Clone a Node.js HTTP response stream
npm install clone-response> Clone a Node.js HTTP response stream
Returns a new stream and copies over all properties and methods from the original response giving you a complete duplicate.
This is useful in situations where you need to consume the response stream but also want to pass an unconsumed stream somewhere else to be consumed later.
``sh`
npm install clone-response
`js
import http from 'node:http';
import cloneResponse from 'clone-response';
http.get('http://example.com', response => {
const clonedResponse = cloneResponse(response);
response.pipe(process.stdout);
setImmediate(() => {
// The response stream has already been consumed by the time this executes,
// however the cloned response stream is still available.
doSomethingWithResponse(clonedResponse);
});
});
`
Please bear in mind that the process of cloning a stream consumes it. However, you can consume a stream multiple times in the same tick, therefore allowing you to create multiple clones. For example:
`js`
const clone1 = cloneResponse(response);
const clone2 = cloneResponse(response);
// The response can still be consumed in this tick but cannot be consumed if passed
// into any async callbacks. clone1 and clone2 can be passed around and be
// consumed in the future.
Returns a clone of the passed in response stream.
#### response
Type: Stream`
A Node.js HTTP response stream to clone.