FetchFormify.js

Fetch Formify is a mixin for the Fetch API for browsers and Node.js that urlencodes an object into a body and sets the Content-Type header to application/x-www-form-urlencoded if not given. It's functional and immutable, in that it doesn't modify any properties given to it.

Installing

npm install fetch-formify

FetchFormify.js follows semantic versioning, so feel free to depend on its major version with something like >= 1.0.0 < 2 (a.k.a ^1.0.0).

Using

Wrap the native fetch function with the one from FetchFormify.js:

var fetch = require("fetch-formify")(global.fetch)

Then pass any object you'd like urlencoded under the form property:

fetch("/feedback", {method: "POST", form: {message: "Hello!"}})

That property will be urlencoded with the querystring and passed on to the original fetch function under the body property. The Content-Type header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded if it's not set.

Content-Type

To set a custom Content-Type header, just pass it as you normally would:

fetch("/feedback", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {"Content-Type": "application/vnd.feedback"},
  form: {message: "Hello!"}
})

Browser

Browsers have the Fetch API available at window.fetch:

var fetch = require("fetch-formify")(window.fetch)
fetch("/feedback", {method: "POST", form: {message: "Hello!"}})

Node.js

Node.js doesn't have a built-in implementation of the Fetch API, but you can use any library with a compatible interface, such as my Fetch/Off.js or node-fetch:

var fetch = require("fetch-formify")(require("node-fetch"))
fetch("/feedback", {method: "POST", form: {message: "Hello!"}})

License

FetchFormify.js is released under a Lesser GNU Affero General Public License, which in summary means:

• You can use this program for no cost.
• You can use this program for both personal and commercial reasons.
• You do not have to share your own program's code which uses this program.
• You have to share modifications (e.g. bug-fixes) you've made to this program.

For more convoluted language, see the LICENSE file.

About

Andri Möll typed this and the code.
Monday Calendar supported the engineering work.

If you find FetchFormify.js needs improving, please don't hesitate to type to me now at andri@dot.ee or create an issue online.