# @pushrocks/smartrequest
dropin replacement for request

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## Usage

Use TypeScript for best in class instellisense.

### Features

* supports http
* supports https
* supports unix socks
* supports formData
* supports file uploads
* supports best practice keepAlive
* dedicated functions for working with JSON request/response cycles
* written in TypeScript
* continuously updated
* uses node native http and https modules
* used in modules like @pushrocks/smartproxy and @apiglobal/typedrequest
* commercial support available at [https://lossless.support](https://lossless.support)

> note: smartrequest uses the **native** node http/https modules under the hood (not the bloated one from npm)

```javascript
import * as smartrequest from 'smartrequest'

// simple post
let options: smartrequest.ISmartRequestOptions = { // typed options
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
        "Authorization": "Bearer token"
    },
    requestBody: JSON.stringify({
        key1: 'value1',
        key2: 3
    })
}

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 metods are available:
smartrequest.getJson(...)
smartrequest.postJson(...)
smartrequest.putJson(...)
smartrequest.delJson(...)

// streaming
smartrequest.get('https://example.com/bigfile.mp4', optionsArg, true).then(res => { // third arg = true signals streaming
    console.log(res.status)
    res.on('data', data => {
        // do something with the data chunk here
    }
    res.on('end', () => {
        // do something when things have ended
    })
})
```

For further information read the linked docs at the top of this readme.

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