Node.js HTTP Server that writes incoming requests as JSON stream to STDOUT

README.md

Usage

$ PORT=1234 http2json &
[1] 52577
$ curl -X GET :1234/HelloWorld
{"Time":1414602104,"Method":"GET","URL":"/HelloWorld","Body":null}
ok
$ curl -X PUT :1234/Foo -d Bar
{"Time":1414602240,"Method":"PUT","URL":"/Foo","Body":"Bar"}
ok
$ kill %+
[1]+  Exit 143                PORT=1234 ./http2json

http2json

#!/usr/bin/env node

require('http')
.createServer(function (req, res) {
  var body = null;
  req.on('data', function (data) {
      if (body === null) body = "";
      body += data;
  });
  req.on('end', function () {
    process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
      "Time"   : Math.ceil(new Date().getTime()/1000),
      "Method" : req.method, 
      "URL"    : req.url, 
      "Body"   : body
    }) + "\n");
    res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
    res.end("ok");
  });
}).listen(process.env.PORT || 8080);