httpclient generic post

gistfile1.txt

public async Task<string> Post<T>(string path, T data)
        {
            using (var client = new HttpClient())
            {
                client.Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5);
                client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
                client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));

                var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data);

                var responseMessage = await client.PostAsync(local_host_address + path, new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));

                var response = await responseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

                if (responseMessage.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    return response;
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new Exception("Request failed");
                }
            }
        }