Request Header Parser Microservice

The second freeCodeCamp API Project for the Back-End curriculum.

User Stories

• I can get the IP address, language and operating system for my browser.

How to use?

1. Visit https://endurable-sky.glitch.me/api/whoami
2. You receive this type of output: { "ipaddress": 1.2.3.4.5, "language": "en-US" , "software": "OS: Windows 10.0, Browser: Firefox"}

Tech/Framwork

• NodeJS
• Express
• cors
• body-parser
• express-useragent
• Glitch
• Github

Issues

Issue

The ip address being outputted was incorrect.

Solution

I searched for 'correct ip address express' on DuckDuckGo. I found a Stack Overflow that mentioned a solution. The author mentioned the express proxy docs express proxies.

API Reference

Express.js 4.x

Credits

Haozhun's Solution Stack Overflow