rqt

rqt is a Node.js request library. It allows to send requests with or without data, parse a JSON response automatically and enables gzip compression by default.

Table Of Contents

• Table Of Contents
• API
  • AqtOptions
• async rqt(url: string, options?: Options): string
• async jqt(url: string, options?: Options): Object
• async bqt(url: string, options?: Options): !Buffer
• async aqt(url: string, options?: AqtOptions): AqtReturn
  • AqtReturn
• Session Class
  • constructor(options?: SessionOptions): Session
    • SessionOptions
  • async rqt(location: string, options?: AqtOptions): string
  • async jqt(location: string, options?: AqtOptions): Object
  • async bqt(location: string, options?: AqtOptions): !Buffer
  • async aqt(location: string, options?: AqtOptions): !AqtReturn
• Copyright

API

The package can be used from Node.js as multiple functions for different kinds of requests to make. The main purpose of splitting the package into multiple functions is to be able to get the correct type inference, e.g., a string for rqt, buffer for bqt and an object for jqt, and make it visually perceivable what kind of data is expected from the server. A Session instance can be used to persist cookies across requests.

import rqt, { jqt, bqt, aqt, Session } from 'rqt'

| Function | Meaning | Return type | | --------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | rqt | String Request | Request a web page and return the result as a string. | | jqt | JSON Request | Parse the result as a JSON object. | | bqt | Binary Request | The result will be returned as a buffer. | | aqt | Advanced Request | In addition to the body, the result will contain headers and status, an alias for @rqt/aqt. | | Session | Session With Cookies | Proxies all other methods from this package, but remembers cookies. |

Each request function accept options to set headers and send data as the second argument after the URL.

AqtOptions: Configuration for requests.

async rqt(  url: string,  options?: Options,): string

Request a web page, and return the result as a string.

import rqt from 'rqt'

const Request = async (url) => {
  const res = await rqt(url)
  console.log(res)
}

Hello World

import idioCore from '@idio/idio'

const Server = async () => {
  const { url } = await idioCore({
    async hello(ctx) {
      ctx.body = 'Hello World'
    },
  }, { port: 0 })
  return url
}

export default Server

To send data to the server, add some options.

import rqt from 'rqt'

const Request = async (url) => {
  const res = await rqt(url, {
    headers: {
      'User-Agent': '@rqt/rqt (Node.js)',
    },
    data: {
      username: 'new-user',
      password: 'pass123',
    },
    type: 'form',
    method: 'PUT',
  })
  console.log(res)
}

You have requested with PUT:
Body: {
  "username": "new-user",
  "password": "pass123"
}
Headers: {
  "user-agent": "@rqt/rqt (Node.js)",
  "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
  "content-length": "34",
  "accept-encoding": "gzip, deflate",
  "host": "localhost:5001",
  "connection": "close"
}

import idioCore from '@idio/idio'
import { collect } from 'catchment'
import { parse } from 'querystring'

const Server = async () => {
  const { url } = await idioCore({
    async bodyparser(ctx, next) {
      const data = await collect(ctx.req)
      if (data) ctx.request.body = parse(data)
      await next()
    },
    test(ctx) {
      ctx.body = `You have requested with ${ctx.method}:
Body: ${JSON.stringify(ctx.request.body, null, 2)}
Headers: ${JSON.stringify(ctx.request.headers, null, 2)}
`
    },
  }, { port: 5001 })
  return url
}

export default Server

async jqt(  url: string,  options?: Options,): Object

Request a web page, and return the result as an object.

import { jqt } from 'rqt'

const Request = async (url) => {
  const res = await jqt(url)
  console.log(JSON.stringify(res, null, 2))
}

{
  "Hello": "World"
}

async bqt(  url: string,  options?: Options,): !Buffer

Request a web page, and return the result as a buffer.

import { bqt } from 'rqt'

const Request = async (url) => {
  const res = await bqt(url)
  console.log(res)
}

<Buffer 48 65 6c 6c 6f 20 57 6f 72 6c 64>

async aqt(  url: string,  options?: AqtOptions,): AqtReturn

Request a web page and return additional information about the request. This method is also available as a standalone package: @rqt/aqt.

AqtReturn: The return type of the function.

| Name | Type | Description | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | body* | !(string | Object | Buffer) | The return from the server. In case the json content-type was set by the server, the response will be parsed into an object. If binary option was used for the request, a Buffer will be returned. Otherwise, a string response is returned. | | headers* | !http.IncomingHttpHeaders | Incoming headers returned by the server. | | statusCode* | number | The status code returned by the server. | | statusMessage* | string | The status message set by the server. |

Session Class

The Session class allows to remember cookies set during all requests. It will maintain an internal state and update cookies when necessary.

constructor(  options?: SessionOptions,): Session

Create an instance of the Session class. All headers specified in the constructor will be present for each request (unless overridden by individual request options).

SessionOptions: Options for a session.

| Name | Type | Description | | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | host | string | The prefix to each request, such as https://rqt.biz. | | headers | !http.OutgoingHttpHeaders | Headers to use for each request. |

The methods in the Session class are proxied to the respective methods in the API, but the cookies and session's headers will be set automatically.

import { Session } from 'rqt'

const SessionRequest = async (url) => {
  // 0. Create a Session.
  const session = new Session({
    host: url,
    headers: {
      'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 Node.js rqt',
    },
  })

  // 1. Request A JSON Page with Jqt.
  const { SessionKey } = await session.jqt('/StartSession')
  console.log('Session key: %s', SessionKey)

  // 2. Send Form Data And Get Headers With Aqt.
  const {
    statusCode,
    body,
    headers: { location },
  } = await session.aqt('/Login', {
    data: {
      LoginUserName: 'test',
      LoginPassword: 'test',
      sessionEncryptValue: SessionKey,
    },
    type: 'form',
  })
  console.log('%s Redirect: "%s"', statusCode, body)

  // 3. Request A Page As A String With Rqt.
  const res = await session.rqt(location)
  console.log('Page: "%s"', res)
}

Session key: Example-4736gst4yd
302 Redirect: "Redirecting to <a href="/Portal">/Portal</a>."
Page: "Hello, test"

import idioCore from '@idio/idio'
import { collect } from 'catchment'
import { parse } from 'querystring'

const Server = async () => {
  const { url, app } = await idioCore({
    async error(ctx, next) {
      try {
        await next()
      } catch ({ message }) {
        ctx.status = 400
        ctx.body = message
      }
    },
    session: { use: true, keys: ['example'] },
    async bodyparser(ctx, next) {
      const data = await collect(ctx.req)
      if (data) ctx.request.body = parse(data)
      await next()
    },
  }, { port: 5002 })
  app.use((ctx) => {
    switch (ctx.path) {
    case '/StartSession':
      ctx.session.SessionKey = 'Example-4736gst4yd'
      ctx.body = {
        SessionKey: ctx.session.SessionKey,
      }
      break
    case '/Login': {
      const { sessionEncryptValue } = ctx.request.body
      if (!sessionEncryptValue) {
        throw new Error('Missing session key.')
      }
      if (sessionEncryptValue != ctx.session.SessionKey) {
        throw new Error('Incorrect session key.')
      }
      ctx.session.user = ctx.request.body.LoginUserName
      ctx.redirect('/Portal')
      break
    }
    case '/Portal':
      if (!ctx.session.user) {
        throw new Error('Not authorized.')
      }
      ctx.body = `Hello, ${ctx.session.user}`
      break
    }
  })
  return url
}

export default Server

async rqt(  location: string,  options?: AqtOptions,): string

Request a page as a string. All options are the same as accepted by the rqt functions.

async jqt(  location: string,  options?: AqtOptions,): Object

Request a page as an object.

async bqt(  location: string,  options?: AqtOptions,): !Buffer

Request a page as a buffer.

async aqt(  location: string,  options?: AqtOptions,): !AqtReturn

Request a page and return parsed body, headers and status.

Copyright