Send async HTTP POST request

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open System.Net
open System.IO

let makePostRequest (url : string) (requestBody : string) = 
    let req = WebRequest.CreateHttp url
    req.CookieContainer <- new CookieContainer()
    req.Method <- "POST"
    req.ProtocolVersion <- HttpVersion.Version10
    let postBytes = requestBody |> System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes
    req.ContentLength <- postBytes.LongLength
    req.ContentType <- "application/xml; charset=utf-8"
    async{
        use! reqStream = req.GetRequestStreamAsync() |> Async.AwaitTask
        do! reqStream.WriteAsync(postBytes, 0, postBytes.Length) |> Async.AwaitIAsyncResult |> Async.Ignore
        reqStream.Close()
        use! res = req.AsyncGetResponse() 
        use stream = res.GetResponseStream()
        use reader = new StreamReader(stream)
        let! rdata = reader.ReadToEndAsync() |> Async.AwaitTask        
        return rdata
    }

namespace System

namespace System.Net

namespace System.IO

val makePostRequest : url:string -> requestBody:string -> Async<'a>

Full name: Script.makePostRequest

val url : string

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val string : value:'T -> string

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.string

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type string = System.String

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.string

val requestBody : string

val req : obj

type WebRequest =
  inherit MarshalByRefObject
  member Abort : unit -> unit
  member AuthenticationLevel : AuthenticationLevel with get, set
  member BeginGetRequestStream : callback:AsyncCallback * state:obj -> IAsyncResult
  member BeginGetResponse : callback:AsyncCallback * state:obj -> IAsyncResult
  member CachePolicy : RequestCachePolicy with get, set
  member ConnectionGroupName : string with get, set
  member ContentLength : int64 with get, set
  member ContentType : string with get, set
  member Credentials : ICredentials with get, set
  member EndGetRequestStream : asyncResult:IAsyncResult -> Stream
  ...

Full name: System.Net.WebRequest

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type CookieContainer =
  new : unit -> CookieContainer + 2 overloads
  member Add : cookie:Cookie -> unit + 3 overloads
  member Capacity : int with get, set
  member Count : int
  member GetCookieHeader : uri:Uri -> string
  member GetCookies : uri:Uri -> CookieCollection
  member MaxCookieSize : int with get, set
  member PerDomainCapacity : int with get, set
  member SetCookies : uri:Uri * cookieHeader:string -> unit
  static val DefaultCookieLimit : int
  ...

Full name: System.Net.CookieContainer

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CookieContainer() : unit
CookieContainer(capacity: int) : unit
CookieContainer(capacity: int, perDomainCapacity: int, maxCookieSize: int) : unit

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type HttpVersion =
  new : unit -> HttpVersion
  static val Version10 : Version
  static val Version11 : Version

Full name: System.Net.HttpVersion

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HttpVersion() : unit

field HttpVersion.Version10

val postBytes : byte []

namespace System.Text

type Encoding =
  member BodyName : string
  member Clone : unit -> obj
  member CodePage : int
  member DecoderFallback : DecoderFallback with get, set
  member EncoderFallback : EncoderFallback with get, set
  member EncodingName : string
  member Equals : value:obj -> bool
  member GetByteCount : chars:char[] -> int + 3 overloads
  member GetBytes : chars:char[] -> byte[] + 5 overloads
  member GetCharCount : bytes:byte[] -> int + 2 overloads
  ...

Full name: System.Text.Encoding

property System.Text.Encoding.ASCII: System.Text.Encoding

System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(s: string) : byte []
System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(chars: char []) : byte []
System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(chars: char [], index: int, count: int) : byte []
System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(chars: nativeptr<char>, charCount: int, bytes: nativeptr<byte>, byteCount: int) : int
System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(s: string, charIndex: int, charCount: int, bytes: byte [], byteIndex: int) : int
System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes(chars: char [], charIndex: int, charCount: int, bytes: byte [], byteIndex: int) : int

property System.Array.LongLength: int64

val async : AsyncBuilder

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.ExtraTopLevelOperators.async

val reqStream : System.IDisposable

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type Async
static member AsBeginEnd : computation:('Arg -> Async<'T>) -> ('Arg * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * (IAsyncResult -> 'T) * (IAsyncResult -> unit)
static member AwaitEvent : event:IEvent<'Del,'T> * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T> (requires delegate and 'Del :> Delegate)
static member AwaitIAsyncResult : iar:IAsyncResult * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>
static member AwaitTask : task:Task -> Async<unit>
static member AwaitTask : task:Task<'T> -> Async<'T>
static member AwaitWaitHandle : waitHandle:WaitHandle * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>
static member CancelDefaultToken : unit -> unit
static member Catch : computation:Async<'T> -> Async<Choice<'T,exn>>
static member FromBeginEnd : beginAction:(AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromBeginEnd : arg:'Arg1 * beginAction:('Arg1 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromBeginEnd : arg1:'Arg1 * arg2:'Arg2 * beginAction:('Arg1 * 'Arg2 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromBeginEnd : arg1:'Arg1 * arg2:'Arg2 * arg3:'Arg3 * beginAction:('Arg1 * 'Arg2 * 'Arg3 * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member FromContinuations : callback:(('T -> unit) * (exn -> unit) * (OperationCanceledException -> unit) -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member Ignore : computation:Async<'T> -> Async<unit>
static member OnCancel : interruption:(unit -> unit) -> Async<IDisposable>
static member Parallel : computations:seq<Async<'T>> -> Async<'T []>
static member RunSynchronously : computation:Async<'T> * ?timeout:int * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> 'T
static member Sleep : millisecondsDueTime:int -> Async<unit>
static member Start : computation:Async<unit> * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
static member StartAsTask : computation:Async<'T> * ?taskCreationOptions:TaskCreationOptions * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> Task<'T>
static member StartChild : computation:Async<'T> * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<Async<'T>>
static member StartChildAsTask : computation:Async<'T> * ?taskCreationOptions:TaskCreationOptions -> Async<Task<'T>>
static member StartImmediate : computation:Async<unit> * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
static member StartWithContinuations : computation:Async<'T> * continuation:('T -> unit) * exceptionContinuation:(exn -> unit) * cancellationContinuation:(OperationCanceledException -> unit) * ?cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> unit
static member SwitchToContext : syncContext:SynchronizationContext -> Async<unit>
static member SwitchToNewThread : unit -> Async<unit>
static member SwitchToThreadPool : unit -> Async<unit>
static member TryCancelled : computation:Async<'T> * compensation:(OperationCanceledException -> unit) -> Async<'T>
static member CancellationToken : Async<CancellationToken>
static member DefaultCancellationToken : CancellationToken

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Control.Async

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type Async<'T>

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Control.Async<_>

static member Async.AwaitTask : task:System.Threading.Tasks.Task -> Async<unit>
static member Async.AwaitTask : task:System.Threading.Tasks.Task<'T> -> Async<'T>

property System.Array.Length: int

static member Async.AwaitIAsyncResult : iar:System.IAsyncResult * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>

static member Async.Ignore : computation:Async<'T> -> Async<unit>

val res : System.IDisposable

val stream : System.IDisposable

val reader : StreamReader

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type StreamReader =
  inherit TextReader
  new : stream:Stream -> StreamReader + 9 overloads
  member BaseStream : Stream
  member Close : unit -> unit
  member CurrentEncoding : Encoding
  member DiscardBufferedData : unit -> unit
  member EndOfStream : bool
  member Peek : unit -> int
  member Read : unit -> int + 1 overload
  member ReadLine : unit -> string
  member ReadToEnd : unit -> string
  ...

Full name: System.IO.StreamReader

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StreamReader(stream: Stream) : unit
StreamReader(path: string) : unit
StreamReader(stream: Stream, detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: bool) : unit
StreamReader(stream: Stream, encoding: System.Text.Encoding) : unit
StreamReader(path: string, detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: bool) : unit
StreamReader(path: string, encoding: System.Text.Encoding) : unit
StreamReader(stream: Stream, encoding: System.Text.Encoding, detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: bool) : unit
StreamReader(path: string, encoding: System.Text.Encoding, detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: bool) : unit
StreamReader(stream: Stream, encoding: System.Text.Encoding, detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: bool, bufferSize: int) : unit
StreamReader(path: string, encoding: System.Text.Encoding, detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: bool, bufferSize: int) : unit

val rdata : 'a