Quick server to test whether http module automatically decodes url

testserver.js

var http = require('http');

var server = http.createServer();

server.on('request', function(req, res) {
    console.log(req.url);
    res.end();
});

server.listen(8123);

/**
 * run this script with `node testserver.js`
 * navigate to localhost:8123/foo/b+ar/sp ace
 * check console output
 */