Simple Http Library

Simple 99% use-case client/server that can do:

+ type-safe routing
+ streaming
+ multipart/form-data

Simple because:

+ zero dependencies
+ no reflection; no magic; no DI framework; small well-tested codebase
+ symmetrical client and server (ie same interface) 
+ immutable http message objects as close to wire format as possible
+ start/stop server in one line of code and just a few ms startup time 
+ test in-memory or over the wire (so can easily build a fast test suite)

Design choices:

+ composition over configuation (made easy because there is one simple http interface) 
+ http client responses 4xx or 5xx are not exceptions

Todo

• example app
• typed http client from routes
  • open api spec generation
• multipart form data
  • check works on other browsers - check internet for test suite to prove it works
  • create some code that streams a file to S3
• handle application/x-www-form-urlencoded
• performance test
• security e.g. header obfuscation etc. (node should handle this?)
• content-range
• trailers
• does node handle inflate/deflate ?
  • if not then we can write some filters that do

Open questions