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@smithy/middleware-content-length
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axios
Axios is a popular HTTP client for Node.js and the browser. It automatically sets the Content-Length header for POST requests with a body. However, it is a full-fledged HTTP client and not just middleware.
request
The request package is another HTTP client for Node.js that automatically handles the Content-Length header for requests with a body. Like axios, it is a complete HTTP client and not just middleware.
node-fetch
Node-fetch is a lightweight module that brings window.fetch to Node.js. It also automatically sets the Content-Length header for requests with a body. It is more lightweight compared to axios and request.
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We found that @smithy/middleware-content-length demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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