hapi-msgpack

HAPI plugin that automatically encodes response payloads and decodes request payloads.

Installing

This plugin is compatible with most HAPI versions.

• hapi-msgpack v2.x+ support HAPI 17+.
• hapi-msgpack v1.x support HAPI 16 and earlier.

HAPI 17+

npm install hapi-msgpack

or using Yarn:

yarn add hapi-msgpack

HAPI 16+

npm install hapi-msgpack@^1.x.x

or using Yarn:

yarn add hapi-msgpack@^1.x.x

Usage

Register the plugin like so:

const server = new Hapi.Server();
const plugin = {
    plugin: require('hapi-msgpack'),
    options: {
        mimeType: 'application/x-msgpack',
        // preEncode: (payload) => { return payload; } // optional hook to modify payload before encoding
    }
};

await server.register(plugin);
await server.start();

// ... off you go ...

Options are entirely optional. Defaults are:

• mimeType: application/x-msgpack – Change this if you wish to use a different mime-type for MessagePack requests/responses.
• preEncode: (payload) => { return payload; } – Hook function which allows modification of the response payload before encoding.

And that's about it. The plugin hooks into the request and reponse process, so you don't need to add any special handling of MessagePack data. It's decoded as if it were sent as JSON in the first place.

Notes

Internal Error Handling

• The plugin will request.log an error and return 400 Bad Request if the message pack data is corrupt. The event tags are: ['error','msgpack','decode']
• The plugin will request.log a warning if the request payload is not decode-able. The event tags are: ['warning','msgpack','decode']

Route Validation

• Since the payload is decoded before validation, your typical route validation schemes work as expected.

Code Quality

• 100% code coverage via unit tests

Testing

To run the full test suite:

npm run report

This will perform:

• Unit tests
• Code coverage report
• Code linting

All of the built-in test scripts are:

• npm run clean – Removes code coverage directories

• npm run test – Runs unit tests

• npm run cover – Runs unit tests with code coverage

• npm run lint – Runs eslint code rules checks

• npm run report – Runs unit tests with code coverage and code rules checks

When contributing, please ensure your changes are 100% covered by tests.