digest-fetch

digest-fetch

digest auth request plugin for fetch/node-fetch.

Installation

// dependencies for node
npm install crypto-js node-fetch

// dependencies for browser
<script src='path-to-crypto-js.js'></script>

npm install digest-fetch

Get Started

const DigestFetch = require('digest-fetch')
const client = DigestFetch('user', 'password', console) // console as logger, optional parameter
// do request same way as fetch or node-fetch
const url = ''
const options = {}
client.fetch(url, options)
  .then(resp=>resp.json())
  .then(data=>console.log(data))
  .catch(e=>console.error(e))

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node-fetch

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request

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