hsc

Comprehensive HTTP Status Code Information in Node.js Made Easy!

var hsc = require('hsc');

hsc.code(404, function(information) {
  console.log(information.summary);
});

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hsc is an npm package that aims to simplify the retrieval of HTTP status code information. hsc relies on the wonderful httpstatus.es API.

Practical uses of hsc include:

• Translating HTTP status codes into something users can understand.

hsc is simple to install and even more simple to use.

Installation

hsc is an npm module, so simply run:

npm install hsc

or, if you want to add hsc as a dependency to your package.json file, run:

npm install hsc --save

Usage

Standard report with bare-bones information.

hsc.code(200, function(information) {
  console.log(information);
});

{
  "code": "200",
  "title": "OK",
  "summary": "standard response for successful HTTP requests",
  "status": "success"
}

Report with descriptions, but no references.

hsc.code(200, function(information) {
  console.log(information);
}, true);

hsc.code(200, function(information) {
  console.log(information);
}, true, false);

{
  "code": "200",
  "title": "OK",
  "summary": "standard response for successful HTTP requests",
  "descriptions": {
    "wikipedia": {
      "body": "Standard response for successful HTTP requests. The actual response will depend on the request method used. In a GET request, the response will contain an entity corresponding to the requested resource. In a POST request the response will contain an entity describing or containing the result of the action.",
      "link": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes#200"
    },
    "ietf": {
      "body": "The request has succeeded. The information returned with the response is dependent on the method used in the request, for example: GET an entity corresponding to the requested resource is sent in the response; HEAD the entity-header fields corresponding to the requested resource are sent in the response without any message-body; POST an entity describing or containing the result of the action;",
      "link": "http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt"
    }
  },
  "status": "success"
}

Report with references, but no descriptions.

hsc.code(200, function(information) {
  console.log(information);
}, false, true);

{
  "code": "200",
  "title": "OK",
  "summary": "standard response for successful HTTP requests",
  "references": {
    "rails": {
      "title": "Rails HTTP Status Symbol",
      "value": ":ok"
    }
  },
  "status": "success"
}

Report with both descriptions and references.

hsc.code(200, function(information) {
  console.log(information);
}, true, true);

{
  "code": "200",
  "title": "OK",
  "summary": "standard response for successful HTTP requests",
  "descriptions": {
    "wikipedia": {
      "body": "Standard response for successful HTTP requests. The actual response will depend on the request method used. In a GET request, the response will contain an entity corresponding to the requested resource. In a POST request the response will contain an entity describing or containing the result of the action.",
      "link": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes#200"
    },
    "ietf": {
      "body": "The request has succeeded. The information returned with the response is dependent on the method used in the request, for example: GET an entity corresponding to the requested resource is sent in the response; HEAD the entity-header fields corresponding to the requested resource are sent in the response without any message-body; POST an entity describing or containing the result of the action;",
      "link": "http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt"
    }
  },
  "references": {
    "rails": {
      "title": "Rails HTTP Status Symbol",
      "value": ":ok"
    }
  },
  "status": "success"
}

In the event of an error, the status property will become "error" and the error property will hold the error.

Invalid HTTP status code.

hsc.code(2500, function(information) {
  console.log(information);
});

{
  "status": "error",
  "error": "Invalid code 2500."
}

Miscellaneous error during request.

// Some call.

{
  "status": "error",
  "error": "Error with request."
}

These examples, excluding the "Miscellaneous error during request.", can also be found in /examples/everything.js.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome.

We follow Airbnb's coding standard, so make sure you use that as a guideline.

Fork our code, make a new branch, and send a pull request.

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