request-json

About

Request is a great HTTP client for NodeJS, but if you deal only with JSON, things could be more straightforward. This lib aims to simplify Request usage for JSON only requests.

Install

Add it to your package.json file or run in your project folder:

npm install request-json

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How it works

request = require('request-json');
var client = request.newClient('http://localhost:8888/');

var data = {
  title: 'my title',
  content: 'my content'
};
client.post('posts/', data, function(err, res, body) {
  return console.log(res.statusCode);
});

client.get('posts/', function(err, res, body) {
  return console.log(body.rows[0].title);
});

data = {
  title: 'my new title'
};
client.put('posts/123/', data, function(err, res, body) {
  return console.log(response.statusCode);
});

client.del('posts/123/', function(err, res, body) {
  return console.log(response.statusCode);
});

Extra : files

data = {
  name: "test"
};
client.sendFile('attachments/', './test.png', data, function(err, res, body) {
  if (err) {
    return console.log(err);
  }
});

client.saveFile('attachments/test.png', './test-get.png', function(err, res, body) {
  if (err) {
    return console.log(err);
  }
});

sendFile can support file path, stream, array of file path and array of streams. Each file is stored with the key 'file + index' (file0, file1, file2...) in the request in case of array. For a single value, it is stored in the field with key 'file'.

Extra : basic authentication

client.setBasicAuth('john', 'secret');
client.get('private/posts/', function(err, res, body) {
  return console.log(body.rows[0].title);
});

Who use it?

request-json is downloaded more than 2000 times each month. Here are the companies which use it for their API clients:

• Cozy Cloud Personal Cloud Solutions
• Leank Kit Team Collaboration Solutions
• Forecast Weather Forecasting
• JS Report Reporting Platform