Httpx Jokes

response_hooks.py

import asyncio
import time

import httpx


async def print_joke(r: httpx.Response):
    r.raise_for_status()
    await r.aread()
    value = r.json()["value"]
    print(f"id={value['id']} - {value['joke']}")


async def get_jokes(total: int):

    async with httpx.AsyncClient(
        base_url="http://api.icndb.com",
        event_hooks={"response": [print_joke]},
    ) as client_session:
        tasks = [client_session.get("/jokes/random") for _ in range(0, total)]

        await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    start = time.time()
    asyncio.run(get_jokes(50))
    end = time.time()
    elapsed = end - start
    print(f"Time elapsed: {elapsed:.4f} seconds")

response_list.py

import asyncio
import time

import httpx


async def get_responses(total: int) -> list[httpx.Response]:

    async with httpx.AsyncClient(base_url="http://api.icndb.com") as client_session:
        tasks = [client_session.get("/jokes/random") for _ in range(0, total)]

        return await asyncio.gather(*tasks)


async def print_jokes(total: int):
    responses = await get_responses(total)

    for i, r in enumerate(responses, start=1):
        value = r.json()["value"]
        print(f"{i} - id:{value['id']} {value['joke']}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    start = time.time()
    asyncio.run(print_jokes(50))
    end = time.time()
    elapsed = end - start
    print(f"Time elapsed: {elapsed:.4f} seconds")

Created in response to this blogpost
https://www.confessionsofadataguy.com/how-chuck-norris-proved-async-in-python-isnt-worthy/