support HTTP HEAD method, closes danwrong#58

idralyuk · Jan 8, 2012 · 3f62973 · 3f62973
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diff --git a/lib/restler.js b/lib/restler.js
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ function del(url, options) {
   return request(url, shortcutOptions(options, 'DELETE'));
 }
 
+function head(url, options) {
+  return request(url, shortcutOptions(options, 'HEAD'));
+}
+
 var parsers = {
   auto: function(data, callback) {
     var contentType = this.headers['content-type'];
@@ -356,6 +360,7 @@ mixin(exports, {
   post: post,
   put: put,
   del: del,
+  head: head,
   parsers: parsers,
   file: multipart.file,
   data: multipart.data

diff --git a/test/restler.js b/test/restler.js
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ function echoResponse(request, response) {
   request.addListener('data', function(chunk) {
     echo += chunk.toString('binary');
   });
+
   request.addListener('end', function() {
     response.writeHead(request.headers['x-status-code'] || 200, {
-      'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
-      'Content-Length': echo.length
+      'content-type': 'text/plain',
+      'content-length': echo.length,
+      'request-method': request.method.toLowerCase()
     });
-    response.end(echo);
+    response.end(request.method == 'HEAD' ? undefined : echo);
   });
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +89,13 @@ module.exports['Basic'] = {
     });
   },
 
+  'Should HEAD': function(test) {
+    rest.head(host).on('complete', function(data, response) {
+      test.equal(response.headers['request-method'], 'head', 'should be HEAD');
+      test.done();
+    });
+  },
+
   'Should GET withouth path': function(test) {
     rest.get(host).on('complete', function(data) {
       test.re(data, /^GET \//, 'should hit /');