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@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ HTTP message headers are represented by an object like this:
{ 'content-length': '123',
'content-type': 'text/plain',
'connection': 'keep-alive',
'host': 'mysite.com',
'accept': '*/*' }
Keys are lowercased. Values are not modified.
@ -24,6 +25,23 @@ HTTP API is very low-level. It deals with stream handling and message
parsing only. It parses a message into headers and body but it does not
parse the actual headers or the body.
Defined headers that allow multiple values are concatenated with a `,`
character, except for the `set-cookie` and `cookie` headers which are
represented as an array of values. Headers such as `content-length`
which can only have a single value are parsed accordingly, and only a
single value is represented on the parsed object.
The raw headers as they were received are retained in the `rawHeaders`
property, which is an array of `[key, value, key2, value2, ...]`. For
example, the previous message header object might have a `rawHeaders`
list like the following:
[ 'ConTent-Length', '123456',
'content-LENGTH', '123',
'content-type', 'text/plain',
'CONNECTION', 'keep-alive',
'Host', 'mysite.com',
'accepT', '*/*' ]
## http.STATUS_CODES
@ -56,24 +74,24 @@ This is an [EventEmitter][] with the following events:
Emitted each time there is a request. Note that there may be multiple requests
per connection (in the case of keep-alive connections).
`request` is an instance of `http.IncomingMessage` and `response` is
an instance of `http.ServerResponse`
`request` is an instance of `http.IncomingMessage` and `response` is
an instance of `http.ServerResponse`
### Event: 'connection'
`function (socket) { }`
When a new TCP stream is established. `socket` is an object of type
`net.Socket`. Usually users will not want to access this event. In
particular, the socket will not emit `readable` events because of how
the protocol parser attaches to the socket. The `socket` can also be
accessed at `request.connection`.
When a new TCP stream is established. `socket` is an object of type
`net.Socket`. Usually users will not want to access this event. In
particular, the socket will not emit `readable` events because of how
the protocol parser attaches to the socket. The `socket` can also be
accessed at `request.connection`.
### Event: 'close'
`function () { }`
Emitted when the server closes.
Emitted when the server closes.
### Event: 'checkContinue'
@ -876,9 +894,36 @@ Example:
// accept: '*/*' }
console.log(request.headers);
### message.rawHeaders
The raw request/response headers list exactly as they were received.
Note that the keys and values are in the same list. It is *not* a
list of tuples. So, the even-numbered offsets are key values, and the
odd-numbered offsets are the associated values.
Header names are not lowercased, and duplicates are not merged.
// Prints something like:
//
// [ 'user-agent',
// 'this is invalid because there can be only one',
// 'User-Agent',
// 'curl/7.22.0',
// 'Host',
// '127.0.0.1:8000',
// 'ACCEPT',
// '*/*' ]
console.log(request.rawHeaders);
### message.trailers
The request/response trailers object. Only populated after the 'end' event.
The request/response trailers object. Only populated at the 'end' event.
### message.rawTrailers
The raw request/response trailer keys and values exactly as they were
received. Only populated at the 'end' event.
### message.setTimeout(msecs, callback)

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