Code Examples for Blog Post Testing HTTP POST with the Node.js request Module

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Code Examples for my Blog Post: Testing HTTP POST with the Node.js request Module

The full Github repo can be found here: Testing HTTP POST with the Node.js request Module

package.json

{
  "name"         : "easy-http-post-testing-with-the-request-module",
  "version"      : "0.0.1",
  "description"  : "Easy HTTP POST testing with the request module.",
  "author"       : "Kevin Chisholm",
  "dependencies" : {
    "request"    : "latest",
    "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
    "express": "4.14.0"
  }
}

post-server.js

//require the express nodejs module
var express = require('express'),
	//set an instance of exress
	app = express(),
	//require the body-parser nodejs module
	bodyParser = require('body-parser');
	
//support parsing of application/json type post data
app.use(bodyParser.json());

//support parsing of application/x-www-form-urlencoded post data
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); 

//tell express what to do when the /about route is requested
app.post('/form',function (req, res) {
	//create a json response
	requestAsJson = JSON.stringify(req.body);

	//set the appropriate HTTP header
	res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');

	//log the output
	console.log('The POST data received was: ' + requestAsJson);

	//send the POST data back as JSON
	res.end(requestAsJson);
});

//wait for a connection
app.listen(5000, function () {
  console.log('POST test server is running on port 5000');
});

test-post.js

//set a reference to the request module
var request = require('request'),
	//stubs
	postData = {},
	postConfig = {},
	postSuccessHandler = null;

//create an object to send as POST data
postData = {
    name:'Don Draper',
    title:'Creative Director',
    company: 'Sterling Cooper'
};

//the config for our HTTP POST request
postConfig = {
    url:'http://localhost:5000/form',
    form: postData
};

//the HTTP POST request success handler
postSuccessHandler = function (err, httpResponse, body) {
	//look for this message in your JS console:
	console.log('JSON response from the server: ' + body);
};

//make the POST request
request.post(postConfig, postSuccessHandler);