bitter/xhr

XMLHttpRequest for node.js

XMLHttpRequest 1.5

A Hybrid XMLHttpRequest implementation for node.js, half way between XHR and XHR 2,

Matches common new browser functionality (progress events, follow redirects etc) - with three primary differences:

• async only
• responseXML is missing
• CORS restrictions don't apply.

note: this lib does support https, but https is currently flaked in node.js v 0.3, as soon as ryah et al fix, then this lib will work for https too.

Usage

Just like normal:

var XMLHttpRequest = require('./XMLHttpRequest');
// use as normal!

This should just work as you expect, and with your existing XHR-based clientside code, it does with mine.

Implementation

Here are the implemented interfaces:

[NoInterfaceObject]
interface XMLHttpRequestEventTarget : EventTarget {
  // event handler attributes
           attribute Function onloadstart;
           attribute Function onprogress;
           attribute Function onabort;
           attribute Function onerror;
           attribute Function onload;
           attribute Function ontimeout;
           attribute Function onloadend;
};

interface XMLHttpRequestUpload : XMLHttpRequestEventTarget {

};

[Constructor]
interface XMLHttpRequest : XMLHttpRequestEventTarget {

  attribute Function onreadystatechange;

  const unsigned short UNSENT = 0;
  const unsigned short OPENED = 1;
  const unsigned short HEADERS_RECEIVED = 2;
  const unsigned short LOADING = 3;
  const unsigned short DONE = 4;
  
  readonly attribute unsigned short readyState;

  // request
  void open(DOMString method, DOMString url);
  void open(DOMString method, DOMString url, boolean async);
  void open(DOMString method, DOMString url, boolean async, DOMString? user);
  void open(DOMString method, DOMString url, boolean async, DOMString? user, DOMString? password);
  
  void setRequestHeader(DOMString header, DOMString value);
  
  attribute unsigned long timeout;   // * has no effect
  attribute boolean asBlob;          // * has no effect
  attribute boolean followRedirects; 
  attribute boolean withCredentials; // * has no effect
  
  readonly attribute XMLHttpRequestUpload upload;
  
  void send();
  void send(data); // string (and buffer)

  void abort();

  // response
  readonly attribute unsigned short status;
  readonly attribute DOMString statusText;
  DOMString getResponseHeader(DOMString header);
  DOMString getAllResponseHeaders();
  
  void overrideMimeType(DOMString mime); // does nothing    
  
  readonly attribute DOMString responseText;
  
};