request

Tech stack & purpose

Request is a simplified HTTP client library for Node.js that abstracts away the complexity of making HTTP requests. Built in JavaScript, it supports both HTTPS and HTTP, automatically follows redirects, and is designed to be as straightforward as possible to use with callback-based interfaces. The library provides extensive functionality including streaming (piping requests and responses), form submissions (both URL-encoded and multipart), OAuth 1.0 and 2.0 signing, HTTP authentication methods, proxy support, and custom headers. However, as of February 11, 2020, Request is fully deprecated and no longer maintained, with the project recommending users migrate to alternative HTTP clients.

Community & reference links

• chunked transfer encoding
• the wikipedia page on HTTP Tunneling
• HTTP `CONNECT` tunneling
• UNIX Domain Sockets

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