Question

How can I make an HTTPS request from Squeak or Pharo? HTTPClient and friends seem to lack any facilities for SSL.

Answer 1

Zodiac as mentioned above will enable you to make HTTPS requests from Zinc.

Enable it like this (recipe from the Pharo forum):

First download the SqueakSSL plugin and put it in your Pharo directory, and then load the necessary packages:

"Load Zinc HTTP Components"
Gofer it 
  squeaksource: 'ZincHTTPComponents'; 
  package: 'Zinc-HTTP'; 
  package: 'Zinc-Tests'; 
  package: 'Zinc-Patch-HTTPSocket'; 
  load. 

"Load Zodiac including extras"
Gofer it 
  squeaksource: 'Zodiac'; 
  package: 'Zodiac-Core'; 
  package: 'Zodiac-Tests'; 
  load. 

"Load extra Zinc support for Zodiac"
Gofer it 
  squeaksource: 'ZincHTTPComponents'; 
  package: 'Zinc-Zodiac'; 
  load. 

"Switch to the Zn Zodiac socket factory" 
ZnNetworkingUtils default: ZnZodiacNetworkingUtils new. 

And you should be able to make requests against HTTPS resources.