server/lib/private/apphelper.php

<?php
/**
 * @author Bart Visscher <bartv@thisnet.nl>
 * @author Lukas Reschke <lukas@owncloud.com>
 * @author Morris Jobke <hey@morrisjobke.de>
 *
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, ownCloud, Inc.
 * @license AGPL-3.0
 *
 * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 *
 */

namespace OC;

/**
 * Class AppHelper
 * @deprecated 8.1.0
 */
class AppHelper implements \OCP\IHelper {
	/**
	 * Gets the content of an URL by using CURL or a fallback if it is not
	 * installed
	 * @param string $url the url that should be fetched
	 * @return string the content of the webpage
	 * @deprecated 8.1.0 Use \OCP\IServerContainer::getHTTPClientService
	 */
	public function getUrlContent($url) {
		try {
			$client = \OC::$server->getHTTPClientService()->newClient();
			$response = $client->get($url);
			return $response->getBody();
		} catch (\Exception $e) {
			return false;
		}
	}
}