1.1.46

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
 
 cache:
   paths:
-  - .npmci_cache/
-  key: "$CI_BUILD_STAGE"
+    - .npmci_cache/
+  key: '$CI_BUILD_STAGE'
 
 stages:
-- security
-- test
-- release
-- metadata
+  - security
+  - test
+  - release
+  - metadata
 
 # ====================
 # security stage
@@ -18,60 +18,65 @@ stages:
 mirror:
   stage: security
   script:
-  - npmci git mirror
+    - npmci git mirror
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 snyk:
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:snyk
   stage: security
   script:
     - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install -g snyk
     - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
     - npmci command snyk test
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 # ====================
 # test stage
 # ====================
 
-testLTS:
+testStable:
   stage: test
   script:
-  - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm install
-  - npmci npm test
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm install
+    - npmci npm test
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - priv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - priv
 
 testBuild:
   stage: test
   script:
-  - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm install
-  - npmci command npm run build
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm install
+    - npmci command npm run build
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 release:
   stage: release
   script:
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm publish
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm publish
   only:
-  - tags
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 # ====================
 # metadata stage
@@ -81,33 +86,35 @@ codequality:
   allow_failure: true
   script:
     - npmci command npm install -g tslint typescript
+    - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
     - npmci command "tslint -c tslint.json ./ts/**/*.ts"
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - priv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - priv
 
 trigger:
   stage: metadata
   script:
-  - npmci trigger
+    - npmci trigger
   only:
-  - tags
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 pages:
-  image: hosttoday/ht-docker-dbase:npmci
-  services:
-   - docker:18-dind
   stage: metadata
   script:
+    - npmci node install lts
     - npmci command npm install -g @gitzone/tsdoc
     - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
     - npmci command tsdoc
   tags:
+    - lossless
     - docker
     - notpriv
   only:
@@ -115,5 +122,5 @@ pages:
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 week
     paths:
-    - public
+      - public
   allow_failure: true

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartrequest",
-  "version": "1.1.20",
+  "version": "1.1.46",
   "private": false,
   "description": "dropin replacement for request",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -23,24 +23,27 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest#README",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.2",
-    "@types/form-data": "^2.2.1",
-    "form-data": "^2.3.3"
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.5",
+    "@types/form-data": "^2.5.0",
+    "agentkeepalive": "^4.0.2",
+    "form-data": "^2.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.8",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.5",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.20",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.9",
-    "@types/node": "^11.13.6"
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.17",
+    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.8",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.24",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.13",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.8",
+    "tslint": "^5.20.0",
+    "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "files": [
-    "ts/*",
-    "ts_web/*",
-    "dist/*",
-    "dist_web/*",
-    "dist_ts_web/*",
-    "assets/*",
+    "ts/**/*",
+    "ts_web/**/*",
+    "dist/**/*",
+    "dist_web/**/*",
+    "dist_ts_web/**/*",
+    "assets/**/*",
     "cli.js",
     "npmextra.json",
     "readme.md"

readme.md

@@ -20,7 +20,22 @@ dropin replacement for request
 
 Use TypeScript for best in class instellisense.
 
-> note: smartrequest uses the **native** node request module under the hood (not the one from npm)
+### Features
+
+- supports http
+- supports https
+- supports unix socks
+- supports formData
+- supports file uploads
+- supports best practice keepAlive
+- dedicated functions for working with JSON request/response cycles
+- written in TypeScript
+- continuously updated
+- uses node native http and https modules
+- used in modules like @pushrocks/smartproxy and @apiglobal/typedrequest
+- commercial support available at [https://lossless.support](https://lossless.support)
+
+> note: smartrequest uses the **native** node http/https modules under the hood (not the bloated one from npm)
 
 ```javascript
 import * as smartrequest from 'smartrequest'
@@ -31,23 +46,24 @@ let options: smartrequest.ISmartRequestOptions = { // typed options
         "Content-Type": "application/json"
         "Authorization": "Bearer token"
     },
-    requestBody: {
+    requestBody: JSON.stringify({
         key1: 'value1',
         key2: 3
-    }
+    })
 }
 
-smartrequest.post('https://example.com', options).then(res => {
+smartrequest.request('https://example.com', options).then(res => {
     console.log(res.status)
     console.log(res.body) // if json, body will be parsed automatically
 }).catch(err => {
     console.log(err)
 })
 
-// also available
-smartrequest.get(...)
-smartrequest.put(...)
-smartrequest.del(...)
+// dedicated JSON metods are available:
+smartrequest.getJson(...)
+smartrequest.postJson(...)
+smartrequest.putJson(...)
+smartrequest.delJson(...)
 
 // streaming
 smartrequest.get('https://example.com/bigfile.mp4', optionsArg, true).then(res => { // third arg = true signals streaming
@@ -61,6 +77,10 @@ smartrequest.get('https://example.com/bigfile.mp4', optionsArg, true).then(res =
 })
 ```
 
+## Contribution
+
+We are always happy for code contributions. If you are not the code contributing type that is ok. Still, maintaining Open Source repositories takes considerable time and thought. If you like the quality of what we do and our modules are useful to you we would appreciate a little monthly contribution: You can [contribute one time](https://lossless.link/contribute-onetime) or [contribute monthly](https://lossless.link/contribute). :)
+
 For further information read the linked docs at the top of this readme.
 
 > MIT licensed | **©** [Lossless GmbH](https://lossless.gmbh)

test/test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ tap.test('should request a html document over https', async () => {
   await expect(smartrequest.getJson('https://encrypted.google.com/'))
     .to.eventually.property('body')
     .be.a('string');
+  await expect(smartrequest.getJson('https://encrypted.google.com/'))
+    .to.eventually.property('body')
+    .be.a('string');
+  await expect(smartrequest.getJson('https://encrypted.google.com/'))
+    .to.eventually.property('body')
+    .be.a('string');
 });
 
 tap.test('should request a JSON document over https', async () => {
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ tap.test('should request a JSON document over https', async () => {
     .equal(1);
 });
 
-tap.test('should post a JSON document over http', async () => {
+tap.skip.test('should post a JSON document over http', async () => {
   await expect(smartrequest.postJson('http://md5.jsontest.com/?text=example_text'))
     .to.eventually.property('body')
     .property('md5')

ts/smartrequest.binaryrest.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const getBinary = async (
       //so Buffer.concat() can make us a new Buffer
       //of all of them together
       const buffer = Buffer.concat(data);
-      response.body = buffer.toString('binary');
+      response.body = buffer;
       done.resolve();
     });
   await done.promise;

ts/smartrequest.formdata.ts

@@ -8,16 +8,38 @@ import { request } from './smartrequest.request';
 export interface IFormField {
   name: string;
   type: 'string' | 'filePath' | 'Buffer';
-  payload: string;
+  payload: string | Buffer;
+  fileName?: string;
+  contentType?: string;
 }
 
 const appendFormField = async (formDataArg: plugins.formData, formDataField: IFormField) => {
-  if (formDataField.type === 'filePath') {
-    let fileData = plugins.fs.readFileSync(plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), formDataField.payload));
-    formDataArg.append('file', fileData, {
-      filename: 'upload.pdf',
-      contentType: 'application/pdf'
-    });
+  switch (formDataField.type) {
+    case 'string':
+      formDataArg.append(formDataField.name, formDataField.payload);
+      break;
+    case 'filePath':
+      if (typeof formDataField.payload !== 'string') {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Payload for key ${
+            formDataField.name
+          } must be of type string. Got ${typeof formDataField.payload} instead.`
+        );
+      }
+      const fileData = plugins.fs.readFileSync(
+        plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), formDataField.payload)
+      );
+      formDataArg.append('file', fileData, {
+        filename: formDataField.fileName ? formDataField.fileName : 'upload.pdf',
+        contentType: 'application/pdf'
+      });
+      break;
+    case 'Buffer':
+      formDataArg.append(formDataField.name, formDataField.payload, {
+        filename: formDataField.fileName ? formDataField.fileName : 'upload.pdf',
+        contentType: formDataField.contentType ? formDataField.contentType : 'application/pdf'
+      });
+      break;
   }
 };
 
@@ -30,14 +52,15 @@ export const postFormData = async (
   for (const formField of payloadArg) {
     await appendFormField(form, formField);
   }
-  const requestOptions = Object.assign({}, optionsArg, {
+  const requestOptions = {
+    ...optionsArg,
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       ...optionsArg.headers,
       ...form.getHeaders()
     },
     requestBody: form
-  });
+  };
 
   // lets fire the actual request for sending the formdata
   const response = await request(urlArg, requestOptions);

ts/smartrequest.interfaces.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from './smartrequest.plugins';
 import * as https from 'https';
 
 export interface ISmartRequestOptions extends https.RequestOptions {
+  keepAlive?: boolean;
   requestBody?: any;
   autoJsonParse?: boolean;
 }

ts/smartrequest.plugins.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as formData from 'form-data';
+import formData from 'form-data';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as http from 'http';
 import * as https from 'https';
@@ -8,3 +8,8 @@ import * as url from 'url';
 import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
 
 export { formData, http, https, fs, path, url, smartpromise };
+
+// third party scope
+import * as agentkeepalive from 'agentkeepalive';
+
+export { agentkeepalive };

ts/smartrequest.request.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as https from 'https';
 import * as plugins from './smartrequest.plugins';
 import * as interfaces from './smartrequest.interfaces';
 
@@ -12,14 +11,14 @@ const buildUtf8Response = (
   incomingMessageArg: IncomingMessage,
   autoJsonParse = true
 ): Promise<IExtendedIncomingMessage> => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<IExtendedIncomingMessage>();
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<IExtendedIncomingMessage>();
   // Continuously update stream with data
   let body = '';
-  incomingMessageArg.on('data', function(chunkArg) {
+  incomingMessageArg.on('data', chunkArg => {
     body += chunkArg;
   });
 
-  incomingMessageArg.on('end', function() {
+  incomingMessageArg.on('end', () => {
     if (autoJsonParse) {
       try {
         (incomingMessageArg as IExtendedIncomingMessage).body = JSON.parse(body);
@@ -55,27 +54,47 @@ const parseSocketPathAndRoute = (stringToParseArg: string) => {
   };
 };
 
-const httpAgent = new plugins.http.Agent({
-  keepAlive: true,
-  keepAliveMsecs: 600000
+/**
+ * a custom http agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
+ */
+const httpAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive.default();
+
+/**
+ * a custom http agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
+ */
+const httpAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.http.Agent({
+  maxFreeSockets: 0,
+  keepAlive: false,
+  keepAliveMsecs: 0
 });
 
-const httpsAgent = new plugins.https.Agent({
-  keepAlive: true,
-  keepAliveMsecs: 600000
+/**
+ * a custom https agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
+ */
+const httpsAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive.HttpsAgent();
+
+/**
+ * a custom https agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
+ */
+const httpsAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.https.Agent({
+  maxFreeSockets: 0,
+  keepAlive: false,
+  keepAliveMsecs: 0
 });
 
 export let request = async (
   domainArg: string,
   optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {},
-  streamArg: boolean = false
+  responseStreamArg: boolean = false,
+  requestDataFunc: (req: plugins.http.ClientRequest) => void = null
 ): Promise<IExtendedIncomingMessage> => {
-  let done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<any>();
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<any>();
 
   // merge options
   const defaultOptions: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {
     // agent: agent,
-    autoJsonParse: true
+    autoJsonParse: true,
+    keepAlive: true
   };
 
   optionsArg = {
@@ -84,11 +103,10 @@ export let request = async (
   };
 
   // parse url
-  let parsedUrl: plugins.url.Url;
-  parsedUrl = plugins.url.parse(domainArg);
+  const parsedUrl = plugins.url.parse(domainArg);
   optionsArg.hostname = parsedUrl.hostname;
   if (parsedUrl.port) {
-    optionsArg.port = parseInt(parsedUrl.port);
+    optionsArg.port = parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10);
   }
   optionsArg.path = parsedUrl.path;
 
@@ -103,45 +121,25 @@ export let request = async (
 
   // lets determine the request module to use
   const requestModule = (() => {
-    if (parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:') {
-      optionsArg.agent = httpsAgent;
-      return plugins.https;
-    } else if (parsedUrl.protocol === 'http:') {
-      optionsArg.agent = httpAgent;
-      return plugins.http;
-    } else {
-      throw new Error(`unsupported protocol: ${parsedUrl.protocol}`);
+    switch (true) {
+      case parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:' && optionsArg.keepAlive:
+        optionsArg.agent = httpsAgent;
+        return plugins.https;
+      case parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:' && !optionsArg.keepAlive:
+        optionsArg.agent = httpsAgentKeepAliveFalse;
+        return plugins.https;
+      case parsedUrl.protocol === 'http:' && optionsArg.keepAlive:
+        optionsArg.agent = httpAgent;
+        return plugins.http;
+      case parsedUrl.protocol === 'http:' && !optionsArg.keepAlive:
+        optionsArg.agent = httpAgentKeepAliveFalse;
+        return plugins.http;
     }
   })() as typeof plugins.https;
 
   // lets perform the actual request
-  let request = requestModule.request(optionsArg);
-
-  // lets write the requestBody
-  if (optionsArg.requestBody) {
-    if (!(optionsArg.requestBody instanceof plugins.formData)) {
-      if (typeof optionsArg.requestBody !== 'string') {
-        optionsArg.requestBody = JSON.stringify(optionsArg.requestBody);
-      }
-      request.write(optionsArg.requestBody);
-      request.end();
-    } else if (optionsArg.requestBody instanceof plugins.formData) {
-      optionsArg.requestBody.pipe(request).on('finish', event => {
-        request.end();
-      });
-    }
-  } else {
-    request.end();
-  }
-
-  // lets handle an error
-  request.on('error', e => {
-    console.error(e);
-  });
-
-  // lets handle the response
-  request.on('response', async response => {
-    if (streamArg) {
+  const requestToFire = requestModule.request(optionsArg, async response => {
+    if (responseStreamArg) {
       done.resolve(response);
     } else {
       const builtResponse = await buildUtf8Response(response, optionsArg.autoJsonParse);
@@ -149,6 +147,30 @@ export let request = async (
     }
   });
 
+  // lets write the requestBody
+  if (optionsArg.requestBody) {
+    if (optionsArg.requestBody instanceof plugins.formData) {
+      optionsArg.requestBody.pipe(requestToFire).on('finish', event => {
+        requestToFire.end();
+      });
+    } else {
+      if (typeof optionsArg.requestBody !== 'string') {
+        optionsArg.requestBody = JSON.stringify(optionsArg.requestBody);
+      }
+      requestToFire.write(optionsArg.requestBody);
+      requestToFire.end();
+    }
+  } else if (requestDataFunc) {
+    requestDataFunc(requestToFire);
+  } else {
+    requestToFire.end();
+  }
+
+  // lets handle an error
+  requestToFire.on('error', e => {
+    console.error(e);
+  });
+
   const result = await done.promise;
   return result;
 };