phin v4.0.0
The lightweight Node.js HTTP client
Deprecation warning
Some version of this package are deprecated and should not be used. Ensure you are using a non-deprecated version.
See #91 for more information.
Simple Usage
const p = require('phin')
const res = await p('https://example.com')
console.log(res.body)
Note that the above should be in an async context! Phin also provides an unpromisified version of the library.
Install
npm install phin
Why Phin?
Phin is relied upon by important projects and large companies. The hundreds of contributors at Less, for example, depend on Phin as part of their development process.
Also, Phin is very lightweight. To compare to other libraries, see Phin vs. the Competition.
Quick Demos
Simple POST:
await p({
url: 'https://example.com',
method: 'POST',
data: {
hey: 'hi'
}
})
Unpromisified Usage
const p = require('phin').unpromisified
p('https://example.com', (err, res) => {
if (!err) console.log(res.body)
})
Simple parsing of JSON:
// (In async function in this case.)
const res = await p({
'url': 'https://example.com/',
'parse': 'json'
})
console.log(res.body.first)
Default Options
const ppostjson = p.defaults({
'method': 'POST',
'parse': 'json',
'timeout': 2000
})
// In async function...
const res = await ppostjson('https://example.com/somejson')
// ^ An options object could also be used here to set other options.
// Do things with res.body?
Custom Axios HTTP Options
Phin allows you to set Axios HTTP options.
await p({
'url': 'https://example.com/name',
'axiosOpts': {
httpAgent: myAgent // Assuming you'd already created myAgent earlier.
}
})
Phin vs. the Competition
Phin is a very lightweight library, yet it contains all of the common HTTP client features included in competing libraries!
Here's a size comparison table:
Package | Size |
---|---|
request | |
superagent | |
got | |
axios | |
isomorphic-fetch | |
r2 | |
node-fetch | |
phin |
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