HTTP for NoFlo

This package provides utility components to create HTTP/HTTPS clients in the NoFlo Node.js runtime. Based on HTTP and HTTPS for Node.js

Package Installation

npm install noflo-http --save

Component Usage

ConfigRequest

Create an object with a few request properties

Port	Name	Datatype	Description
InPort	href	string	String specifying the URL for the request. It should be of the form '<protocol>://<hostname>:<port>/<path>?<query>'. It supports http and https protocols
InPort	method	string	String specifying the request method. Defaults to 'GET'
OutPort	url	object	Object with request properties

You can use noflo-objects to add more properties to the url object.

Headers

Add Headers to the URL object

Port	Name	Datatype	Description
InPort	url	object	Object with request properties
InPort	headers	string	String specifying the request headers. It should be of the form '{"<field_name>":"<value>" [, ...]}' Defaults to '{}'
OutPort	out	object	Object with request properties and headers

ReceiveResponse

On response event

Port	Name	Datatype	Description
InPort	request	object	Object with request parameters
OutPort	response	string	Raw data received from the server
OutPort	message	string	Payload of the data received from the server

SendRequest

Send request

Port	Name	Datatype	Description
InPort	url	all	object or string. If it is an object, this should have the properties described here. (You can use the ConfigRequest component to build an url object with a few basic properties). If it is a string, this should be of the form '<protocol>://<hostname>:<port>/<path>?<query>'. Supports http and https protocols
InPort	data	bang	Data to write in the body of the request
InPort	start	bang	Signal to send the request
OutPort	request	object	Object with request parameters

Examples

Name	Gist	Flowhub
HTTP GET Client	code	example