node-request

request-easy is a thin layer ontop of Node.js http(s).request and handels all the little nasty things for you.

options

option | default | description ----|-----|---------- retryOnError | not set | retry the request on an Node.js error eg. req.on('error'), res.on('error') retryOn5xx | not set | retry the request on http 5xx status code maxTries | not set | limit the retries for a request with http 5xx status code; retryOn5xx has to be true setContentLength | not set | set the content-length header if you provide a Buffer

handler

on2xx
on3xx
on4xx
on5xx
on6xx

pass data to request

buffer
stream
externalWrite