Class HTTP

The HTTP and [[HTTPResponse objects are used to run synchronous HTTP requests to communicate with APIs, or just read pages from the web. A full set of custom settings can be passed, and all HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) are supported.

Example

let http = HTTP.create(); // create HTTP object

let response = http.request({
  "url": "http://myurl.com/api",
  "method": "POST",
  "data": {
    "key":"value"
  },
  "headers": {
    "HeaderName": "HeaderValue"
  }
});

if (response.success) {
  var text = response.responseText;
  var data = response.responseData;
}
else {
  console.log(response.statusCode);
  console.log(response.error);
}

Hierarchy

  • HTTP

Options

followRedirects

Other

constructor timeout request create

Options

followRedirects

followRedirects: boolean

If true, requests will automatically resolve 301/302 redirect responses. Defaults: true

Other

constructor

  • Create new instance.

    Returns HTTP

timeout

timeout: number

Time in seconds to wait for a request to receive a response from the server. Default: 60 seconds.

request

  • Parameters

    • settings: {
          data?: {
              [x: string]: string;
          };
          encoding?: "json" | "form";
          headers?: {
              [x: string]: string;
          };
          method: string;
          parameters?: {
              [x: string]: string;
          };
          password?: string;
          url: string;
          username?: string;
      }

      An object configuring the request.

      • Optional data?: {
            [x: string]: string;
        }

        An object containing data to be encoded into the HTTP body of the request.

        • [x: string]: string
      • Optional encoding?: "json" | "form"

        Format to encode data in the body of request.

      • Optional headers?: {
            [x: string]: string;
        }

        An object contain key-values to be added as custom headers in the request.

        • [x: string]: string
      • method: string

        The HTTP method, like "GET", "POST", etc.

      • Optional parameters?: {
            [x: string]: string;
        }

        Query parameters to merge with the url. Query parameters can also be part of the original url value.

        • [x: string]: string
      • Optional password?: string

        A password to encode for Basic Authentication.

      • url: string

        The absolute HTTP URL for the request.

      • Optional username?: string

        A username to encode for Basic Authentication.

    Returns HTTPResponse

Static create

  • Instantiate an HTTP object.

    Returns HTTP

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