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Learning Nodejs # 4: Understanding How to Use the HTTP Module

Nodejs Tutorial for Beginners: Using the HTTP Module
The HTTP module is a module used to work with HTTP protocol, usually used to create servers.
At the beginning of the introduction of Nodejs , we have already discussed this module to only create web servers.
Now we will discuss more deeply. So we can use it to:
  1. Bolt Server
  2. Retrieves URLs for routing
  3. Retrieve String Queries
Let's start…

Creating a Server with an HTTP module

The HTTP module is a build-in module in Nodejs that we can use directly without having to install it from NPM.
Every time we want to use the HTTP module, we have to import it first like this:
var http = require('http');
After that we can make programs for servers like this:
File: server.js
var http = require('http');

var server = http.createServer(function (request, response) {
    response.end("Hi, selamat datang di nodejs");
});

server.listen(8000);

console.log("server running on http://localhost:8000");
Then we execute with the command node server.js:
Server Execution
Then the result:
Results of the webserver nodejs
It's easy, isn't it?
Anyway, the default response given by the server is in text/plain.
If we want to change it, we can do it in the Response Header .
What is Response Header ?
Continue reading down ...

Modification of Response Body and Headers

Response Body and Response Header is the payload data that we will send to the client .
This data we can modify with objects response.
Example:
var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (request, response) {
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
    response.write('Hello <b>World</b>!');
    response.end();
}).listen(8000);

console.log("server running on http://localhost:8000");
In the example above, we use a method writeHead()to change the type of content we will send to the client . Then use a method write()to write the body or content to be sent.
In the example above, we will send the type of HTML content with the response code 200, meaning the response is good.
Finally call the method response.end()to end the response.
Then the results will be like this:
Execute the webserver nodejs
We can also change the type of coent to JSON, XML, PDF, etc.
Example:
// untuk JSON
response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});

// untuk PDF
response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/pdf'});

// untuk XML
response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/xml'});
Other types of content, you can find here .
Let's try sending a response in JSON form.
Change the code to something like this:
var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (request, response) {
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
    response.write('{"message": "Hello World!"}');
    response.end();
}).listen(8000);

console.log("server running on http://localhost:8000");
Then the result:
Response with JSON content
JSON responses are usually used in making REST APIs .

Retrieves the URL for Routing

If we want to take an URI to create a routing URL, then we can take it from the object requestwith the property url.
Example:
var http = require('http');

http.createServer(function (request, response){
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
    response.write('URL: ' + request.url);
    response.end();
}).listen(8000);

console.log('Server running on http://localhost:8000');
The result:
How to access URLs at Nodejs
From this value, we can make a router, for example when people open this route, then run this function.
Example:
var http = require('http');

http.createServer(function (request, response){
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
    switch(request.url){
        case '/about':
            response.write("Ini adalah halaman about");
            break;
        case '/profile':
            response.write("Ini adalah halaman profile");
            break;
        case '/produk':
            response.write("ini adalah halaman produk");
            break;
        default: 
            response.write("404: Halaman tidak ditemukan");
    }
    response.end();
}).listen(8000);

console.log('Server running on http://localhost:8000');
The result:
Make a router application at Nodejs
If we open a router that has not been defined, it will be displayed defaultor 404.
Make a router application at Nodejs

How to Take a String Query at Nodejs

We already know how to make a router from the URL, now what if there is a query string on the router like this:
URL with query string
Text that exists after the question mark ( ?) is called a query string.
example:
?harga=1000
How do we take that value?
To do this, we can use the module url.
Example:
var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');

http.createServer(function (request, response) {
    response.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html' });
    var q = url.parse(request.url, true).query;
    var txt = 'Kata kunci: ' + q.keyword;
    response.end(txt);
}).listen(8000);

console.log("Server berjalan di http://localhost:8000")
The result:
URL with query string
Note these contents:
var q = url.parse(request.url, true).query;
On that line, we parse the URL with the module urlThen take property query.
So the variable qwill be an object that contains something like this:
{ keyword: 'Belajar nodejs' }
Thus, we can take value 'Belajar nodejs' through property keyword.
console.log(q.keyword); // 'Belajar nodejs'

Reference: https://www.petanikode.com/nodejs-http
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