| agent-base | |
| ========== | |
| ### Turn a function into an [`http.Agent`][http.Agent] instance | |
| This module is a thin wrapper around the base `http.Agent` class. | |
| It provides an abstract class that must define a `connect()` function, | |
| which is responsible for creating the underlying socket that the HTTP | |
| client requests will use. | |
| The `connect()` function may return an arbitrary `Duplex` stream, or | |
| another `http.Agent` instance to delegate the request to, and may be | |
| asynchronous (by defining an `async` function). | |
| Instances of this agent can be used with the `http` and `https` | |
| modules. To differentiate, the options parameter in the `connect()` | |
| function includes a `secureEndpoint` property, which can be checked | |
| to determine what type of socket should be returned. | |
| #### Some subclasses: | |
| Here are some more interesting uses of `agent-base`. | |
| Send a pull request to list yours! | |
| * [`http-proxy-agent`][http-proxy-agent]: An HTTP(s) proxy `http.Agent` implementation for HTTP endpoints | |
| * [`https-proxy-agent`][https-proxy-agent]: An HTTP(s) proxy `http.Agent` implementation for HTTPS endpoints | |
| * [`pac-proxy-agent`][pac-proxy-agent]: A PAC file proxy `http.Agent` implementation for HTTP and HTTPS | |
| * [`socks-proxy-agent`][socks-proxy-agent]: A SOCKS proxy `http.Agent` implementation for HTTP and HTTPS | |
| Example | |
| ------- | |
| Here's a minimal example that creates a new `net.Socket` or `tls.Socket` | |
| based on the `secureEndpoint` property. This agent can be used with both | |
| the `http` and `https` modules. | |
| ```ts | |
| import * as net from 'net'; | |
| import * as tls from 'tls'; | |
| import * as http from 'http'; | |
| import { Agent } from 'agent-base'; | |
| class MyAgent extends Agent { | |
| connect(req, opts) { | |
| // `secureEndpoint` is true when using the "https" module | |
| if (opts.secureEndpoint) { | |
| return tls.connect(opts); | |
| } else { | |
| return net.connect(opts); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| }); | |
| // Keep alive enabled means that `connect()` will only be | |
| // invoked when a new connection needs to be created | |
| const agent = new MyAgent({ keepAlive: true }); | |
| // Pass the `agent` option when creating the HTTP request | |
| http.get('http://nodejs.org/api/', { agent }, (res) => { | |
| console.log('"response" event!', res.headers); | |
| res.pipe(process.stdout); | |
| }); | |
| ``` | |
| [http-proxy-agent]: ../http-proxy-agent | |
| [https-proxy-agent]: ../https-proxy-agent | |
| [pac-proxy-agent]: ../pac-proxy-agent | |
| [socks-proxy-agent]: ../socks-proxy-agent | |
| [http.Agent]: https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_class_http_agent | |