we find last "
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
foreach (var p in parameters)
// if next 2 {characetrs are \"
if (px == '\\' && q.StartsWithCount > 0 && q.Peek("-") == '"')
{
finalCommand currentParameter.Append(p'"');
finalCommand q.AppendDequeue(" ");
continue;
}
var temp = p; if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
if (temp.Contains("\""))
{currentParameter.Append(x);
temp = temp.Replace("\"", "\\\"");}
}
if (temp.Contains("'"))else
{
temp = tempcurrentParameter.ReplaceAppend("'", "\\'"x);
}
}
}
catch
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Invalid curl command");
}
StringBuilder finalCommand = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var p in parameters)
{
if (p.StartsWith("-"))
{
finalCommand.Append($"\"{temp}\""p);
finalCommand.Append(" ");
continue;
}
var temp = p;
usingif (var proc = new Processtemp.Contains("\""))
{
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "curl.exe",
Argumentstemp = finalCommandtemp.ToStringReplace(),
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true"\"",
RedirectStandardError = true,"\\\"");
CreateNoWindow = true,}
WorkingDirectory =if Environment(temp.SystemDirectory
}
}Contains("'"))
{
proctemp = temp.StartReplace("'", "\\'");
}
finalCommand.Append($"\"{temp}\"");
proc finalCommand.WaitForExitAppend(timeoutInSeconds*1000" ");
}
using (var proc = new Process
return proc {
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "curl.StandardOutputexe",
Arguments = finalCommand.ReadToEndToString();,
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true,
WorkingDirectory = Environment.SystemDirectory
}
})
{
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit(timeoutInSeconds*1000);
return proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
public static string ExecuteCurl(string curlCommand, int timeoutInSeconds=60)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(curlCommand))
return "";
curlCommand = curlCommand.Trim();
// remove the curl keworkd
if (curlCommand.StartsWith("curl"))
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.Substring("curl".Length).Trim();
}
// this code only works on windows 10 or higher
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.Replace("--compressed", "");
// windows 10 should contain this file
var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.SystemDirectory, "curl.exe");
if (System.IO.File.Exists(fullPath) == false)
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Windows 10 or higher is required to run this application");
}
// on windows ' are not supported. For example: curl 'http://ublux.com' does not work and it needs to be replaced to curl "http://ublux.com"
List<string> parameters = new List<string>();
// separate parameters to escape quotes
try
{
Queue<char> q = new Queue<char>();
foreach (var c in curlCommand.ToCharArray())
{
q.Enqueue(c);
}
StringBuilder currentParameter = new StringBuilder();
void insertParameter()
{
var temp = currentParameter.ToString().Trim();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(temp) == false)
{
parameters.Add(temp);
}
currentParameter.Clear();
}
while (true)
{
if (q.Count == 0)
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
char x = q.Dequeue();
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last '
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \'
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '\'')
{
currentParameter.Append('\'');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last "
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \"
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '"')
{
currentParameter.Append('"');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else
{
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
}
catch
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Invalid curl command");
}
StringBuilder finalCommand = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var p in parameters)
{
if (p.StartsWith("-"))
{
finalCommand.Append(p);
finalCommand.Append(" ");
continue;
}
var temp = p;
if (temp.Contains("\""))
{
temp = temp.Replace("\"", "\\\"");
}
if (temp.Contains("'"))
{
temp = temp.Replace("'", "\\'");
}
finalCommand.Append($"\"{temp}\"");
finalCommand.Append(" ");
}
using (var proc = new Process
{
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "curl.exe",
Arguments = finalCommand.ToString(),
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true,
WorkingDirectory = Environment.SystemDirectory
}
})
{
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit(timeoutInSeconds*1000);
return proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
public static string ExecuteCurl(string curlCommand, int timeoutInSeconds=60)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(curlCommand))
return "";
curlCommand = curlCommand.Trim();
// remove the curl keworkd
if (curlCommand.StartsWith("curl"))
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.Substring("curl".Length).Trim();
}
// this code only works on windows 10 or higher
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.Replace("--compressed", "");
// windows 10 should contain this file
var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.SystemDirectory, "curl.exe");
if (System.IO.File.Exists(fullPath) == false)
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Windows 10 or higher is required to run this application");
}
// on windows ' are not supported. For example: curl 'http://ublux.com' does not work and it needs to be replaced to curl "http://ublux.com"
List<string> parameters = new List<string>();
// separate parameters to escape quotes
try
{
Queue<char> q = new Queue<char>();
foreach (var c in curlCommand.ToCharArray())
{
q.Enqueue(c);
}
StringBuilder currentParameter = new StringBuilder();
void insertParameter()
{
var temp = currentParameter.ToString().Trim();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(temp) == false)
{
parameters.Add(temp);
}
currentParameter.Clear();
}
while (true)
{
if (q.Count == 0)
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
char x = q.Dequeue();
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last '
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \'
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '\'')
{
currentParameter.Append('\'');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last "
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \"
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '"')
{
currentParameter.Append('"');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else
{
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
}
catch
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Invalid curl command");
}
StringBuilder finalCommand = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var p in parameters)
{
if (p.StartsWith("-"))
{
finalCommand.Append(p);
finalCommand.Append(" ");
continue;
}
var temp = p;
if (temp.Contains("\""))
{
temp = temp.Replace("\"", "\\\"");
}
if (temp.Contains("'"))
{
temp = temp.Replace("'", "\\'");
}
finalCommand.Append($"\"{temp}\"");
finalCommand.Append(" ");
}
using (var proc = new Process
{
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "curl.exe",
Arguments = finalCommand.ToString(),
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true,
WorkingDirectory = Environment.SystemDirectory
}
})
{
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit(timeoutInSeconds*1000);
return proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
For example use this code as
var output = ExecuteCurl(@"curl 'https://google.com' -H 'Accept: application/json, text/javascript, */*; q=0.01'");
If you where to run that same string agains C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe it will not work because for some reason windows does not like single quotes.
For example use this code as
var output = ExecuteCurl(@"curl 'https://google.com' -H 'Accept: application/json, text/javascript, */*; q=0.01'");
If you where to run that same string agains C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe it will not work because for some reason windows does not like single quotes.
Late response but this is what I ended up doing. If you want to run your curl commands very similarly as you run them on linux and you have windows 10 or latter do this:
public static string ExecuteCurl(string curlCommand, int timeoutInSeconds=60)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(curlCommand))
return "";
curlCommand = curlCommand.Trim();
// remove the curl keworkd
if (curlCommand.StartsWith("curl"))
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.Substring("curl".Length).Trim();
}
// this code only works on windows 10 or higher
{
curlCommand = curlCommand.Replace("--compressed", "");
// windows 10 should contain this file
var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.SystemDirectory, "curl.exe");
if (System.IO.File.Exists(fullPath) == false)
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Windows 10 or higher is required to run this application");
}
// on windows ' are not supported. For example: curl 'http://ublux.com' does not work and it needs to be replaced to curl "http://ublux.com"
List<string> parameters = new List<string>();
// separate parameters to escape quotes
try
{
Queue<char> q = new Queue<char>();
foreach (var c in curlCommand.ToCharArray())
{
q.Enqueue(c);
}
StringBuilder currentParameter = new StringBuilder();
void insertParameter()
{
var temp = currentParameter.ToString().Trim();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(temp) == false)
{
parameters.Add(temp);
}
currentParameter.Clear();
}
while (true)
{
if (q.Count == 0)
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
char x = q.Dequeue();
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last '
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \'
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '\'')
{
currentParameter.Append('\'');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '\'')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
// add until we find last "
while (true)
{
x = q.Dequeue();
// if next 2 characetrs are \"
if (x == '\\' && q.Count > 0 && q.Peek() == '"')
{
currentParameter.Append('"');
q.Dequeue();
continue;
}
if (x == '"')
{
insertParameter();
break;
}
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
else
{
currentParameter.Append(x);
}
}
}
catch
{
if (Debugger.IsAttached) { Debugger.Break(); }
throw new Exception("Invalid curl command");
}
StringBuilder finalCommand = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var p in parameters)
{
if (p.StartsWith("-"))
{
finalCommand.Append(p);
finalCommand.Append(" ");
continue;
}
var temp = p;
if (temp.Contains("\""))
{
temp = temp.Replace("\"", "\\\"");
}
if (temp.Contains("'"))
{
temp = temp.Replace("'", "\\'");
}
finalCommand.Append($"\"{temp}\"");
finalCommand.Append(" ");
}
using (var proc = new Process
{
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "curl.exe",
Arguments = finalCommand.ToString(),
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true,
WorkingDirectory = Environment.SystemDirectory
}
})
{
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit(timeoutInSeconds*1000);
return proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}
}
}
The reason why the code is a little bit long is because windows will give you an error if you execute a single quote. In other words, the command curl 'https://google.com' will work on linux and it will not work on windows. Thanks to that method I created you can use single quotes and run your curl commands exactly as you run them on linux. This code also checks for escaping characters such as \' and \".
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