f-fetch

f-fetch is a JavaScript wrapper for functional fetch.

Installation

npm i @are1000/f-fetch

Example

import { request } from '@are1000/f-fetch'

import target from '@are1000/f-fetch/operators/target'
import when from '@are1000/f-fetch/operators/when'
import parse from '@are1000/f-fetch/operators/parse'
import map from '@are1000/f-fetch/operators/map'
import error from '@are1000/f-fetch/operators/error'

/*
  You can alternatively import like this:
  
  import { target, when, parse, map, error } from '@are1000/f-fetch/operators'
*/

const req = request(
    target('GET', 'https://example.com', 'api', 'users', 5),
    when(r => r.ok, parse('json'), map(res => res.entities)),
    when(r => r.status === 404, error(NotFoundError)),
    when(r => r.status === 500, error(InternalServerError)),
)

const entities = await req.run()

Usage

To use f-fetch, import the module using npm or yarn.

npm install @are1000/f-fetch

Then, import the main request builder and pass any amount of operators inside.

The operators are not executed until the method run is called, so any custom operators that contain time sentitive logic are safe.

const req = request(...)

const response = await req.run()

You can additionally pass values to the run function. They will become available in certain operators (i.e. json).

const req = request(
    ...,
    json((query) => ({ query }))
)

const response = await req.run('myQuery')

You can also extend existing requests by adding more operators:

const req1 = request(...)

const req2 = req1.extend(...)

Operators

Request operators

target(method: string, ...url: Array<string | number>)

Sets the method and the URL of the request.

After the method, you can pass an arbitrary amount of URL fragments - they will be joined using the / character.

appendUrl(...url: Array<string | number>)

Join current URL with URL fragments using / character. Useful for extending requests.

json(obj: JSON) | json((...Args) => JSON)

Sets the request body to an JSON object (internally uses JSON.stringify). It also correctly sets Content-Type header.

If you pass a function instead, you can access the arguments from request().run.

body(data: string, type: string)

Sets the request body to a string. You must pass the Content-Type as a second argument.

timeout(delay: number)

Timeouts the request after a number of milliseconds passed.

headers(obj: Record<string, string>)

Appends the request headers.

Response operators

when(predicate: (response: Response) => boolean, ...operators: Array<Operator>)

Conditional operator that executes other operators only on success and only if the predicate returns true.

whenError(predicate: (error: Error) => boolean, ...operators: Array<Operator>)

Conditional operator that executes other operators only on failure and only if the predicate returns true.

parse(format: 'json' | 'text' | 'blob' | 'arrayBuffer')

Operator that parses response body into one of available formats.

error<T extends Error>(errorClass: T)

If this operator is invoked, it will throw.

It passes the response object as the first argument to the error constructor.

map(mapper: <T>(res: T) => T)

Maps the response object. Useful for transformations.

project(keys: Array<string>, mapper?: <T>(obj: T) => T)

When the response is an array of objects, it transforms the objects in such a way, that only the keys that are included in the argument go through.

You can optionally pass a second argument that will be used to map through every projected object.

prop(key: string)

When the response is an object, return the value of key. Otherwise returns null.

Meta operators

custom(creator: (...Args) => Operator)

Creates a custom operator. It is used to group common and repeating operators into one.

The creator function has to return an operator instance or an array of operator instances.

hook(hookName: string, handler: (args, { params, data, ctx }))

Hooks into internals of f-fetch. Only use if you know what you are doing!

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT