Core ModulesLesson 21Free preview

HTTP Module

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Summary

The Node's built-in HTTP module allows you to create HTTP servers without an additional framework. You create a server with createServer, and then you handle every request and response in the callback. This module can also be used as a client to send requests to other services.

Key points

Http.createServer(callback) creates servers with req and res access
The server starts listening to the port with server.listen(port)
Set the correct response: statusCode, header Content-Type, then body
Http.get or http.request are used to send out requests

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