BREAKING CHANGE(core): major architectural refactoring with fetch-like API

2.1.0
feat(docs): Enhance documentation and tests with modern API usage examples and migration guide
2025-07-27 21:23:20 +00:00 · 2025-04-03 06:52:58 +00:00 · 2025-04-03 06:52:58 +00:00 · 2025-04-03 06:36:48 +00:00 · 2024-11-06 20:58:17 +01:00 · 2024-11-06 20:58:17 +01:00
33 changed files with 12335 additions and 15599 deletions
--- a/.gitea/workflows/default_nottags.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/default_nottags.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Default (not tags)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags-ignore:
+      - '**'
+
+env:
+  IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+  NPMCI_COMPUTED_REPOURL: https://${{gitea.repository_owner}}:${{secrets.GITEA_TOKEN}}@gitea.lossless.digital/${{gitea.repository}}.git
+  NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM}}
+  NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2}}
+  NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN: ${{secrets.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN}}
+  NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY: ${{secrets.NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY}}
+
+jobs:
+  security:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install pnpm and npmci
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+
+      - name: Run npm prepare
+        run: npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Audit production dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --prod
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Audit development dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --dev
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+  test:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    needs: security
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Test stable
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm test
+
+      - name: Test build
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm build
--- a/.gitea/workflows/default_tags.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/default_tags.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+name: Default (tags)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+env:
+  IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+  NPMCI_COMPUTED_REPOURL: https://${{gitea.repository_owner}}:${{secrets.GITEA_TOKEN}}@gitea.lossless.digital/${{gitea.repository}}.git
+  NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM}}
+  NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2: ${{secrets.NPMCI_TOKEN_NPM2}}
+  NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN: ${{secrets.NPMCI_GIT_GITHUBTOKEN}}
+  NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY: ${{secrets.NPMCI_URL_CLOUDLY}}
+
+jobs:
+  security:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Audit production dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --prod
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Audit development dependencies
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npmci command pnpm audit --audit-level=high --dev
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+  test:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    needs: security
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Test stable
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm test
+
+      - name: Test build
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          npmci npm build
+
+  release:
+    needs: test
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Release
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm publish
+
+  metadata:
+    needs: test
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: |
+          pnpm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install -g @shipzone/npmci
+          npmci npm prepare
+
+      - name: Code quality
+        run: |
+          npmci command npm install -g typescript
+          npmci npm install
+
+      - name: Trigger
+        run: npmci trigger
+
+      - name: Build docs and upload artifacts
+        run: |
+          npmci node install stable
+          npmci npm install
+          pnpm install -g @git.zone/tsdoc
+          npmci command tsdoc
+        continue-on-error: true
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-# gitzone ci_default
-image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-
-cache:
-  paths:
-    - .npmci_cache/
-  key: '$CI_BUILD_STAGE'
-
-stages:
-  - security
-  - test
-  - release
-  - metadata
-
-before_script:
-  - npm install -g @shipzone/npmci
-
-# ====================
-# security stage
-# ====================
-auditProductionDependencies:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install --production --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=prod --production
-  tags:
-    - docker
-  allow_failure: true
-
-auditDevDependencies:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
-  stage: security
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
-    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=dev
-  tags:
-    - docker
-  allow_failure: true
-
-# ====================
-# test stage
-# ====================
-
-testStable:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci npm test
-  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
-  tags:
-    - docker
-
-testBuild:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci command npm run build
-  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
-  tags:
-    - docker
-
-release:
-  stage: release
-  script:
-    - npmci node install stable
-    - npmci npm publish
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-# ====================
-# metadata stage
-# ====================
-codequality:
-  stage: metadata
-  allow_failure: true
-  only:
-    - tags
-  script:
-    - npmci command npm install -g typescript
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci npm install
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - priv
-
-trigger:
-  stage: metadata
-  script:
-    - npmci trigger
-  only:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-
-pages:
-  stage: metadata
-  script:
-    - npmci node install stable 
-    - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci npm install
-    - npmci command npm run buildDocs
-  tags:
-    - lossless
-    - docker
-    - notpriv
-  only:
-    - tags
-  artifacts:
-    expire_in: 1 week
-    paths:
-      - public
-  allow_failure: true
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 2025-07-27 - 3.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(core)
+Major architectural refactoring with fetch-like API
+
+**Breaking Changes:**
+- Legacy API functions are now imported from `@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy` instead of the main export
+- Modern API response objects now use fetch-like methods (`.json()`, `.text()`, `.arrayBuffer()`, `.stream()`) instead of direct `.body` access
+- Renamed `responseType()` method to `accept()` in modern API
+- Removed automatic defaults:
+  - No default keepAlive (must be explicitly set)
+  - No default timeouts
+  - No automatic JSON parsing in core
+- Complete internal architecture refactoring:
+  - Core module now always returns raw streams
+  - Response parsing happens in SmartResponse methods
+  - Legacy API is now just an adapter over the core module
+
+**Features:**
+- New fetch-like response API with single-use body consumption
+- Better TypeScript support and type safety
+- Cleaner separation of concerns between request and response
+- More predictable behavior aligned with fetch API standards
+
+**Documentation:**
+- Updated all examples to show correct import paths
+- Added comprehensive examples for the new response API
+- Enhanced migration guide
+
+## 2025-04-03 - 2.1.0 - feat(docs)
+Enhance documentation and tests with modern API usage examples and migration guide
+
+- Updated README to include detailed examples for the modern fluent API, covering GET, POST, headers, query, timeout, retries, and pagination
+- Added a migration guide comparing the legacy API and modern API usage
+- Improved installation instructions with npm, pnpm, and yarn examples
+- Added and updated test files for both legacy and modern API functionalities
+- Minor formatting improvements in the code and documentation examples
+
+## 2024-11-06 - 2.0.23 - fix(core)
+Enhance type safety for response in binary requests
+
+- Updated the dependency versions in package.json to their latest versions.
+- Improved type inference for the response body in getBinary method of smartrequest.binaryrest.ts.
+- Introduced generic typing to IExtendedIncomingMessage interface for better type safety.
+
+## 2024-05-29 - 2.0.22 - Documentation
+update description
+
+## 2024-04-01 - 2.0.21 - Configuration
+Updated configuration files
+
+- Updated `tsconfig`
+- Updated `npmextra.json`: githost
+
+## 2023-07-10 - 2.0.15 - Structure
+Refactored the organization structure
+
+- Switched to a new organization scheme
+
+## 2022-07-29 - 1.1.57 to 2.0.0 - Major Update
+Significant changes and improvements leading to a major version update
+
+- **BREAKING CHANGE**: Switched the core to use ECMAScript modules (ESM)
+
+## 2018-08-14 - 1.1.12 to 1.1.13 - Functional Enhancements
+Enhanced request capabilities and removed unnecessary dependencies
+
+- Fixed request module to allow sending strings
+- Removed CI dependencies
+
+## 2018-07-19 - 1.1.1 to 1.1.11 - Various Fixes and Improvements
+Improvements and fixes across various components
+
+- Added formData capability
+- Corrected path resolution to use current working directory (CWD)
+- Improved formData handling
+- Included correct headers
+- Updated request ending method
+
+## 2018-06-19 - 1.0.14 - Structural Fix
+Resolved conflicts with file extensions
+
+- Changed `.json.ts` to `.jsonrest.ts` to avoid conflicts
+
+## 2018-06-13 - 1.0.8 to 1.0.10 - Core Updates
+Ensured binary handling compliance
+
+- Enhanced core to uphold latest standards
+- Correct binary file handling response
+- Fix for handling and returning binary responses
+
+## 2017-06-09 - 1.0.4 to 1.0.6 - Infrastructure and Type Improvements
+Types and infrastructure updates
+
+- Improved types
+- Removed need for content type on post requests
+- Updated for new infrastructure
+
--- a/npmextra.json
+++ b/npmextra.json
@@ -9,12 +9,29 @@
  "gitzone": {
    "projectType": "npm",
    "module": {
-      "githost": "gitlab.com",
-      "gitscope": "pushrocks",
+      "githost": "code.foss.global",
+      "gitscope": "push.rocks",
      "gitrepo": "smartrequest",
-      "description": "dropin replacement for request",
-      "npmPackagename": "@pushrocks/smartrequest",
-      "license": "MIT"
+      "description": "A module for modern HTTP/HTTPS requests with support for form data, file uploads, JSON, binary data, streams, and more.",
+      "npmPackagename": "@push.rocks/smartrequest",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "keywords": [
+        "HTTP",
+        "HTTPS",
+        "request library",
+        "form data",
+        "file uploads",
+        "JSON",
+        "binary data",
+        "streams",
+        "keepAlive",
+        "TypeScript",
+        "modern web requests",
+        "drop-in replacement"
+      ]
    }
+  },
+  "tsdoc": {
+    "legal": "\n## License and Legal Information\n\nThis repository contains open-source code that is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the MIT License can be found in the [license](license) file within this repository. \n\n**Please note:** The MIT License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the project, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.\n\n### Trademarks\n\nThis project is owned and maintained by Task Venture Capital GmbH. The names and logos associated with Task Venture Capital GmbH and any related products or services are trademarks of Task Venture Capital GmbH and are not included within the scope of the MIT license granted herein. Use of these trademarks must comply with Task Venture Capital GmbH's Trademark Guidelines, and any usage must be approved in writing by Task Venture Capital GmbH.\n\n### Company Information\n\nTask Venture Capital GmbH  \nRegistered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany\n\nFor any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.\n\nBy using this repository, you acknowledge that you have read this section, agree to comply with its terms, and understand that the licensing of the code does not imply endorsement by Task Venture Capital GmbH of any derivative works.\n"
  }
 }
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "name": "@pushrocks/smartrequest",
-  "version": "2.0.6",
+  "name": "@push.rocks/smartrequest",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
  "private": false,
-  "description": "dropin replacement for request",
-  "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
-  "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
+  "description": "A module for modern HTTP/HTTPS requests with support for form data, file uploads, JSON, binary data, streams, and more.",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dist_ts_web/index.js",
+    "./legacy": "./dist_ts/legacy/index.js"
+  },
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "(tstest test/ --web)",
@@ -13,29 +15,40 @@
  },
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+ssh://git@gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest.git"
+    "url": "https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartrequest.git"
  },
  "keywords": [
-    "request"
+    "HTTP",
+    "HTTPS",
+    "request library",
+    "form data",
+    "file uploads",
+    "JSON",
+    "binary data",
+    "streams",
+    "keepAlive",
+    "TypeScript",
+    "modern web requests",
+    "drop-in replacement"
  ],
-  "author": "Lossless GmbH",
+  "author": "Task Venture Capital GmbH",
  "license": "MIT",
  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest/issues"
+    "url": "https://gitlab.com/push.rocks/smartrequest/issues"
  },
-  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest#README",
+  "homepage": "https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartrequest",
  "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.1.7",
-    "@pushrocks/smarturl": "^3.0.2",
-    "agentkeepalive": "^4.2.1",
-    "form-data": "^4.0.0"
+    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.4",
+    "@push.rocks/smarturl": "^3.1.0",
+    "agentkeepalive": "^4.5.0",
+    "form-data": "^4.0.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.63",
-    "@gitzone/tsrun": "^1.2.37",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.72",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.4",
-    "@types/node": "^18.6.2"
+    "@git.zone/tsbuild": "^2.2.0",
+    "@git.zone/tsrun": "^1.3.3",
+    "@git.zone/tstest": "^1.0.90",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^5.0.8",
+    "@types/node": "^22.9.0"
  },
  "files": [
    "ts/**/*",
@@ -51,5 +64,6 @@
  ],
  "browserslist": [
    "last 1 chrome versions"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.7.0+sha512.6b865ad4b62a1d9842b61d674a393903b871d9244954f652b8842c2b553c72176b278f64c463e52d40fff8aba385c235c8c9ecf5cc7de4fd78b8bb6d49633ab6"
 }
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
--- a/readme.hints.md
+++ b/readme.hints.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# SmartRequest Architecture Hints
+
+## Core 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 @push.rocks/smartproxy and @api.global/typedrequest
+
+## Architecture Overview (as of latest refactoring)
+- The project is now structured with a clean separation between core functionality and API layers
+- Core module (ts/core/) contains the essential HTTP request logic using Node.js http/https modules
+- **Core always returns raw streams** - no parsing or body collection happens in the core request function
+- Modern API (ts/modern/) provides a fluent, chainable interface with fetch-like Response objects
+- Legacy API is maintained through a thin adapter layer for backward compatibility
+
+## Key Components
+
+### Core Module (ts/core/)
+- `request.ts`: Core HTTP/HTTPS request logic with unix socket support and keep-alive agents
+  - `coreRequest()` always returns a raw Node.js IncomingMessage stream
+  - No response parsing or body collection happens here
+- `response.ts`: SmartResponse class providing fetch-like API
+  - Methods like `json()`, `text()`, `arrayBuffer()` handle all parsing and body collection
+  - Response body is streamed and collected only when these methods are called
+  - Body can only be consumed once (throws error on second attempt)
+- `types.ts`: Core TypeScript interfaces and types
+- `plugins.ts`: Centralized dependencies
+
+### Modern API
+- SmartRequestClient: Fluent API with method chaining
+- Returns SmartResponse objects with fetch-like methods
+- Supports pagination, retries, timeouts, and various response types
+
+### Binary Request Handling
+- Binary requests are handled correctly when `responseType: 'binary'` is set
+- Response body is kept as Buffer without string conversion
+- No automatic transformations applied to binary data
+
+### Legacy Compatibility
+- All legacy functions (getJson, postJson, etc.) are maintained through adapter.ts
+- Legacy API returns IExtendedIncomingMessage for backward compatibility
+- Modern API can be accessed alongside legacy API
+
+## Testing
+- Use `pnpm test` to run all tests
+- Modern API tests use the new SmartResponse methods (response.json(), response.text())
+- Legacy API tests continue to use the body property directly
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,96 +1,558 @@
-# @pushrocks/smartrequest
-dropin replacement for request
+# @push.rocks/smartrequest
+A modern HTTP/HTTPS request library for Node.js with support for form data, file uploads, JSON, binary data, streams, and unix sockets. Features both a legacy API for backward compatibility and a modern fetch-like API for new projects.

-## Availabililty and Links
-* [npmjs.org (npm package)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pushrocks/smartrequest)
-* [gitlab.com (source)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest)
-* [github.com (source mirror)](https://github.com/pushrocks/smartrequest)
-* [docs (typedoc)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartrequest/)
+## Install
+To install `@push.rocks/smartrequest`, use one of the following commands:

-## Status for master
+```bash
+# Using npm
+npm install @push.rocks/smartrequest --save

-Status Category | Status Badge
-- | --
-GitLab Pipelines | [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-GitLab Pipline Test Coverage | [![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartrequest/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
-npm | [![npm downloads per month](https://badgen.net/npm/dy/@pushrocks/smartrequest)](https://lossless.cloud)
-Snyk | [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://badgen.net/snyk/pushrocks/smartrequest)](https://lossless.cloud)
-TypeScript Support | [![TypeScript](https://badgen.net/badge/TypeScript/>=%203.x/blue?icon=typescript)](https://lossless.cloud)
-node Support | [![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%2010.x.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
-Code Style | [![Code Style](https://badgen.net/badge/style/prettier/purple)](https://lossless.cloud)
-PackagePhobia (total standalone install weight) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/install/@pushrocks/smartrequest)](https://lossless.cloud)
-PackagePhobia (package size on registry) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/publish/@pushrocks/smartrequest)](https://lossless.cloud)
-BundlePhobia (total size when bundled) | [![BundlePhobia](https://badgen.net/bundlephobia/minzip/@pushrocks/smartrequest)](https://lossless.cloud)
-Platform support | [![Supports Windows 10](https://badgen.net/badge/supports%20Windows%2010/yes/green?icon=windows)](https://lossless.cloud) [![Supports Mac OS X](https://badgen.net/badge/supports%20Mac%20OS%20X/yes/green?icon=apple)](https://lossless.cloud)
+# Using pnpm
+pnpm add @push.rocks/smartrequest
+
+# Using yarn
+yarn add @push.rocks/smartrequest
+```
+
+This will add `@push.rocks/smartrequest` to your project's dependencies.
+
+## Key Features
+
+- 🚀 **Modern Fetch-like API** - Familiar response methods (`.json()`, `.text()`, `.arrayBuffer()`, `.stream()`)
+- 🔄 **Two API Styles** - Legacy function-based API and modern fluent chainable API
+- 🌐 **Unix Socket Support** - Connect to local services like Docker
+- 📦 **Form Data & File Uploads** - Built-in support for multipart/form-data
+- 🔁 **Pagination Support** - Multiple strategies (offset, cursor, Link headers)
+- ⚡ **Keep-Alive Connections** - Efficient connection pooling
+- 🛡️ **TypeScript First** - Full type safety and IntelliSense support
+- 🎯 **Zero Magic Defaults** - Explicit configuration following fetch API principles
+- 🔌 **Streaming Support** - Handle large files and real-time data
+- 🔧 **Highly Configurable** - Timeouts, retries, headers, and more

 ## Usage

-Use TypeScript for best in class instellisense.
+`@push.rocks/smartrequest` is designed as a versatile, modern HTTP client library for making HTTP/HTTPS requests in Node.js environments. It provides a clean, type-safe API inspired by the native fetch API but with additional features needed for server-side applications.

-### Features
+The library provides two distinct APIs:

- 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)
+1. **Legacy API** - Simple function-based API for quick requests and backward compatibility
+2. **Modern Fluent API** - A chainable, fetch-like API for more complex scenarios

-> note: smartrequest uses the **native** node http/https modules under the hood (not the bloated one from npm)
+Below we will cover key usage scenarios of `@push.rocks/smartrequest`, showcasing its capabilities and providing you with a solid starting point to integrate it into your projects.

-```javascript
-import * as smartrequest from 'smartrequest'
+### Import Guide

-// simple post
-const options: smartrequest.ISmartRequestOptions = { // typed options
-    headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json"
-        "Authorization": "Bearer token"
-    },
-    requestBody: JSON.stringify({
-        key1: 'value1',
-        key2: 3
-    })
-}
+```typescript
+// Modern API (recommended for new projects)
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';

-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)
-})
-
-// dedicated JSON methods 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
-    console.log(res.status)
-    res.on('data', data => {
-        // do something with the data chunk here
-    }
-    res.on('end', () => {
-        // do something when things have ended
-    })
-})
+// Legacy API (for backward compatibility)
+import { getJson, postJson, request } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy';
 ```

-## Contribution
+### Simple GET Request

-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 fetching data from a REST API or any web service that returns JSON:

-For further information read the linked docs at the top of this readme.
+```typescript
+import { getJson } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy';

-> MIT licensed | **&copy;** [Lossless GmbH](https://lossless.gmbh)
-| By using this npm module you agree to our [privacy policy](https://lossless.gmbH/privacy)
+async function fetchGitHubUserInfo(username: string) {
+  const response = await getJson(`https://api.github.com/users/${username}`);
+  console.log(response.body); // The body contains the JSON response
+}

-[![repo-footer](https://lossless.gitlab.io/publicrelations/repofooter.svg)](https://maintainedby.lossless.com)
+fetchGitHubUserInfo('octocat');
+```
+
+The `getJson` function simplifies the process of sending a GET request and parsing the JSON response.
+
+### POST Requests with JSON
+
+When you need to send JSON data to a server, for example, creating a new resource:
+
+```typescript
+import { postJson } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy';
+
+async function createTodoItem(todoDetails: { title: string; completed: boolean }) {
+  const response = await postJson('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos', {
+    requestBody: todoDetails
+  });
+  console.log(response.body); // Log the created todo item
+}
+
+createTodoItem({ title: 'Implement smartrequest', completed: false });
+```
+
+`postJson` handles setting the appropriate content-type header and stringifies the JSON body.
+
+### Handling Form Data and File Uploads
+
+`@push.rocks/smartrequest` simplifies the process of uploading files and submitting form data to a server:
+
+```typescript
+import { postFormData, IFormField } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy';
+
+async function uploadProfilePicture(formDataFields: IFormField[]) {
+  await postFormData('https://api.example.com/upload', {}, formDataFields);
+}
+
+uploadProfilePicture([
+  { name: 'avatar', type: 'filePath', payload: './path/to/avatar.jpg', fileName: 'avatar.jpg', contentType: 'image/jpeg' },
+  { name: 'user_id', type: 'string', payload: '12345' }
+]);
+```
+
+### Streaming Support
+
+For cases when dealing with large datasets or streaming APIs, `@push.rocks/smartrequest` provides streaming capabilities:
+
+```typescript
+import { getStream } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy';
+
+async function streamLargeFile(url: string) {
+  const stream = await getStream(url);
+
+  stream.on('data', (chunk) => {
+    console.log('Received chunk of data.');
+  });
+
+  stream.on('end', () => {
+    console.log('Stream ended.');
+  });
+}
+
+streamLargeFile('https://example.com/largefile');
+```
+
+`getStream` allows you to handle data as it's received, which can be beneficial for performance and scalability.
+
+### Advanced Options and Customization
+
+`@push.rocks/smartrequest` is built to be flexible, allowing you to specify additional options to tailor requests to your needs:
+
+```typescript
+import { request, ISmartRequestOptions } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest/legacy';
+
+async function customRequestExample() {
+  const options: ISmartRequestOptions = {
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      'Custom-Header': 'Value'
+    },
+    keepAlive: true // Enables connection keep-alive
+  };
+
+  const response = await request('https://example.com/data', options);
+  console.log(response.body);
+}
+
+customRequestExample();
+```
+
+`request` is the underlying function that powers the simpler `getJson`, `postJson`, etc., and provides you with full control over the HTTP request.
+
+## Modern Fluent API
+
+In addition to the legacy API shown above, `@push.rocks/smartrequest` provides a modern, fluent API with a fetch-like response interface that offers a more chainable and TypeScript-friendly approach to making HTTP requests.
+
+### Basic Usage with the Modern API
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+// Simple GET request
+async function fetchUserData(userId: number) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(`https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/${userId}`)
+    .get();
+
+  // Use the fetch-like response API
+  const userData = await response.json();
+  console.log(userData); // The parsed JSON response
+}
+
+// POST request with JSON body
+async function createPost(title: string, body: string, userId: number) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts')
+    .json({ title, body, userId })
+    .post();
+
+  const createdPost = await response.json();
+  console.log(createdPost); // The created post
+}
+```
+
+### Setting Headers and Query Parameters
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+async function searchRepositories(query: string, perPage: number = 10) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://api.github.com/search/repositories')
+    .header('Accept', 'application/vnd.github.v3+json')
+    .query({
+      q: query,
+      per_page: perPage.toString()
+    })
+    .get();
+
+  const data = await response.json();
+  return data.items;
+}
+```
+
+### Handling Timeouts and Retries
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+async function fetchWithRetry(url: string) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(url)
+    .timeout(5000) // 5 seconds timeout
+    .retry(3) // Retry up to 3 times on failure
+    .get();
+
+  return await response.json();
+}
+```
+
+### Working with Different Response Types
+
+The modern API provides a fetch-like interface for handling different response types:
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+// JSON response (default)
+async function fetchJson(url: string) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(url)
+    .get();
+  
+  return await response.json(); // Parses JSON automatically
+}
+
+// Text response
+async function fetchText(url: string) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(url)
+    .get();
+  
+  return await response.text(); // Returns response as string
+}
+
+// Binary data
+async function downloadImage(url: string) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(url)
+    .accept('binary') // Optional: hints to server we want binary
+    .get();
+
+  const buffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+  return Buffer.from(buffer); // Convert ArrayBuffer to Buffer if needed
+}
+
+// Streaming response
+async function streamLargeFile(url: string) {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(url)
+    .get();
+
+  // Get the underlying Node.js stream
+  const stream = response.stream();
+  
+  stream.on('data', (chunk) => {
+    console.log(`Received ${chunk.length} bytes of data`);
+  });
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    stream.on('end', resolve);
+    stream.on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
+```
+
+### Pagination Support
+
+The modern API includes built-in support for various pagination strategies:
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient, PaginationStrategy } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+// Offset-based pagination (page & limit)
+async function fetchAllUsers() {
+  const client = SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://api.example.com/users')
+    .withOffsetPagination({
+      pageParam: 'page',
+      limitParam: 'limit',
+      startPage: 1,
+      pageSize: 20,
+      totalPath: 'meta.total'
+    });
+
+  // Get first page with pagination info
+  const firstPage = await client.getPaginated();
+  console.log(`Found ${firstPage.items.length} users on first page`);
+  console.log(`Has more pages: ${firstPage.hasNextPage}`);
+
+  if (firstPage.hasNextPage) {
+    // Get next page
+    const secondPage = await firstPage.getNextPage();
+    console.log(`Found ${secondPage.items.length} more users`);
+  }
+
+  // Or get all pages at once (use with caution for large datasets)
+  const allUsers = await client.getAllPages();
+  console.log(`Retrieved ${allUsers.length} users in total`);
+}
+
+// Cursor-based pagination
+async function fetchAllPosts() {
+  const allPosts = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://api.example.com/posts')
+    .withCursorPagination({
+      cursorParam: 'cursor',
+      cursorPath: 'meta.nextCursor',
+      hasMorePath: 'meta.hasMore'
+    })
+    .getAllPages();
+
+  console.log(`Retrieved ${allPosts.length} posts in total`);
+}
+
+// Link header-based pagination (GitHub API style)
+async function fetchAllIssues(repo: string) {
+  const paginatedResponse = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/issues`)
+    .header('Accept', 'application/vnd.github.v3+json')
+    .withLinkPagination()
+    .getPaginated();
+
+  return paginatedResponse.getAllPages();
+}
+```
+
+### Advanced Features
+
+#### Unix Socket Support
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+// Connect to a service via Unix socket
+async function queryViaUnixSocket() {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('http://unix:/var/run/docker.sock:/v1.24/containers/json')
+    .get();
+  
+  return await response.json();
+}
+```
+
+#### Form Data with File Uploads
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+async function uploadMultipleFiles(files: Array<{name: string, path: string}>) {
+  const formFields = files.map(file => ({
+    name: 'files',
+    value: fs.readFileSync(file.path),
+    filename: file.name,
+    contentType: 'application/octet-stream'
+  }));
+
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://api.example.com/upload')
+    .formData(formFields)
+    .post();
+  
+  return await response.json();
+}
+```
+
+#### Keep-Alive Connections
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+// Enable keep-alive for better performance with multiple requests
+async function performMultipleRequests() {
+  const client = SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .header('Connection', 'keep-alive');
+
+  // Requests will reuse the same connection
+  const results = await Promise.all([
+    client.url('https://api.example.com/endpoint1').get(),
+    client.url('https://api.example.com/endpoint2').get(),
+    client.url('https://api.example.com/endpoint3').get()
+  ]);
+
+  return Promise.all(results.map(r => r.json()));
+}
+```
+
+### Response Object Methods
+
+The modern API returns a `SmartResponse` object with the following methods:
+
+- `json<T>(): Promise<T>` - Parse response as JSON
+- `text(): Promise<string>` - Get response as text
+- `arrayBuffer(): Promise<ArrayBuffer>` - Get response as ArrayBuffer
+- `stream(): NodeJS.ReadableStream` - Get the underlying Node.js stream
+- `raw(): http.IncomingMessage` - Get the raw http.IncomingMessage
+
+Each body method can only be called once per response, similar to the fetch API.
+
+Through its comprehensive set of features tailored for modern web development, `@push.rocks/smartrequest` aims to provide developers with a powerful tool for handling HTTP/HTTPS requests efficiently. Whether it's a simple API call, handling form data, processing streams, or working with paginated APIs, `@push.rocks/smartrequest` delivers a robust, type-safe solution to fit your project's requirements.
+
+## Migration Guide: Legacy API to Modern API
+
+If you're currently using the legacy API and want to migrate to the modern fluent API, here's a quick reference guide:
+
+| Legacy API | Modern API |
+|------------|------------|
+| `getJson(url)` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).get()` |
+| `postJson(url, { requestBody: data })` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).json(data).post()` |
+| `putJson(url, { requestBody: data })` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).json(data).put()` |
+| `delJson(url)` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).delete()` |
+| `postFormData(url, {}, fields)` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).formData(fields).post()` |
+| `getStream(url)` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).accept('stream').get()` |
+| `request(url, options)` | `SmartRequestClient.create().url(url).[...configure options...].get()` |
+
+The modern API provides more flexibility and better TypeScript integration, making it the recommended approach for new projects.
+
+## Complete Examples
+
+### Building a REST API Client
+
+Here's a complete example of building a typed API client using smartrequest:
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient, type SmartResponse } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+interface User {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  email: string;
+}
+
+interface Post {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  userId: number;
+}
+
+class BlogApiClient {
+  private baseUrl = 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com';
+  
+  private async request(path: string) {
+    return SmartRequestClient.create()
+      .url(`${this.baseUrl}${path}`)
+      .header('Accept', 'application/json');
+  }
+  
+  async getUser(id: number): Promise<User> {
+    const response = await this.request(`/users/${id}`).get();
+    return response.json<User>();
+  }
+  
+  async createPost(post: Omit<Post, 'id'>): Promise<Post> {
+    const response = await this.request('/posts')
+      .json(post)
+      .post();
+    return response.json<Post>();
+  }
+  
+  async deletePost(id: number): Promise<void> {
+    const response = await this.request(`/posts/${id}`).delete();
+    
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to delete post: ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  async getAllPosts(userId?: number): Promise<Post[]> {
+    const client = this.request('/posts');
+    
+    if (userId) {
+      client.query({ userId: userId.toString() });
+    }
+    
+    const response = await client.get();
+    return response.json<Post[]>();
+  }
+}
+
+// Usage
+const api = new BlogApiClient();
+const user = await api.getUser(1);
+const posts = await api.getAllPosts(user.id);
+```
+
+### Error Handling
+
+```typescript
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
+
+async function fetchWithErrorHandling(url: string) {
+  try {
+    const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+      .url(url)
+      .timeout(5000)
+      .retry(2)
+      .get();
+    
+    // Check if request was successful
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
+    
+    // Handle different content types
+    const contentType = response.headers['content-type'];
+    
+    if (contentType?.includes('application/json')) {
+      return await response.json();
+    } else if (contentType?.includes('text/')) {
+      return await response.text();
+    } else {
+      return await response.arrayBuffer();
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
+      console.error('Connection refused - is the server running?');
+    } else if (error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT') {
+      console.error('Request timed out');
+    } else {
+      console.error('Request failed:', error.message);
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## License and Legal Information
+
+This repository contains open-source code that is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the MIT License can be found in the [license](license) file within this repository.
+
+**Please note:** The MIT License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the project, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.
+
+### Trademarks
+
+This project is owned and maintained by Task Venture Capital GmbH. The names and logos associated with Task Venture Capital GmbH and any related products or services are trademarks of Task Venture Capital GmbH and are not included within the scope of the MIT license granted herein. Use of these trademarks must comply with Task Venture Capital GmbH's Trademark Guidelines, and any usage must be approved in writing by Task Venture Capital GmbH.
+
+### Company Information
+
+Task Venture Capital GmbH
+Registered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany
+
+For any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.
+
+By using this repository, you acknowledge that you have read this section, agree to comply with its terms, and understand that the licensing of the code does not imply endorsement by Task Venture Capital GmbH of any derivative works.
--- a/readme.plan.md
+++ b/readme.plan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Smartrequest Refactoring Plan
+
+Command to reread CLAUDE.md: `cat /home/philkunz/.claude/CLAUDE.md`
+
+## Objective
+Refactor smartrequest to use native fetch-like API with a streamlined core that supports unix sockets and keep-alive.
+
+## Architecture Overview
+- Rename `legacy/` to `core/` and remove "smartrequest." prefix from filenames
+- Create a modern Response class similar to fetch API
+- Use core as foundation for modern API, not as legacy adapter
+- Maintain unix socket and keep-alive support
+
+## Task Checklist
+
+- [x] Reread /home/philkunz/.claude/CLAUDE.md
+- [x] Create ts/core directory structure with request.ts, types.ts, and plugins.ts
+- [x] Migrate core request logic from legacy to core/request.ts
+- [x] Create modern Response class with fetch-like API
+- [x] Update modern API to use new core module  
+- [x] Create legacy adapter for backward compatibility
+- [x] Update exports in ts/index.ts
+- [x] Run tests and fix any issues
+- [x] Clean up old legacy files
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Core Module Structure
+```
+ts/core/
+├── request.ts    # Core HTTP/HTTPS request logic with unix socket support
+├── types.ts      # Core interfaces and types
+├── plugins.ts    # Dependencies (http, https, agentkeepalive, etc.)
+└── response.ts   # Modern Response class
+```
+
+### Response Class API
+The new Response class will provide fetch-like methods:
+- `json()`: Promise<T> - Parse response as JSON
+- `text()`: Promise<string> - Get response as text
+- `arrayBuffer()`: Promise<ArrayBuffer> - Get response as ArrayBuffer
+- `stream()`: ReadableStream - Get response as stream
+- `ok`: boolean - Status is 2xx
+- `status`: number - HTTP status code
+- `statusText`: string - HTTP status text
+- `headers`: Headers - Response headers
+
+### Migration Strategy
+1. Move core request logic without breaking changes
+2. Create Response wrapper that provides modern API
+3. Update SmartRequestClient to use new core
+4. Add legacy adapter for backward compatibility
+5. Ensure all tests pass throughout migration
--- a/test/test.legacy.ts
+++ b/test/test.legacy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { tap, expect, expectAsync } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';

-import * as smartrequest from '../ts/index.js';
+import * as smartrequest from '../ts/legacy/index.js';

 tap.test('should request a html document over https', async () => {
  await expectAsync(smartrequest.getJson('https://encrypted.google.com/')).toHaveProperty('body');
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@ tap.test('should request a JSON document over https', async () => {
    .toEqual(1);
 });

-tap.skip.test('should post a JSON document over http', async () => {
-  await expectAsync(smartrequest.postJson('http://md5.jsontest.com/?text=example_text'))
+tap.test('should post a JSON document over http', async () => {
+  const testData = { text: 'example_text' };
+  await expectAsync(smartrequest.postJson('https://httpbin.org/post', { requestBody: testData }))
    .property('body')
-    .property('md5')
-    .toEqual('fa4c6baa0812e5b5c80ed8885e55a8a6');
+    .property('json')
+    .property('text')
+    .toEqual('example_text');
+});
+
+tap.test('should safe get stuff', async () => {
+  smartrequest.safeGet('http://coffee.link/');
+  smartrequest.safeGet('https://coffee.link/');
 });

 tap.skip.test('should deal with unix socks', async () => {
--- a/test/test.modern.ts
+++ b/test/test.modern.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
+
+import { SmartRequestClient } from '../ts/modern/index.js';
+
+tap.test('modern: should request a html document over https', async () => {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://encrypted.google.com/')
+    .get();
+
+  expect(response).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(response).toHaveProperty('status');
+  expect(response.status).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  const text = await response.text();
+  expect(text.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
+
+tap.test('modern: should request a JSON document over https', async () => {
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1')
+    .get();
+
+  const body = await response.json();
+  expect(body).toHaveProperty('id');
+  expect(body.id).toEqual(1);
+});
+
+tap.test('modern: should post a JSON document over http', async () => {
+  const testData = { text: 'example_text' };
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://httpbin.org/post')
+    .json(testData)
+    .post();
+
+  const body = await response.json();
+  expect(body).toHaveProperty('json');
+  expect(body.json).toHaveProperty('text');
+  expect(body.json.text).toEqual('example_text');
+});
+
+tap.test('modern: should set headers correctly', async () => {
+  const customHeader = 'X-Custom-Header';
+  const headerValue = 'test-value';
+
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://httpbin.org/headers')
+    .header(customHeader, headerValue)
+    .get();
+
+  const body = await response.json();
+  expect(body).toHaveProperty('headers');
+
+  // Check if the header exists (case-sensitive)
+  expect(body.headers).toHaveProperty(customHeader);
+  expect(body.headers[customHeader]).toEqual(headerValue);
+});
+
+tap.test('modern: should handle query parameters', async () => {
+  const params = { param1: 'value1', param2: 'value2' };
+
+  const response = await SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://httpbin.org/get')
+    .query(params)
+    .get();
+
+  const body = await response.json();
+  expect(body).toHaveProperty('args');
+  expect(body.args).toHaveProperty('param1');
+  expect(body.args.param1).toEqual('value1');
+  expect(body.args).toHaveProperty('param2');
+  expect(body.args.param2).toEqual('value2');
+});
+
+tap.test('modern: should handle timeout configuration', async () => {
+  // This test just verifies that the timeout method doesn't throw
+  const client = SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://httpbin.org/get')
+    .timeout(5000);
+
+  const response = await client.get();
+  expect(response).toHaveProperty('ok');
+  expect(response.ok).toBeTrue();
+});
+
+tap.test('modern: should handle retry configuration', async () => {
+  // This test just verifies that the retry method doesn't throw
+  const client = SmartRequestClient.create()
+    .url('https://httpbin.org/get')
+    .retry(1);
+
+  const response = await client.get();
+  expect(response).toHaveProperty('ok');
+  expect(response.ok).toBeTrue();
+});
+
+tap.start();
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * autocreated commitinfo by @pushrocks/commitinfo
+ * autocreated commitinfo by @push.rocks/commitinfo
 */
 export const commitinfo = {
-  name: '@pushrocks/smartrequest',
-  version: '2.0.6',
-  description: 'dropin replacement for request'
+  name: '@push.rocks/smartrequest',
+  version: '2.1.0',
+  description: 'A module for modern HTTP/HTTPS requests with support for form data, file uploads, JSON, binary data, streams, and more.'
 }
--- a/ts/core/index.ts
+++ b/ts/core/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Core exports
+export * from './types.js';
+export * from './response.js';
+export { request, coreRequest, isUnixSocket, parseUnixSocketUrl } from './request.js';
--- a/ts/smartrequest.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.plugins.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 export { http, https, fs, path };

 // pushrocks scope
-import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
-import * as smarturl from '@pushrocks/smarturl';
+import * as smartpromise from '@push.rocks/smartpromise';
+import * as smarturl from '@push.rocks/smarturl';

 export { smartpromise, smarturl };

@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ export { smartpromise, smarturl };
 import agentkeepalive from 'agentkeepalive';
 import formData from 'form-data';

-export { agentkeepalive, formData };
+export { agentkeepalive, formData };
--- a/ts/core/request.ts
+++ b/ts/core/request.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as types from './types.js';
+import { SmartResponse } from './response.js';
+
+// Keep-alive agents for connection pooling
+const httpAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive({
+  keepAlive: true,
+  maxFreeSockets: 10,
+  maxSockets: 100,
+  maxTotalSockets: 1000,
+});
+
+const httpAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.agentkeepalive({
+  keepAlive: false,
+});
+
+const httpsAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive.HttpsAgent({
+  keepAlive: true,
+  maxFreeSockets: 10,
+  maxSockets: 100,
+  maxTotalSockets: 1000,
+});
+
+const httpsAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.agentkeepalive.HttpsAgent({
+  keepAlive: false,
+});
+
+/**
+ * Tests if a URL is a unix socket
+ */
+export const isUnixSocket = (url: string): boolean => {
+  const unixRegex = /^(http:\/\/|https:\/\/|)unix:/;
+  return unixRegex.test(url);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parses socket path and route from unix socket URL
+ */
+export const parseUnixSocketUrl = (url: string): { socketPath: string; path: string } => {
+  const parseRegex = /(.*):(.*)/;
+  const result = parseRegex.exec(url);
+  return {
+    socketPath: result[1],
+    path: result[2],
+  };
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Core request function that handles all HTTP/HTTPS requests
+ */
+export async function coreRequest(
+  urlArg: string,
+  optionsArg: types.ICoreRequestOptions = {},
+  requestDataFunc: ((req: plugins.http.ClientRequest) => void) | null = null
+): Promise<plugins.http.IncomingMessage> {
+  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<plugins.http.IncomingMessage>();
+
+  // No defaults - let users explicitly set options to match fetch behavior
+
+  // Parse URL
+  const parsedUrl = plugins.smarturl.Smarturl.createFromUrl(urlArg, {
+    searchParams: optionsArg.queryParams || {},
+  });
+  
+  optionsArg.hostname = parsedUrl.hostname;
+  if (parsedUrl.port) {
+    optionsArg.port = parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10);
+  }
+  optionsArg.path = parsedUrl.path;
+
+  // Handle unix socket URLs
+  if (isUnixSocket(urlArg)) {
+    const { socketPath, path } = parseUnixSocketUrl(optionsArg.path);
+    optionsArg.socketPath = socketPath;
+    optionsArg.path = path;
+  }
+
+  // Determine agent based on protocol and keep-alive setting
+  if (!optionsArg.agent) {
+    // Only use keep-alive agents if explicitly requested
+    if (optionsArg.keepAlive === true) {
+      optionsArg.agent = parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:' ? httpsAgent : httpAgent;
+    } else if (optionsArg.keepAlive === false) {
+      optionsArg.agent = parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:' ? httpsAgentKeepAliveFalse : httpAgentKeepAliveFalse;
+    }
+    // If keepAlive is undefined, don't set any agent (more fetch-like behavior)
+  }
+
+  // Determine request module
+  const requestModule = parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:' ? plugins.https : plugins.http;
+
+  if (!requestModule) {
+    throw new Error(`The request to ${urlArg} is missing a viable protocol. Must be http or https`);
+  }
+
+  // Perform the request
+  const request = requestModule.request(optionsArg, async (response) => {
+    // Handle hard timeout
+    if (optionsArg.hardDataCuttingTimeout) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        response.destroy();
+        done.reject(new Error('Request timed out'));
+      }, optionsArg.hardDataCuttingTimeout);
+    }
+
+    // Always return the raw stream
+    done.resolve(response);
+  });
+
+  // Write request body
+  if (optionsArg.requestBody) {
+    if (optionsArg.requestBody instanceof plugins.formData) {
+      optionsArg.requestBody.pipe(request).on('finish', () => {
+        request.end();
+      });
+    } else {
+      // Write body as-is - caller is responsible for serialization
+      const bodyData = typeof optionsArg.requestBody === 'string' 
+        ? optionsArg.requestBody 
+        : optionsArg.requestBody instanceof Buffer 
+          ? optionsArg.requestBody
+          : JSON.stringify(optionsArg.requestBody); // Still stringify for backward compatibility
+      request.write(bodyData);
+      request.end();
+    }
+  } else if (requestDataFunc) {
+    requestDataFunc(request);
+  } else {
+    request.end();
+  }
+
+  // Handle request errors
+  request.on('error', (e) => {
+    console.error(e);
+    request.destroy();
+    done.reject(e);
+  });
+
+  // Get response and handle response errors
+  const response = await done.promise;
+  response.on('error', (err) => {
+    console.error(err);
+    response.destroy();
+  });
+
+  return response;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Modern request function that returns a SmartResponse
+ */
+export async function request(
+  urlArg: string,
+  optionsArg: types.ICoreRequestOptions = {}
+): Promise<SmartResponse> {
+  const response = await coreRequest(urlArg, optionsArg);
+  return new SmartResponse(response, urlArg);
+}
--- a/ts/core/response.ts
+++ b/ts/core/response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as types from './types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Modern Response class that provides a fetch-like API
+ */
+export class SmartResponse<T = any> implements types.ICoreResponse<T> {
+  private incomingMessage: plugins.http.IncomingMessage;
+  private bodyBufferPromise: Promise<Buffer> | null = null;
+  private consumed = false;
+
+  // Public properties
+  public readonly ok: boolean;
+  public readonly status: number;
+  public readonly statusText: string;
+  public readonly headers: plugins.http.IncomingHttpHeaders;
+  public readonly url: string;
+
+  constructor(incomingMessage: plugins.http.IncomingMessage, url: string) {
+    this.incomingMessage = incomingMessage;
+    this.url = url;
+    this.status = incomingMessage.statusCode || 0;
+    this.statusText = incomingMessage.statusMessage || '';
+    this.ok = this.status >= 200 && this.status < 300;
+    this.headers = incomingMessage.headers;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ensures the body can only be consumed once
+   */
+  private ensureNotConsumed(): void {
+    if (this.consumed) {
+      throw new Error('Body has already been consumed');
+    }
+    this.consumed = true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Collects the body as a buffer
+   */
+  private async collectBody(): Promise<Buffer> {
+    this.ensureNotConsumed();
+    
+    if (this.bodyBufferPromise) {
+      return this.bodyBufferPromise;
+    }
+
+    this.bodyBufferPromise = new Promise<Buffer>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      
+      this.incomingMessage.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+        chunks.push(chunk);
+      });
+      
+      this.incomingMessage.on('end', () => {
+        resolve(Buffer.concat(chunks));
+      });
+      
+      this.incomingMessage.on('error', reject);
+    });
+
+    return this.bodyBufferPromise;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse response as JSON
+   */
+  async json(): Promise<T> {
+    const buffer = await this.collectBody();
+    const text = buffer.toString('utf-8');
+    
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(text);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to parse JSON: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get response as text
+   */
+  async text(): Promise<string> {
+    const buffer = await this.collectBody();
+    return buffer.toString('utf-8');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get response as ArrayBuffer
+   */
+  async arrayBuffer(): Promise<ArrayBuffer> {
+    const buffer = await this.collectBody();
+    return buffer.buffer.slice(buffer.byteOffset, buffer.byteOffset + buffer.byteLength);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get response as a readable stream
+   */
+  stream(): NodeJS.ReadableStream {
+    this.ensureNotConsumed();
+    return this.incomingMessage;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the raw IncomingMessage (for legacy compatibility)
+   */
+  raw(): plugins.http.IncomingMessage {
+    return this.incomingMessage;
+  }
+
+}
--- a/ts/core/types.ts
+++ b/ts/core/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+
+/**
+ * Core request options extending Node.js RequestOptions
+ */
+export interface ICoreRequestOptions extends plugins.https.RequestOptions {
+  keepAlive?: boolean;
+  requestBody?: any;
+  queryParams?: { [key: string]: string };
+  hardDataCuttingTimeout?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * HTTP Methods supported
+ */
+export type THttpMethod = 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE' | 'PATCH' | 'HEAD' | 'OPTIONS';
+
+/**
+ * Response types supported
+ */
+export type ResponseType = 'json' | 'text' | 'binary' | 'stream';
+
+/**
+ * Extended IncomingMessage with body property (legacy compatibility)
+ */
+export interface IExtendedIncomingMessage<T = any> extends plugins.http.IncomingMessage {
+  body: T;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Form field data for multipart/form-data requests
+ */
+export interface IFormField {
+  name: string;
+  value: string | Buffer;
+  filename?: string;
+  contentType?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * URL encoded form field
+ */
+export interface IUrlEncodedField {
+  key: string;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Core response object that provides fetch-like API
+ */
+export interface ICoreResponse<T = any> {
+  // Properties
+  ok: boolean;
+  status: number;
+  statusText: string;
+  headers: plugins.http.IncomingHttpHeaders;
+  url: string;
+  
+  // Methods
+  json(): Promise<T>;
+  text(): Promise<string>;
+  arrayBuffer(): Promise<ArrayBuffer>;
+  stream(): NodeJS.ReadableStream;
+  
+  // Legacy compatibility
+  raw(): plugins.http.IncomingMessage;
+}
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-export { request } from './smartrequest.request.js';
-export type { IExtendedIncomingMessage } from './smartrequest.request.js';
-export type { ISmartRequestOptions } from './smartrequest.interfaces.js';
+// Legacy API exports (for backward compatibility)
+export * from './legacy/index.js';

-export * from './smartrequest.jsonrest.js';
-export * from './smartrequest.binaryrest.js';
-export * from './smartrequest.formdata.js';
+// Modern API exports
+export * from './modern/index.js';
+
+// Core exports for advanced usage
+export { SmartResponse, type ICoreRequestOptions, type ICoreResponse } from './core/index.js';
+
+// Default export for easier importing
+import { SmartRequestClient } from './modern/smartrequestclient.js';
+export default SmartRequestClient;
--- a/ts/legacy/adapter.ts
+++ b/ts/legacy/adapter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/**
+ * Legacy adapter that provides backward compatibility
+ * Maps legacy API to the new core module
+ */
+
+import * as core from '../core/index.js';
+import * as plugins from '../core/plugins.js';
+
+const smartpromise = plugins.smartpromise;
+
+// Re-export types for backward compatibility
+export { type IExtendedIncomingMessage } from '../core/types.js';
+export interface ISmartRequestOptions extends core.ICoreRequestOptions {
+  autoJsonParse?: boolean;
+  responseType?: 'json' | 'text' | 'binary' | 'stream';
+}
+
+// Re-export interface for form fields
+export interface IFormField {
+  name: string;
+  type: 'string' | 'filePath' | 'Buffer';
+  payload: string | Buffer;
+  fileName?: string;
+  contentType?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to convert stream to IExtendedIncomingMessage for legacy compatibility
+ */
+async function streamToExtendedMessage(
+  stream: plugins.http.IncomingMessage,
+  autoJsonParse = true
+): Promise<core.IExtendedIncomingMessage> {
+  const done = smartpromise.defer<core.IExtendedIncomingMessage>();
+  const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+  
+  stream.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+    chunks.push(chunk);
+  });
+  
+  stream.on('end', () => {
+    const buffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+    const extendedMessage = stream as core.IExtendedIncomingMessage;
+    
+    if (autoJsonParse) {
+      const text = buffer.toString('utf-8');
+      try {
+        extendedMessage.body = JSON.parse(text);
+      } catch (err) {
+        extendedMessage.body = text;
+      }
+    } else {
+      extendedMessage.body = buffer;
+    }
+    
+    done.resolve(extendedMessage);
+  });
+  
+  stream.on('error', (err) => {
+    done.reject(err);
+  });
+  
+  return done.promise;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Legacy request function that returns IExtendedIncomingMessage
+ */
+export async function request(
+  urlArg: string,
+  optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {},
+  responseStreamArg = false,
+  requestDataFunc?: (req: plugins.http.ClientRequest) => void
+): Promise<core.IExtendedIncomingMessage> {
+  const stream = await core.coreRequest(urlArg, optionsArg, requestDataFunc);
+  
+  if (responseStreamArg) {
+    // For stream responses, just cast and return
+    return stream as core.IExtendedIncomingMessage;
+  }
+  
+  // Convert stream to IExtendedIncomingMessage
+  const autoJsonParse = optionsArg.autoJsonParse !== false;
+  return streamToExtendedMessage(stream, autoJsonParse);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Safe GET request
+ */
+export async function safeGet(urlArg: string): Promise<core.IExtendedIncomingMessage | null> {
+  const agentToUse = urlArg.startsWith('http://') 
+    ? new plugins.http.Agent() 
+    : new plugins.https.Agent();
+  
+  try {
+    const response = await request(urlArg, {
+      method: 'GET',
+      agent: agentToUse,
+      timeout: 5000,
+      hardDataCuttingTimeout: 5000,
+      autoJsonParse: false,
+    });
+    return response;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * GET JSON request
+ */
+export async function getJson(urlArg: string, optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}) {
+  optionsArg.method = 'GET';
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST JSON request
+ */
+export async function postJson(urlArg: string, optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}) {
+  optionsArg.method = 'POST';
+  if (
+    typeof optionsArg.requestBody === 'object' &&
+    (!optionsArg.headers || !optionsArg.headers['Content-Type'])
+  ) {
+    // make sure headers exist
+    if (!optionsArg.headers) {
+      optionsArg.headers = {};
+    }
+
+    // assign the right Content-Type, leaving all other headers in place
+    optionsArg.headers = {
+      ...optionsArg.headers,
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    };
+  }
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * PUT JSON request
+ */
+export async function putJson(urlArg: string, optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}) {
+  optionsArg.method = 'PUT';
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * DELETE JSON request
+ */
+export async function delJson(urlArg: string, optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}) {
+  optionsArg.method = 'DELETE';
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * GET binary data
+ */
+export async function getBinary(urlArg: string, optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}) {
+  optionsArg = {
+    ...optionsArg,
+    autoJsonParse: false,
+    responseType: 'binary'
+  };
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST form data
+ */
+export async function postFormData(urlArg: string, formFields: IFormField[], optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}) {
+  const form = new plugins.formData();
+  
+  for (const formField of formFields) {
+    if (formField.type === 'filePath') {
+      const fileData = plugins.fs.readFileSync(
+        plugins.path.isAbsolute(formField.payload as string)
+          ? formField.payload as string
+          : plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), formField.payload as string)
+      );
+      form.append(formField.name, fileData, {
+        filename: formField.fileName || plugins.path.basename(formField.payload as string),
+        contentType: formField.contentType
+      });
+    } else if (formField.type === 'Buffer') {
+      form.append(formField.name, formField.payload, {
+        filename: formField.fileName,
+        contentType: formField.contentType
+      });
+    } else {
+      form.append(formField.name, formField.payload);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  optionsArg.method = 'POST';
+  optionsArg.requestBody = form;
+  if (!optionsArg.headers) {
+    optionsArg.headers = {};
+  }
+  optionsArg.headers = {
+    ...optionsArg.headers,
+    ...form.getHeaders()
+  };
+  
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST URL encoded form data
+ */
+export async function postFormDataUrlEncoded(
+  urlArg: string,
+  formFields: { key: string; content: string }[],
+  optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}
+) {
+  optionsArg.method = 'POST';
+  if (!optionsArg.headers) {
+    optionsArg.headers = {};
+  }
+  optionsArg.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+  
+  const urlEncodedBody = formFields
+    .map(field => `${encodeURIComponent(field.key)}=${encodeURIComponent(field.content)}`)
+    .join('&');
+  
+  optionsArg.requestBody = urlEncodedBody;
+  
+  return request(urlArg, optionsArg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * GET stream
+ */
+export async function getStream(
+  urlArg: string,
+  optionsArg: ISmartRequestOptions = {}
+): Promise<plugins.http.IncomingMessage> {
+  optionsArg.method = 'GET';
+  const response = await request(urlArg, optionsArg, true);
+  return response;
+}
--- a/ts/legacy/index.ts
+++ b/ts/legacy/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Export everything from the legacy adapter
+export * from './adapter.js';
--- a/ts/modern/features/pagination.ts
+++ b/ts/modern/features/pagination.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import { type SmartResponse } from '../../core/index.js';
+import { type TPaginationConfig, PaginationStrategy, type TPaginatedResponse } from '../types/pagination.js';
+
+/**
+ * Creates a paginated response from a regular response
+ */
+export async function createPaginatedResponse<T>(
+  response: SmartResponse<any>,
+  paginationConfig: TPaginationConfig,
+  queryParams: Record<string, string>,
+  fetchNextPage: (params: Record<string, string>) => Promise<TPaginatedResponse<T>>
+): Promise<TPaginatedResponse<T>> {
+  // Parse response body first
+  const body = await response.json();
+  
+  // Default to response.body for items if response is JSON
+  let items: T[] = Array.isArray(body)
+    ? body
+    : (body?.items || body?.data || body?.results || []);
+
+  let hasNextPage = false;
+  let nextPageParams: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+  // Determine if there's a next page based on pagination strategy
+  switch (paginationConfig.strategy) {
+    case PaginationStrategy.OFFSET: {
+      const config = paginationConfig;
+      const currentPage = parseInt(queryParams[config.pageParam || 'page'] || String(config.startPage || 1));
+      const limit = parseInt(queryParams[config.limitParam || 'limit'] || String(config.pageSize || 20));
+      const total = getValueByPath(body, config.totalPath || 'total') || 0;
+
+      hasNextPage = currentPage * limit < total;
+
+      if (hasNextPage) {
+        nextPageParams = {
+          ...queryParams,
+          [config.pageParam || 'page']: String(currentPage + 1)
+        };
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case PaginationStrategy.CURSOR: {
+      const config = paginationConfig;
+      const nextCursor = getValueByPath(body, config.cursorPath || 'nextCursor');
+      const hasMore = getValueByPath(body, config.hasMorePath || 'hasMore');
+
+      hasNextPage = !!nextCursor || !!hasMore;
+
+      if (hasNextPage && nextCursor) {
+        nextPageParams = {
+          ...queryParams,
+          [config.cursorParam || 'cursor']: nextCursor
+        };
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case PaginationStrategy.LINK_HEADER: {
+      const linkHeader = response.headers['link'] || '';
+      // Handle both string and string[] types for the link header
+      const headerValue = Array.isArray(linkHeader) ? linkHeader[0] : linkHeader;
+      const links = parseLinkHeader(headerValue);
+
+      hasNextPage = !!links.next;
+
+      if (hasNextPage && links.next) {
+        // Extract query parameters from next link URL
+        const url = new URL(links.next);
+        nextPageParams = {};
+
+        url.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
+          nextPageParams[key] = value;
+        });
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case PaginationStrategy.CUSTOM: {
+      const config = paginationConfig;
+      hasNextPage = config.hasNextPage(response);
+
+      if (hasNextPage) {
+        nextPageParams = config.getNextPageParams(response, queryParams);
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Create a function to fetch the next page
+  const getNextPage = async (): Promise<TPaginatedResponse<T>> => {
+    if (!hasNextPage) {
+      throw new Error('No more pages available');
+    }
+
+    return fetchNextPage(nextPageParams);
+  };
+
+  // Create a function to fetch all remaining pages
+  const getAllPages = async (): Promise<T[]> => {
+    const allItems = [...items];
+    let currentPage: TPaginatedResponse<T> = { items, hasNextPage, getNextPage, getAllPages, response };
+
+    while (currentPage.hasNextPage) {
+      try {
+        currentPage = await currentPage.getNextPage();
+        allItems.push(...currentPage.items);
+      } catch (error) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return allItems;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    items,
+    hasNextPage,
+    getNextPage,
+    getAllPages,
+    response
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse Link header for pagination
+ * Link: <https://api.example.com/users?page=2>; rel="next", <https://api.example.com/users?page=5>; rel="last"
+ */
+export function parseLinkHeader(header: string): Record<string, string> {
+  const links: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+  if (!header) {
+    return links;
+  }
+
+  // Split parts by comma
+  const parts = header.split(',');
+
+  // Parse each part into a name:value pair
+  for (const part of parts) {
+    const section = part.split(';');
+    if (section.length < 2) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const url = section[0].replace(/<(.*)>/, '$1').trim();
+    const name = section[1].replace(/rel="(.*)"/, '$1').trim();
+
+    links[name] = url;
+  }
+
+  return links;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a nested value from an object using dot notation path
+ * e.g., getValueByPath(obj, "data.pagination.nextCursor")
+ */
+export function getValueByPath(obj: any, path?: string): any {
+  if (!path || !obj) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const keys = path.split('.');
+  let current = obj;
+
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    if (current === null || current === undefined || typeof current !== 'object') {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    current = current[key];
+  }
+
+  return current;
+}
--- a/ts/modern/index.ts
+++ b/ts/modern/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Export the main client
+export { SmartRequestClient } from './smartrequestclient.js';
+
+// Export response type from core
+export { SmartResponse } from '../core/index.js';
+
+// Export types
+export type { HttpMethod, ResponseType, FormField, RetryConfig, TimeoutConfig } from './types/common.js';
+export { 
+  PaginationStrategy,
+  type TPaginationConfig as PaginationConfig,
+  type OffsetPaginationConfig,
+  type CursorPaginationConfig,
+  type LinkPaginationConfig,
+  type CustomPaginationConfig,
+  type TPaginatedResponse as PaginatedResponse
+} from './types/pagination.js';
+
+// Convenience factory functions
+import { SmartRequestClient } from './smartrequestclient.js';
+
+/**
+ * Create a client pre-configured for JSON requests
+ */
+export function createJsonClient<T = any>() {
+  return SmartRequestClient.create<T>();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a client pre-configured for form data requests
+ */
+export function createFormClient<T = any>() {
+  return SmartRequestClient.create<T>();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a client pre-configured for binary data
+ */
+export function createBinaryClient<T = any>() {
+  return SmartRequestClient.create<T>().accept('binary');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a client pre-configured for streaming
+ */
+export function createStreamClient() {
+  return SmartRequestClient.create().accept('stream');
+}
--- a/ts/modern/smartrequestclient.ts
+++ b/ts/modern/smartrequestclient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+import { request, SmartResponse, type ICoreRequestOptions } from '../core/index.js';
+import * as plugins from '../core/plugins.js';
+
+import type { HttpMethod, ResponseType, FormField } from './types/common.js';
+import {
+  type TPaginationConfig,
+  PaginationStrategy,
+  type OffsetPaginationConfig,
+  type CursorPaginationConfig,
+  type CustomPaginationConfig,
+  type TPaginatedResponse
+} from './types/pagination.js';
+import { createPaginatedResponse } from './features/pagination.js';
+
+/**
+ * Modern fluent client for making HTTP requests
+ */
+export class SmartRequestClient<T = any> {
+  private _url: string;
+  private _options: ICoreRequestOptions = {};
+  private _retries: number = 0;
+  private _queryParams: Record<string, string> = {};
+  private _paginationConfig?: TPaginationConfig;
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new SmartRequestClient instance
+   */
+  static create<T = any>(): SmartRequestClient<T> {
+    return new SmartRequestClient<T>();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the URL for the request
+   */
+  url(url: string): this {
+    this._url = url;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the HTTP method
+   */
+  method(method: HttpMethod): this {
+    this._options.method = method;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set JSON body for the request
+   */
+  json(data: any): this {
+    if (!this._options.headers) {
+      this._options.headers = {};
+    }
+    this._options.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
+    this._options.requestBody = data;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set form data for the request
+   */
+  formData(data: FormField[]): this {
+    const form = new plugins.formData();
+
+    for (const item of data) {
+      if (Buffer.isBuffer(item.value)) {
+        form.append(item.name, item.value, {
+          filename: item.filename || 'file',
+          contentType: item.contentType || 'application/octet-stream'
+        });
+      } else {
+        form.append(item.name, item.value);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!this._options.headers) {
+      this._options.headers = {};
+    }
+
+    this._options.headers = {
+      ...this._options.headers,
+      ...form.getHeaders()
+    };
+
+    this._options.requestBody = form;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set request timeout in milliseconds
+   */
+  timeout(ms: number): this {
+    this._options.timeout = ms;
+    this._options.hardDataCuttingTimeout = ms;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set number of retry attempts
+   */
+  retry(count: number): this {
+    this._retries = count;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set HTTP headers
+   */
+  headers(headers: Record<string, string>): this {
+    if (!this._options.headers) {
+      this._options.headers = {};
+    }
+    this._options.headers = {
+      ...this._options.headers,
+      ...headers
+    };
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set a single HTTP header
+   */
+  header(name: string, value: string): this {
+    if (!this._options.headers) {
+      this._options.headers = {};
+    }
+    this._options.headers[name] = value;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set query parameters
+   */
+  query(params: Record<string, string>): this {
+    this._queryParams = {
+      ...this._queryParams,
+      ...params
+    };
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the Accept header to indicate what content type is expected
+   */
+  accept(type: ResponseType): this {
+    // Map response types to Accept header values
+    const acceptHeaders: Record<ResponseType, string> = {
+      'json': 'application/json',
+      'text': 'text/plain',
+      'binary': 'application/octet-stream',
+      'stream': '*/*'
+    };
+    
+    return this.header('Accept', acceptHeaders[type]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure pagination for requests
+   */
+  pagination(config: TPaginationConfig): this {
+    this._paginationConfig = config;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure offset-based pagination (page & limit)
+   */
+  withOffsetPagination(config: Omit<OffsetPaginationConfig, 'strategy'> = {}): this {
+    this._paginationConfig = {
+      strategy: PaginationStrategy.OFFSET,
+      pageParam: config.pageParam || 'page',
+      limitParam: config.limitParam || 'limit',
+      startPage: config.startPage || 1,
+      pageSize: config.pageSize || 20,
+      totalPath: config.totalPath || 'total'
+    };
+
+    // Add initial pagination parameters
+    this.query({
+      [this._paginationConfig.pageParam]: String(this._paginationConfig.startPage),
+      [this._paginationConfig.limitParam]: String(this._paginationConfig.pageSize)
+    });
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure cursor-based pagination
+   */
+  withCursorPagination(config: Omit<CursorPaginationConfig, 'strategy'> = {}): this {
+    this._paginationConfig = {
+      strategy: PaginationStrategy.CURSOR,
+      cursorParam: config.cursorParam || 'cursor',
+      cursorPath: config.cursorPath || 'nextCursor',
+      hasMorePath: config.hasMorePath || 'hasMore'
+    };
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure Link header-based pagination
+   */
+  withLinkPagination(): this {
+    this._paginationConfig = {
+      strategy: PaginationStrategy.LINK_HEADER
+    };
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Configure custom pagination
+   */
+  withCustomPagination(config: Omit<CustomPaginationConfig, 'strategy'>): this {
+    this._paginationConfig = {
+      strategy: PaginationStrategy.CUSTOM,
+      hasNextPage: config.hasNextPage,
+      getNextPageParams: config.getNextPageParams
+    };
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Make a GET request
+   */
+  async get<R = T>(): Promise<SmartResponse<R>> {
+    return this.execute<R>('GET');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Make a POST request
+   */
+  async post<R = T>(): Promise<SmartResponse<R>> {
+    return this.execute<R>('POST');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Make a PUT request
+   */
+  async put<R = T>(): Promise<SmartResponse<R>> {
+    return this.execute<R>('PUT');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Make a DELETE request
+   */
+  async delete<R = T>(): Promise<SmartResponse<R>> {
+    return this.execute<R>('DELETE');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Make a PATCH request
+   */
+  async patch<R = T>(): Promise<SmartResponse<R>> {
+    return this.execute<R>('PATCH');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get paginated response
+   */
+  async getPaginated<ItemType = T>(): Promise<TPaginatedResponse<ItemType>> {
+    if (!this._paginationConfig) {
+      throw new Error('Pagination not configured. Call one of the pagination methods first.');
+    }
+
+    // Default to GET if no method specified
+    if (!this._options.method) {
+      this._options.method = 'GET';
+    }
+
+    const response = await this.execute();
+
+    return await createPaginatedResponse<ItemType>(
+      response,
+      this._paginationConfig,
+      this._queryParams,
+      (nextPageParams) => {
+        // Create a new client with the same configuration but updated query params
+        const nextClient = new SmartRequestClient<ItemType>();
+        Object.assign(nextClient, this);
+        nextClient._queryParams = nextPageParams;
+
+        return nextClient.getPaginated<ItemType>();
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get all pages at once (use with caution for large datasets)
+   */
+  async getAllPages<ItemType = T>(): Promise<ItemType[]> {
+    const firstPage = await this.getPaginated<ItemType>();
+    return firstPage.getAllPages();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the HTTP request
+   */
+  private async execute<R = T>(method?: HttpMethod): Promise<SmartResponse<R>> {
+    if (method) {
+      this._options.method = method;
+    }
+
+    this._options.queryParams = this._queryParams;
+
+    // Handle retry logic
+    let lastError: Error;
+
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= this._retries; attempt++) {
+      try {
+        const response = await request(this._url, this._options);
+        return response as SmartResponse<R>;
+      } catch (error) {
+        lastError = error as Error;
+
+        // If this is the last attempt, throw the error
+        if (attempt === this._retries) {
+          throw lastError;
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise, wait before retrying
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+      }
+    }
+
+    // This should never be reached due to the throw in the loop above
+    throw lastError;
+  }
+}
--- a/ts/modern/types/common.ts
+++ b/ts/modern/types/common.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * HTTP Methods supported by the client
+ */
+export type HttpMethod = 'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE' | 'PATCH' | 'HEAD' | 'OPTIONS';
+
+/**
+ * Response types supported by the client
+ */
+export type ResponseType = 'json' | 'text' | 'binary' | 'stream';
+
+/**
+ * Form field data for multipart/form-data requests
+ */
+export interface FormField {
+  name: string;
+  value: string | Buffer;
+  filename?: string;
+  contentType?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * URL encoded form field
+ */
+export interface UrlEncodedField {
+  key: string;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retry configuration
+ */
+export interface RetryConfig {
+  attempts: number;         // Number of retry attempts
+  initialDelay?: number;    // Initial delay in ms
+  maxDelay?: number;        // Maximum delay in ms
+  factor?: number;          // Backoff factor
+  statusCodes?: number[];   // Status codes to retry on
+  shouldRetry?: (error: Error, attemptCount: number) => boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Timeout configuration
+ */
+export interface TimeoutConfig {
+  request?: number;         // Overall request timeout in ms
+  connection?: number;      // Connection timeout in ms
+  socket?: number;          // Socket idle timeout in ms
+  response?: number;        // Response timeout in ms
+}
--- a/ts/modern/types/pagination.ts
+++ b/ts/modern/types/pagination.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { type SmartResponse } from '../../core/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Pagination strategy options
+ */
+export enum PaginationStrategy {
+  OFFSET = 'offset',        // Uses page & limit parameters
+  CURSOR = 'cursor',        // Uses a cursor/token for next page
+  LINK_HEADER = 'link',     // Uses Link headers
+  CUSTOM = 'custom'         // Uses a custom pagination handler
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for offset-based pagination
+ */
+export interface OffsetPaginationConfig {
+  strategy: PaginationStrategy.OFFSET;
+  pageParam?: string;       // Parameter name for page number (default: "page")
+  limitParam?: string;      // Parameter name for page size (default: "limit")
+  startPage?: number;       // Starting page number (default: 1)
+  pageSize?: number;        // Number of items per page (default: 20)
+  totalPath?: string;       // JSON path to total item count (default: "total")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for cursor-based pagination
+ */
+export interface CursorPaginationConfig {
+  strategy: PaginationStrategy.CURSOR;
+  cursorParam?: string;     // Parameter name for cursor (default: "cursor")
+  cursorPath?: string;      // JSON path to next cursor (default: "nextCursor")
+  hasMorePath?: string;     // JSON path to check if more items exist (default: "hasMore")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for Link header-based pagination
+ */
+export interface LinkPaginationConfig {
+  strategy: PaginationStrategy.LINK_HEADER;
+  // No additional config needed, uses standard Link header format
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for custom pagination
+ */
+export interface CustomPaginationConfig {
+  strategy: PaginationStrategy.CUSTOM;
+  hasNextPage: (response: SmartResponse<any>) => boolean;
+  getNextPageParams: (response: SmartResponse<any>, currentParams: Record<string, string>) => Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Union type of all pagination configurations
+ */
+export type TPaginationConfig = OffsetPaginationConfig | CursorPaginationConfig | LinkPaginationConfig | CustomPaginationConfig;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for a paginated response
+ */
+export interface TPaginatedResponse<T> {
+  items: T[];                   // Current page items
+  hasNextPage: boolean;         // Whether there are more pages
+  getNextPage: () => Promise<TPaginatedResponse<T>>;  // Function to get the next page
+  getAllPages: () => Promise<T[]>;  // Function to get all remaining pages and combine
+  response: SmartResponse<any>;  // Original response
+}
--- a/ts/smartrequest.binaryrest.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.binaryrest.ts
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-// this file implements methods to get and post binary data.
-import * as interfaces from './smartrequest.interfaces.js';
-import { request } from './smartrequest.request.js';
-
-import * as plugins from './smartrequest.plugins.js';
-
-export const getBinary = async (
-  domainArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {}
-) => {
-  optionsArg = {
-    ...optionsArg,
-    autoJsonParse: false,
-  };
-  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-  const response = await request(domainArg, optionsArg, true);
-  const data: Array<Buffer> = [];
-
-  response
-    .on('data', function (chunk: Buffer) {
-      data.push(chunk);
-    })
-    .on('end', function () {
-      //at this point data is an array of Buffers
-      //so Buffer.concat() can make us a new Buffer
-      //of all of them together
-      const buffer = Buffer.concat(data);
-      response.body = buffer;
-      done.resolve();
-    });
-  await done.promise;
-  return response;
-};
--- a/ts/smartrequest.formdata.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.formdata.ts
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartrequest.plugins.js';
-import * as interfaces from './smartrequest.interfaces.js';
-import { request } from './smartrequest.request.js';
-
-/**
- * the interfae for FormFieldData
- */
-export interface IFormField {
-  name: string;
-  type: 'string' | 'filePath' | 'Buffer';
-  payload: string | Buffer;
-  fileName?: string;
-  contentType?: string;
-}
-
-const appendFormField = async (formDataArg: plugins.formData, formDataField: IFormField) => {
-  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 ${typeof formDataField.payload} instead.`
-        );
-      }
-      const fileData = plugins.fs.readFileSync(
-        plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), formDataField.payload)
-      );
-      formDataArg.append('file', fileData, {
-        filename: formDataField.fileName ? formDataField.fileName : 'upload.pdf',
-        contentType: 'application/pdf',
-      });
-      break;
-    case 'Buffer':
-      formDataArg.append(formDataField.name, formDataField.payload, {
-        filename: formDataField.fileName ? formDataField.fileName : 'upload.pdf',
-        contentType: formDataField.contentType ? formDataField.contentType : 'application/pdf',
-      });
-      break;
-  }
-};
-
-export const postFormData = async (
-  urlArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {},
-  payloadArg: IFormField[]
-) => {
-  const form = new plugins.formData();
-  for (const formField of payloadArg) {
-    await appendFormField(form, formField);
-  }
-  const requestOptions = {
-    ...optionsArg,
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: {
-      ...optionsArg.headers,
-      ...form.getHeaders(),
-    },
-    requestBody: form,
-  };
-
-  // lets fire the actual request for sending the formdata
-  const response = await request(urlArg, requestOptions);
-  return response;
-};
-
-export const postFormDataUrlEncoded = async (
-  urlArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {},
-  payloadArg: { key: string; content: string }[]
-) => {
-  let resultString = '';
-
-  for (const keyContentPair of payloadArg) {
-    if (resultString) {
-      resultString += '&';
-    }
-    resultString += `${encodeURIComponent(keyContentPair.key)}=${encodeURIComponent(
-      keyContentPair.content
-    )}`;
-  }
-
-  const requestOptions: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {
-    ...optionsArg,
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: {
-      ...optionsArg.headers,
-      'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-    },
-    requestBody: resultString,
-  };
-
-  // lets fire the actual request for sending the formdata
-  const response = await request(urlArg, requestOptions);
-  return response;
-};
--- a/ts/smartrequest.interfaces.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.interfaces.ts
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartrequest.plugins.js';
-import * as https from 'https';
-
-export interface ISmartRequestOptions extends https.RequestOptions {
-  keepAlive?: boolean;
-  requestBody?: any;
-  autoJsonParse?: boolean;
-  queryParams?: { [key: string]: string };
-}
--- a/ts/smartrequest.jsonrest.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.jsonrest.ts
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-// This file implements methods to get and post JSON in a simple manner.
-
-import * as interfaces from './smartrequest.interfaces.js';
-import { request } from './smartrequest.request.js';
-
-/**
- * gets Json and puts the right headers + handles response aggregation
- * @param domainArg
- * @param optionsArg
- */
-export const getJson = async (
-  domainArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {}
-) => {
-  optionsArg.method = 'GET';
-  optionsArg.headers = {
-    ...optionsArg.headers,
-  };
-  let response = await request(domainArg, optionsArg);
-  return response;
-};
-
-export const postJson = async (
-  domainArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {}
-) => {
-  optionsArg.method = 'POST';
-  if (
-    typeof optionsArg.requestBody === 'object' &&
-    (!optionsArg.headers || !optionsArg.headers['Content-Type'])
-  ) {
-    // make sure headers exist
-    if (!optionsArg.headers) {
-      optionsArg.headers = {};
-    }
-
-    // assign the right Content-Type, leaving all other headers in place
-    optionsArg.headers = {
-      ...optionsArg.headers,
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    };
-  }
-  let response = await request(domainArg, optionsArg);
-  return response;
-};
-
-export const putJson = async (
-  domainArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {}
-) => {
-  optionsArg.method = 'PUT';
-  let response = await request(domainArg, optionsArg);
-  return response;
-};
-
-export const delJson = async (
-  domainArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {}
-) => {
-  optionsArg.method = 'DELETE';
-  let response = await request(domainArg, optionsArg);
-  return response;
-};
--- a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartrequest.plugins.js';
-import * as interfaces from './smartrequest.interfaces.js';
-
-import { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
-
-export interface IExtendedIncomingMessage extends IncomingMessage {
-  body: any;
-}
-
-const buildUtf8Response = (
-  incomingMessageArg: IncomingMessage,
-  autoJsonParse = true
-): Promise<IExtendedIncomingMessage> => {
-  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<IExtendedIncomingMessage>();
-  // Continuously update stream with data
-  let body = '';
-  incomingMessageArg.on('data', (chunkArg) => {
-    body += chunkArg;
-  });
-
-  incomingMessageArg.on('end', () => {
-    if (autoJsonParse) {
-      try {
-        (incomingMessageArg as IExtendedIncomingMessage).body = JSON.parse(body);
-      } catch (err) {
-        (incomingMessageArg as IExtendedIncomingMessage).body = body;
-      }
-    } else {
-      (incomingMessageArg as IExtendedIncomingMessage).body = body;
-    }
-    done.resolve(incomingMessageArg as IExtendedIncomingMessage);
-  });
-  return done.promise;
-};
-
-/**
- * determine wether a url is a unix sock
- * @param urlArg
- */
-const testForUnixSock = (urlArg: string): boolean => {
-  const unixRegex = /^(http:\/\/|https:\/\/|)unix:/;
-  return unixRegex.test(urlArg);
-};
-
-/**
- * determine socketPath and path for unixsock
- */
-const parseSocketPathAndRoute = (stringToParseArg: string) => {
-  const parseRegex = /(.*):(.*)/;
-  const result = parseRegex.exec(stringToParseArg);
-  return {
-    socketPath: result[1],
-    path: result[2],
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * a custom http agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
- */
-const httpAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive({
-  keepAlive: true,
-  maxFreeSockets: 10,
-  maxSockets: 100,
-  maxTotalSockets: 1000,
-  timeout: 60000,
-});
-
-/**
- * a custom http agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
- */
-const httpAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.agentkeepalive({
-  keepAlive: false,
-  timeout: 60000
-});
-
-/**
- * a custom https agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
- */
-const httpsAgent = new plugins.agentkeepalive.HttpsAgent({
-  keepAlive: true,
-  maxFreeSockets: 10,
-  maxSockets: 100,
-  maxTotalSockets: 1000,
-  timeout: 60000
-});
-
-/**
- * a custom https agent to make sure we can set custom keepAlive options for speedy subsequent calls
- */
-const httpsAgentKeepAliveFalse = new plugins.agentkeepalive.HttpsAgent({
-  keepAlive: false,
-  timeout: 60000
-});
-
-export let request = async (
-  urlArg: string,
-  optionsArg: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {},
-  responseStreamArg: boolean = false,
-  requestDataFunc: (req: plugins.http.ClientRequest) => void = null
-): Promise<IExtendedIncomingMessage> => {
-  const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<any>();
-
-  // merge options
-  const defaultOptions: interfaces.ISmartRequestOptions = {
-    // agent: agent,
-    autoJsonParse: true,
-    keepAlive: true,
-  };
-
-  optionsArg = {
-    ...defaultOptions,
-    ...optionsArg,
-  };
-
-  // parse url
-  const parsedUrl = plugins.smarturl.Smarturl.createFromUrl(urlArg, {
-    searchParams: optionsArg.queryParams || {},
-  });
-  optionsArg.hostname = parsedUrl.hostname;
-  if (parsedUrl.port) {
-    optionsArg.port = parseInt(parsedUrl.port, 10);
-  }
-  optionsArg.path = parsedUrl.path;
-  optionsArg.queryParams = parsedUrl.searchParams;
-
-  // determine if unixsock
-  if (testForUnixSock(urlArg)) {
-    const detailedUnixPath = parseSocketPathAndRoute(optionsArg.path);
-    optionsArg.socketPath = detailedUnixPath.socketPath;
-    optionsArg.path = detailedUnixPath.path;
-  }
-
-  // TODO: support tcp sockets
-
-  // lets determine the request module to use
-  const requestModule = (() => {
-    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;
-
-  if (!requestModule) {
-    console.error(`The request to ${urlArg} is missing a viable protocol. Must be http or https`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // lets perform the actual request
-  const requestToFire = requestModule.request(optionsArg, async (response) => {
-    if (responseStreamArg) {
-      done.resolve(response);
-    } else {
-      const builtResponse = await buildUtf8Response(response, optionsArg.autoJsonParse);
-      done.resolve(builtResponse);
-    }
-  });
-
-  // lets write the requestBody
-  if (optionsArg.requestBody) {
-    if (optionsArg.requestBody instanceof plugins.formData) {
-      optionsArg.requestBody.pipe(requestToFire).on('finish', (event: any) => {
-        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;
-};
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "useDefineForClassFields": false,
    "target": "ES2022",
-    "module": "ES2022",
-    "moduleResolution": "nodenext",
-    "esModuleInterop": true
-  }
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "dist_*/**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
 }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Juergen Kunz	bbb57004d9	BREAKING CHANGE(core): major architectural refactoring with fetch-like API Some checks failed Default (tags) / security (push) Failing after 24s Details Default (tags) / test (push) Failing after 13s Details Default (tags) / release (push) Has been skipped Details Default (tags) / metadata (push) Has been skipped Details	2025-07-27 21:23:20 +00:00
Philipp Kunz	f7d2c6de4f	2.1.0 Some checks failed Default (tags) / security (push) Failing after 23s Details Default (tags) / test (push) Failing after 9s Details Default (tags) / release (push) Has been skipped Details Default (tags) / metadata (push) Has been skipped Details	2025-04-03 06:52:58 +00:00
Philipp Kunz	b8f545cdd5	feat(docs): Enhance documentation and tests with modern API usage examples and migration guide	2025-04-03 06:52:58 +00:00
Philipp Kunz	96820090d4	add modern version of request construction	2025-04-03 06:36:48 +00:00
Philipp Kunz	6e2c63fe1b	2.0.23	2024-11-06 20:58:17 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	39d3bb4d24	fix(core): Enhance type safety for response in binary requests	2024-11-06 20:58:17 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	62db3a9bc5	update description	2024-05-29 14:15:43 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	a82d9eafe2	2.0.22	2024-04-14 03:54:40 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	f55ab55365	fix(core): update	2024-04-14 03:54:39 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	9cf8c0b0f3	update tsconfig	2024-04-01 21:40:24 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	49796f89dd	update npmextra.json: githost	2024-04-01 19:59:25 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	aaeaa23b79	update npmextra.json: githost	2024-03-30 21:48:25 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	85199b8839	2.0.21	2023-11-09 21:22:58 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	33f7df28e2	fix(core): update	2023-11-09 21:22:57 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	29ee46b3a2	2.0.20	2023-11-03 01:37:11 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	18dd110d4e	fix(core): update	2023-11-03 01:37:10 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	fa93f13306	2.0.19	2023-11-03 00:47:43 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	81694cf58c	fix(core): update	2023-11-03 00:47:42 +01:00
Philipp Kunz	fdd1c7cdb3	2.0.18	2023-07-12 00:53:10 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	40f330791f	fix(core): update	2023-07-12 00:53:09 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	16b4d168db	2.0.17	2023-07-12 00:24:37 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	cc017a9bbf	fix(core): update	2023-07-12 00:24:36 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	2adf7e9ee2	2.0.16	2023-07-12 00:23:26 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	2303b6da7e	fix(core): update	2023-07-12 00:23:25 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	4487579bfd	switch to new org scheme	2023-07-10 10:17:43 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	8d2bbcae2a	2.0.15	2023-04-19 14:38:28 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	deb25a3068	fix(core): update	2023-04-19 14:38:28 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	0a83d8b476	2.0.14	2023-04-19 14:24:43 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	8e7c730d86	fix(core): update	2023-04-19 14:24:43 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	fe50adb1ff	2.0.13	2023-04-19 14:13:35 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	cd75f7acd8	fix(core): update	2023-04-19 14:13:34 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	bb0dd6426a	2.0.12	2023-04-19 04:07:44 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	d471376681	fix(core): update	2023-04-19 04:07:44 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	b882922f2b	2.0.11	2022-08-21 14:03:18 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	9a0d35c325	fix(core): update	2022-08-21 14:03:18 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	7b49bba0d2	2.0.10	2022-08-06 22:29:12 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	6600a23a00	fix(core): update	2022-08-06 22:29:12 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	e2845c9992	2.0.9	2022-08-01 17:15:53 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	5e6f2c6fbf	fix(core): update	2022-08-01 17:15:52 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	d3d0649b73	2.0.8	2022-08-01 17:10:22 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	fba43df3c4	fix(core): update	2022-08-01 17:10:22 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	c6fa540543	2.0.7	2022-08-01 17:10:11 +02:00
Philipp Kunz	1891b54389	fix(core): update	2022-08-01 17:10:11 +02:00