http-post
v0.1.1
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Shortcut method similar to http.get() for HTTP POST requests with support for data and files
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http-post
This utility extends the funcationlity of the 'http' library in stock node.js. It returns a post request function in a very similar way to node's http.get().
In the same style as http.get(), this function calls req.end() automatically
Installing
npm install http-postUsage
http-post(options, data[, files[, callback]])or
http-post(options, data[, callback])options
Options are the same as the ones for http.request()
except method will always be forced to POST. Note that options can be
replaced with the full URI of the request similar to http.get allowing for
even greater flexiblity in your post requests.
data
Data should be key/value pairs of form data. This does not handle file data,
see the files option below for more information on uploading files.
var data = {
name: "Sam",
email: "[email protected]",
gender: "m",
languages: [
"C",
"C++",
"Java",
"JavaScript",
"PHP",
"Python"
]
}Pass it an empty array if you do not need to send any form data.
files
TBA
callback
Callback is the same from http.request(). It accepts an instance of http.ClientResponce that has been created during the time of the request.
Return
Returns an instance of http.ClientRequest
Examples
Setting up
var http = require('http');
http.post = require('http-post');Posting data
http.post('http://localhost/postscript.php', { name: 'Sam', email: '[email protected]' }, function(res){
response.setEncoding('utf8');
res.on('data', function(chunk) {
console.log(chunk);
});
});