# Execute a simple HTTP GET request to the URL `self`
	#
	# Set `accept_status_code` to the expected response HTTP code, defaults to 200.
	# If a different status code is received, the return code is printed to stderr.
	#
	# Returns the response body on success and `null` on error. Prints the error
	# message to stderr.
	#
	# For more control, set HTTP request headers, keep the response status code
	# and much more, use `CurlHTTPRequest`.
	#
	# ~~~nitish
	# assert "http://example.com/".http_get != null
	# ~~~
	fun http_get(accept_status_code: nullable Int): nullable String
	do
		var req = new CurlHTTPRequest(self.to_s)
		var resp = req.execute
		req.close

		if resp isa CurlResponseSuccess then
			if resp.status_code == (accept_status_code or else 200) then
				return resp.body_str
			else
				print_error "HTTP request failed: server returned {resp.status_code}"
			end
		else if resp isa CurlResponseFailed then
			print_error "HTTP request failed: {resp.error_msg}"
		else abort
		return null
	end