milliparsec

Tiniest body parser in the universe. Built for modern Node.js.

Check out deno-libs/parsec for Deno port.

Features

• JSON / raw / urlencoded / multipart support
• tiny package size (8KB dist size)
• no dependencies
• tinyhttp and Express support
• ~15% faster than body-parser, ~4x faster than formidable

Install

# pnpm
pnpm i milliparsec

# bun
bun i milliparsec

Usage

Basic example

Use a middleware inside a server:

import { createServer } from 'node:http'
import { json } from 'milliparsec'

const server = createServer(async (req: ReqWithBody, res) => {
  await json()(req, res, (err) => void err && res.end(err))

  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')

  res.end(JSON.stringify(req.body))
})

What is "parsec"?

The parsec is a unit of length used to measure large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System.