centra

> The core lightweight HTTP client for Node

GitHub | NPM

Install

``shell
npm i centra
`

Why centra?

centra is the best request library for developers; it provides a number of extremely useful features while still being one of the most lightweight Node.js HTTP client libraries available.

Use centra!

First, require the library.

`js
const c = require('centra')
`

Then let's make a request in an async function!

`js
;(async () => {
const res = await c('https://example.com').send()

console.log(await res.text())
})()
`

More advanced usage

$3

`js
c('https://example.com/nonexistentJSONAPI', 'POST').body({
'name': 'Ethan'
}, 'json').send().then((res) => {
/.../
})
`

$3

`js
c('https://example.com/nonexistentJSONAPI', 'POST').body({
'name': 'Ethan'
}, 'form').send().then((res) => {
/.../
})
`

$3

One at a time:

`js
c('https://example.com/user').query('id', 'u1817760').send().then((res) => {
/.../
})
`

Many at a time:

`js
c('https://example.com/user').query({
'id', 'u1817760',
'name': 'Ethan'
}).send().then((res) => {
/.../
})
`

$3

`js
c('https://example.com').timeout(2000).send().then((res) => {
// Success!
}).catch((err) => {
// Has the request timed out?
})
`

$3

In this example, the stream is piped to a file:

`js
// require the fs module beforehand

c('https://example.com').stream().send().then((stream) => stream.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(path.join(__dirname, 'logo.png'))))
`

$3

`js
c('https://example.com/').followRedirects(5).send()
`

$3

`js
c('https://example.com/test').path('/hello').send()

// This will make a request to https://example.com/test/hello
`

$3

One at a time:

`js
c('https://example.com').header('Content-Type', 'application/json').send()
`

Many at a time:

`js
c('https://example.com').header({
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'X-Connecting-With': 'centra'
}).send()
`

$3

See http.request's options for more information about core HTTP request options.
Let's change our localAddress as an example.

`js
c('https://example.com').option('localAddress', '127.0.0.2').send()
`

$3

`js
c('https://example.com').compress().send()

// This will cause centra to accept compressed content from the server. (gzip and deflate are currently supported)
``