using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class HttpHelper
{
    // Reuse a static HttpClient for the entire application to prevent socket exhaustion
    private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient()
    {
        Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)  // Set a timeout for the HTTP request
    };

    // Function to get the content of the URL
    public static async Task<string> GetContentsAsync(string url)
    {
        try
        {
            // Send an HTTP GET request
            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(url);

            // Check if the request was successful (HTTP status code 200)
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                // Read the response content as a string and return it
                string content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                Console.WriteLine(content);
                return content;
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Error: {response.StatusCode}");
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            // Handle exceptions (e.g., network issues, invalid URLs)
            Console.WriteLine($"Exception: {ex.Message}");
        }

        return null;
    }
}