reqparser

A simple HTTP request body parser.

Installation

npm i requestbody-parser

Usage

import { parseReqBody, getMethodAndPath } from 'reqparser';

const reqBody = `"POST /login HTTP/1.1\r\n"
    "Host: example.com\r\n"
    "Content-Type: application/json\r\n"
    "Content-Length: 34\r\n"
    "\r\n"
    "{\"username\":\"ram\",\"password\":\"123\"}";`;

const result = parseReqBody(reqBody);

console.log(result.method);   // POST
console.log(result.path);     // login
console.log(result.headers);  // { Host: 'example.com', ... }
console.log(result.data);     // { username: 'ram', password: '123' }

API

parseReqBody(body: string): ParsedRequest

Parses an HTTP request body string and returns the parsed components.

Returns:

• method: HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
• path: Request path
• headers: Object containing request headers
• data: Parsed JSON body (if present)

getMethodAndPath(body: string): MethodAndPath

Extracts just the method and path from an HTTP request body.

Returns:

• method: HTTP method
• path: Request path

Types

interface ParsedRequest {
    method: string;
    path: string;
    headers: Headers;
    data: any;
}

interface MethodAndPath {
    method: string;
    path: string;
}

interface Headers {
    [key: string]: string;
}

License

ISC