Node.js

HTTP Methods - GET and DELETE

Demonstrate a method for sending HTTP requests that don't have a request body, such as for GET or DELETE requests. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    //  Specifiy a session log file so we can see the exact request/response
    http.SessionLogFilename = "c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt";

    //  Perhaps add a custom header or two..
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-exz-date","20201012T235046Z");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-exz-id","1234");

    //  Send a GET request to https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc
    var url = "https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc";
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpNoBody("GET",url,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The GET request that is sent looks like this.
    //  The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are automatically added by default.

    //  	GET /someting?param1=123&param2=abc HTTP/1.1
    //  	Host: www.example.com
    //  	Accept: */*
    //  	Accept-Encoding: gzip
    //  	x-exz-date: 20201012T235046Z
    //  	x-exz-id: 1234

    //  Get the response status
    var statusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response status: " + statusCode);

    //  Get the response body
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    //  -------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Let's say we want to send a DELETE request, and we only want to accept an application/json response,
    //  and we don't want gzipped responses...

    //  First remove the previously specified custom headers.
    http.ClearHeaders();

    //  Indicate we only accept application/json non-gzipped responses.
    http.Accept = "application/json";
    http.AllowGzip = false;

    //  Send a DELETE request to https://www.example.com/deleteSomething
    url = "https://www.example.com/deleteSomething";
    success = http.HttpNoBody("DELETE",url,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  The DELETE request that is sent looks like this.
    //  The empty Accept-Encoding header value means we only want non-compressed responses.

    //  	DELETE /deleteSomething HTTP/1.1
    //  	Host: www.example.com
    //  	Accept: application/json
    //  	Accept-Encoding: 

    //  Get the response status
    statusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response status: " + statusCode);

    //  Get the response body
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

}

chilkatExample();