WeChat Public Platform - Does Codeigniter have a class to handle http requests?

Question

To use the Codeigniter framework to write the backend of WeChat
Some interfaces of WeChat need to use http requests. Does Codeigniter have special classes?
like

Get access token:
http request method: GET
https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/token?grant_type=client_credential&appid=APPID&secret=APPSECRET
Create QR code:
http request method: POST
URL: https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/qrcode/create?access_token=TOKEN
POST data format: json
POST data example: {"expire_seconds": 1800, "action_name": "QR_SCENE", "action_info": {"scene": {"scene_id": 123}}}

Answer 1

Isn’t it convenient to use curl to send requests? Why do we need to write a special class?

Answer 2

It doesn’t seem to exist, but you can write one yourself

Answer 3

Recommend a class library for CI Curl request, github address: codeigniter-curl