Interface ExpressBrickRequest

Interface for the request object in ExpressBrick. It extends from the Request object and adds a property for the Brick instance.

Hierarchy

  • Request
    • ExpressBrickRequest

Properties

aborted: boolean

The message.aborted property will be true if the request has been aborted.

Since

v10.1.0

Deprecated

Since v17.0.0,v16.12.0 - Check message.destroyed from stream.Readable.

accepted: MediaType[]

Return an array of Accepted media types ordered from highest quality to lowest.

app: Application<Record<string, any>>
baseUrl: string
body: any

body: { username: string; password: string; remember: boolean; title: string; };

brick?: Brick

The Brick instance associated with the request.

closed: boolean

Is true after 'close' has been emitted.

Since

v18.0.0

complete: boolean

The message.complete property will be true if a complete HTTP message has been received and successfully parsed.

This property is particularly useful as a means of determining if a client or server fully transmitted a message before a connection was terminated:

const req = http.request({
host: '127.0.0.1',
port: 8080,
method: 'POST',
}, (res) => {
res.resume();
res.on('end', () => {
if (!res.complete)
console.error(
'The connection was terminated while the message was still being sent');
});
});

Since

v0.3.0

connection: Socket

Alias for message.socket.

Since

v0.1.90

Deprecated

Since v16.0.0 - Use socket.

cookies: any

cookies: { string; remember: boolean; };

destroyed: boolean

Is true after readable.destroy() has been called.

Since

v8.0.0

errored: null | Error

Returns error if the stream has been destroyed with an error.

Since

v18.0.0

fresh: boolean

Check if the request is fresh, aka Last-Modified and/or the ETag still match.

headers: IncomingHttpHeaders

The request/response headers object.

Key-value pairs of header names and values. Header names are lower-cased.

// Prints something like:
//
// { 'user-agent': 'curl/7.22.0',
// host: '127.0.0.1:8000',
// accept: '*' }
console.log(request.headers);

Duplicates in raw headers are handled in the following ways, depending on the header name:

  • Duplicates of age, authorization, content-length, content-type,etag, expires, from, host, if-modified-since, if-unmodified-since,last-modified, location, max-forwards, proxy-authorization, referer,retry-after, server, or user-agent are discarded. To allow duplicate values of the headers listed above to be joined, use the option joinDuplicateHeaders in request and createServer. See RFC 9110 Section 5.3 for more information.
  • set-cookie is always an array. Duplicates are added to the array.
  • For duplicate cookie headers, the values are joined together with ; .
  • For all other headers, the values are joined together with , .

Since

v0.1.5

headersDistinct: Dict<string[]>

Similar to message.headers, but there is no join logic and the values are always arrays of strings, even for headers received just once.

// Prints something like:
//
// { 'user-agent': ['curl/7.22.0'],
// host: ['127.0.0.1:8000'],
// accept: ['*'] }
console.log(request.headersDistinct);

Since

v18.3.0, v16.17.0

host: string

Deprecated

Use hostname instead.

hostname: string

Parse the "Host" header field hostname.

httpVersion: string

In case of server request, the HTTP version sent by the client. In the case of client response, the HTTP version of the connected-to server. Probably either '1.1' or '1.0'.

Also message.httpVersionMajor is the first integer andmessage.httpVersionMinor is the second.

Since

v0.1.1

httpVersionMajor: number
httpVersionMinor: number
ip: string

Return the remote address, or when "trust proxy" is true return the upstream addr.

ips: string[]

When "trust proxy" is true, parse the "X-Forwarded-For" ip address list.

For example if the value were "client, proxy1, proxy2" you would receive the array ["client", "proxy1", "proxy2"] where "proxy2" is the furthest down-stream.

method: string
next?: NextFunction
originalUrl: string
params: ParamsDictionary
path: string

Short-hand for url.parse(req.url).pathname.

protocol: string

Return the protocol string "http" or "https" when requested with TLS. When the "trust proxy" setting is enabled the "X-Forwarded-Proto" header field will be trusted. If you're running behind a reverse proxy that supplies https for you this may be enabled.

query: ParsedQs
rawHeaders: string[]

The raw request/response headers list exactly as they were received.

The keys and values are in the same list. It is not a list of tuples. So, the even-numbered offsets are key values, and the odd-numbered offsets are the associated values.

Header names are not lowercased, and duplicates are not merged.

// Prints something like:
//
// [ 'user-agent',
// 'this is invalid because there can be only one',
// 'User-Agent',
// 'curl/7.22.0',
// 'Host',
// '127.0.0.1:8000',
// 'ACCEPT',
// '*' ]
console.log(request.rawHeaders);

Since

v0.11.6

rawTrailers: string[]

The raw request/response trailer keys and values exactly as they were received. Only populated at the 'end' event.

Since

v0.11.6

readable: boolean

Is true if it is safe to call readable.read(), which means the stream has not been destroyed or emitted 'error' or 'end'.

Since

v11.4.0

readableAborted: boolean

Returns whether the stream was destroyed or errored before emitting 'end'.

Since

v16.8.0

readableDidRead: boolean

Returns whether 'data' has been emitted.

Since

v16.7.0, v14.18.0

readableEncoding: null | BufferEncoding

Getter for the property encoding of a given Readable stream. The encodingproperty can be set using the readable.setEncoding() method.

Since

v12.7.0

readableEnded: boolean

Becomes true when 'end' event is emitted.

Since

v12.9.0

readableFlowing: null | boolean

This property reflects the current state of a Readable stream as described in the Three states section.

Since

v9.4.0

readableHighWaterMark: number

Returns the value of highWaterMark passed when creating this Readable.

Since

v9.3.0

readableLength: number

This property contains the number of bytes (or objects) in the queue ready to be read. The value provides introspection data regarding the status of the highWaterMark.

Since

v9.4.0

readableObjectMode: boolean

Getter for the property objectMode of a given Readable stream.

Since

v12.3.0

res?: Response<any, Record<string, any>, number>

After middleware.init executed, Request will contain res and next properties See: express/lib/middleware/init.js

route: any
secure: boolean

Short-hand for:

req.protocol == 'https'

signedCookies: any
socket: Socket

The net.Socket object associated with the connection.

With HTTPS support, use request.socket.getPeerCertificate() to obtain the client's authentication details.

This property is guaranteed to be an instance of the net.Socket class, a subclass of stream.Duplex, unless the user specified a socket type other than net.Socket or internally nulled.

Since

v0.3.0

stale: boolean

Check if the request is stale, aka "Last-Modified" and / or the "ETag" for the resource has changed.

statusCode?: number

Only valid for response obtained from ClientRequest.

The 3-digit HTTP response status code. E.G. 404.

Since

v0.1.1

statusMessage?: string

Only valid for response obtained from ClientRequest.

The HTTP response status message (reason phrase). E.G. OK or Internal Server Error.

Since

v0.11.10

subdomains: string[]

Return subdomains as an array.

Subdomains are the dot-separated parts of the host before the main domain of the app. By default, the domain of the app is assumed to be the last two parts of the host. This can be changed by setting "subdomain offset".

For example, if the domain is "tobi.ferrets.example.com": If "subdomain offset" is not set, req.subdomains is ["ferrets", "tobi"]. If "subdomain offset" is 3, req.subdomains is ["tobi"].

trailers: Dict<string>

The request/response trailers object. Only populated at the 'end' event.

Since

v0.3.0

trailersDistinct: Dict<string[]>

Similar to message.trailers, but there is no join logic and the values are always arrays of strings, even for headers received just once. Only populated at the 'end' event.

Since

v18.3.0, v16.17.0

url: string
xhr: boolean

Check if the request was an XMLHttpRequest.

Methods

  • Returns AsyncIterableIterator<any>

  • Parameters

    • callback: ((error?) => void)
        • (error?): void
        • Parameters

          • Optional error: null | Error

          Returns void

    Returns void

  • Parameters

    • error: null | Error
    • callback: ((error?) => void)
        • (error?): void
        • Parameters

          • Optional error: null | Error

          Returns void

    Returns void

  • Parameters

    • size: number

    Returns void

  • Check if the given type(s) is acceptable, returning the best match when true, otherwise undefined, in which case you should respond with 406 "Not Acceptable".

    The type value may be a single mime type string such as "application/json", the extension name such as "json", a comma-delimted list such as "json, html, text/plain", or an array ["json", "html", "text/plain"]. When a list or array is given the best match, if any is returned.

    Examples:

    // Accept: text/html
    req.accepts('html');
    // => "html"

    // Accept: text/*, application/json
    req.accepts('html');
    // => "html"
    req.accepts('text/html');
    // => "text/html"
    req.accepts('json, text');
    // => "json"
    req.accepts('application/json');
    // => "application/json"

    // Accept: text/*, application/json
    req.accepts('image/png');
    req.accepts('png');
    // => undefined

    // Accept: text/*;q=.5, application/json
    req.accepts(['html', 'json']);
    req.accepts('html, json');
    // => "json"

    Returns string[]

  • Parameters

    • type: string

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • type: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • Rest ...type: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Returns the first accepted charset of the specified character sets, based on the request's Accept-Charset HTTP header field. If none of the specified charsets is accepted, returns false.

    For more information, or if you have issues or concerns, see accepts.

    Returns string[]

  • Parameters

    • charset: string

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • charset: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • Rest ...charset: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Returns the first accepted encoding of the specified encodings, based on the request's Accept-Encoding HTTP header field. If none of the specified encodings is accepted, returns false.

    For more information, or if you have issues or concerns, see accepts.

    Returns string[]

  • Parameters

    • encoding: string

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • encoding: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • Rest ...encoding: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Returns the first accepted language of the specified languages, based on the request's Accept-Language HTTP header field. If none of the specified languages is accepted, returns false.

    For more information, or if you have issues or concerns, see accepts.

    Returns string[]

  • Parameters

    • lang: string

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • lang: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Parameters

    • Rest ...lang: string[]

    Returns string | false

  • Event emitter The defined events on documents including:

    1. close
    2. data
    3. end
    4. error
    5. pause
    6. readable
    7. resume

    Parameters

    • event: "close"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • listener: ((chunk) => void)
        • (chunk): void
        • Parameters

          • chunk: any

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • listener: ((err) => void)
        • (err): void
        • Parameters

          • err: Error

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Calls destroy() on the socket that received the IncomingMessage. If erroris provided, an 'error' event is emitted on the socket and error is passed as an argument to any listeners on the event.

    Parameters

    • Optional error: Error

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.3.0

  • Parameters

    • event: "close"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • chunk: any

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • err: Error

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • Rest ...args: any[]

    Returns boolean

  • Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.

    import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';

    const myEE = new EventEmitter();
    myEE.on('foo', () => {});
    myEE.on('bar', () => {});

    const sym = Symbol('symbol');
    myEE.on(sym, () => {});

    console.log(myEE.eventNames());
    // Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]

    Returns (string | symbol)[]

    Since

    v6.0.0

  • Return request header.

    The Referrer header field is special-cased, both Referrer and Referer are interchangeable.

    Examples:

    req.get('Content-Type');
    // => "text/plain"

    req.get('content-type');
    // => "text/plain"

    req.get('Something');
    // => undefined

    Aliased as req.header().

    Parameters

    • name: "set-cookie"

    Returns undefined | string[]

  • Parameters

    • name: string

    Returns undefined | string

  • Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to defaultMaxListeners.

    Returns number

    Since

    v1.0.0

  • Parameters

    • name: "set-cookie"

    Returns undefined | string[]

  • Parameters

    • name: string

    Returns undefined | string

  • Check if the incoming request contains the "Content-Type" header field, and it contains the give mime type.

    Examples:

     // With Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
    req.is('html');
    req.is('text/html');
    req.is('text/*');
    // => true

    // When Content-Type is application/json
    req.is('json');
    req.is('application/json');
    req.is('application/*');
    // => true

    req.is('html');
    // => false

    Parameters

    • type: string | string[]

    Returns null | string | false

  • The readable.isPaused() method returns the current operating state of theReadable. This is used primarily by the mechanism that underlies thereadable.pipe() method. In most typical cases, there will be no reason to use this method directly.

    const readable = new stream.Readable();

    readable.isPaused(); // === false
    readable.pause();
    readable.isPaused(); // === true
    readable.resume();
    readable.isPaused(); // === false

    Returns boolean

    Since

    v0.11.14

  • Returns the number of listeners listening for the event named eventName. If listener is provided, it will return how many times the listener is found in the list of the listeners of the event.

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

      The name of the event being listened for

    • Optional listener: Function

      The event handler function

    Returns number

    Since

    v3.2.0

  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

    server.on('connection', (stream) => {
    console.log('someone connected!');
    });
    console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
    // Prints: [ [Function] ]

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

    Since

    v0.1.26

  • Alias for emitter.removeListener().

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v10.0.0

  • Parameters

    • event: "close"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • listener: ((chunk) => void)
        • (chunk): void
        • Parameters

          • chunk: any

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • listener: ((err) => void)
        • (err): void
        • Parameters

          • err: Error

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "close"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • listener: ((chunk) => void)
        • (chunk): void
        • Parameters

          • chunk: any

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • listener: ((err) => void)
        • (err): void
        • Parameters

          • err: Error

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • name: string
    • Optional defaultValue: any

    Returns string

    Deprecated

    since 4.11 Use either req.params, req.body or req.query, as applicable.

    Return the value of param name when present or defaultValue.

    • Checks route placeholders, ex: /user/:id
    • Checks body params, ex: id=12, {"id":12}
    • Checks query string params, ex: ?id=12

    To utilize request bodies, req.body should be an object. This can be done by using the connect.bodyParser() middleware.

  • The readable.pause() method will cause a stream in flowing mode to stop emitting 'data' events, switching out of flowing mode. Any data that becomes available will remain in the internal buffer.

    const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();
    readable.on('data', (chunk) => {
    console.log(`Received ${chunk.length} bytes of data.`);
    readable.pause();
    console.log('There will be no additional data for 1 second.');
    setTimeout(() => {
    console.log('Now data will start flowing again.');
    readable.resume();
    }, 1000);
    });

    The readable.pause() method has no effect if there is a 'readable'event listener.

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.9.4

  • Type Parameters

    • T extends WritableStream

    Parameters

    • destination: T
    • Optional options: {
          end?: boolean;
      }
      • Optional end?: boolean

    Returns T

  • Parameters

    • event: "close"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • listener: ((chunk) => void)
        • (chunk): void
        • Parameters

          • chunk: any

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • listener: ((err) => void)
        • (err): void
        • Parameters

          • err: Error

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "close"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • listener: ((chunk) => void)
        • (chunk): void
        • Parameters

          • chunk: any

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • listener: ((err) => void)
        • (err): void
        • Parameters

          • err: Error

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • chunk: any
    • Optional encoding: BufferEncoding

    Returns boolean

  • Parse Range header field, capping to the given size.

    Unspecified ranges such as "0-" require knowledge of your resource length. In the case of a byte range this is of course the total number of bytes. If the Range header field is not given undefined is returned. If the Range header field is given, return value is a result of range-parser. See more ./types/range-parser/index.d.ts

    NOTE: remember that ranges are inclusive, so for example "Range: users=0-3" should respond with 4 users when available, not 3.

    Parameters

    • size: number
    • Optional options: Options

    Returns undefined | Ranges | Result

  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName, including any wrappers (such as those created by .once()).

    import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
    const emitter = new EventEmitter();
    emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));

    // Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
    // `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
    const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
    const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];

    // Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
    logFnWrapper.listener();

    // Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
    logFnWrapper();

    emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
    // Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
    const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');

    // Logs "log persistently" twice
    newListeners[0]();
    emitter.emit('log');

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

    Since

    v9.4.0

  • The readable.read() method reads data out of the internal buffer and returns it. If no data is available to be read, null is returned. By default, the data is returned as a Buffer object unless an encoding has been specified using the readable.setEncoding() method or the stream is operating in object mode.

    The optional size argument specifies a specific number of bytes to read. Ifsize bytes are not available to be read, null will be returned _unless_the stream has ended, in which case all of the data remaining in the internal buffer will be returned.

    If the size argument is not specified, all of the data contained in the internal buffer will be returned.

    The size argument must be less than or equal to 1 GiB.

    The readable.read() method should only be called on Readable streams operating in paused mode. In flowing mode, readable.read() is called automatically until the internal buffer is fully drained.

    const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();

    // 'readable' may be triggered multiple times as data is buffered in
    readable.on('readable', () => {
    let chunk;
    console.log('Stream is readable (new data received in buffer)');
    // Use a loop to make sure we read all currently available data
    while (null !== (chunk = readable.read())) {
    console.log(`Read ${chunk.length} bytes of data...`);
    }
    });

    // 'end' will be triggered once when there is no more data available
    readable.on('end', () => {
    console.log('Reached end of stream.');
    });

    Each call to readable.read() returns a chunk of data, or null. The chunks are not concatenated. A while loop is necessary to consume all data currently in the buffer. When reading a large file .read() may return null, having consumed all buffered content so far, but there is still more data to come not yet buffered. In this case a new 'readable' event will be emitted when there is more data in the buffer. Finally the 'end' event will be emitted when there is no more data to come.

    Therefore to read a file's whole contents from a readable, it is necessary to collect chunks across multiple 'readable' events:

    const chunks = [];

    readable.on('readable', () => {
    let chunk;
    while (null !== (chunk = readable.read())) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
    }
    });

    readable.on('end', () => {
    const content = chunks.join('');
    });

    A Readable stream in object mode will always return a single item from a call to readable.read(size), regardless of the value of thesize argument.

    If the readable.read() method returns a chunk of data, a 'data' event will also be emitted.

    Calling read after the 'end' event has been emitted will return null. No runtime error will be raised.

    Parameters

    • Optional size: number

      Optional argument to specify how much data to read.

    Returns any

    Since

    v0.9.4

  • Removes all listeners, or those of the specified eventName.

    It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code, particularly when the EventEmitter instance was created by some other component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • Optional event: string | symbol

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.1.26

  • Parameters

    • event: "close"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "data"
    • listener: ((chunk) => void)
        • (chunk): void
        • Parameters

          • chunk: any

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "error"
    • listener: ((err) => void)
        • (err): void
        • Parameters

          • err: Error

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "pause"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "readable"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: "resume"
    • listener: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • Parameters

    • event: string | symbol
    • listener: ((...args) => void)
        • (...args): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

  • The readable.resume() method causes an explicitly paused Readable stream to resume emitting 'data' events, switching the stream into flowing mode.

    The readable.resume() method can be used to fully consume the data from a stream without actually processing any of that data:

    getReadableStreamSomehow()
    .resume()
    .on('end', () => {
    console.log('Reached the end, but did not read anything.');
    });

    The readable.resume() method has no effect if there is a 'readable'event listener.

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.9.4

  • The readable.setEncoding() method sets the character encoding for data read from the Readable stream.

    By default, no encoding is assigned and stream data will be returned asBuffer objects. Setting an encoding causes the stream data to be returned as strings of the specified encoding rather than as Bufferobjects. For instance, calling readable.setEncoding('utf8') will cause the output data to be interpreted as UTF-8 data, and passed as strings. Callingreadable.setEncoding('hex') will cause the data to be encoded in hexadecimal string format.

    The Readable stream will properly handle multi-byte characters delivered through the stream that would otherwise become improperly decoded if simply pulled from the stream as Buffer objects.

    const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();
    readable.setEncoding('utf8');
    readable.on('data', (chunk) => {
    assert.equal(typeof chunk, 'string');
    console.log('Got %d characters of string data:', chunk.length);
    });

    Parameters

    • encoding: BufferEncoding

      The encoding to use.

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.9.4

  • By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set toInfinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • n: number

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.3.5

  • Calls message.socket.setTimeout(msecs, callback).

    Parameters

    • msecs: number
    • Optional callback: (() => void)
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.5.9

  • The readable.unpipe() method detaches a Writable stream previously attached using the pipe method.

    If the destination is not specified, then all pipes are detached.

    If the destination is specified, but no pipe is set up for it, then the method does nothing.

    const fs = require('node:fs');
    const readable = getReadableStreamSomehow();
    const writable = fs.createWriteStream('file.txt');
    // All the data from readable goes into 'file.txt',
    // but only for the first second.
    readable.pipe(writable);
    setTimeout(() => {
    console.log('Stop writing to file.txt.');
    readable.unpipe(writable);
    console.log('Manually close the file stream.');
    writable.end();
    }, 1000);

    Parameters

    • Optional destination: WritableStream

      Optional specific stream to unpipe

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.9.4

  • Passing chunk as null signals the end of the stream (EOF) and behaves the same as readable.push(null), after which no more data can be written. The EOF signal is put at the end of the buffer and any buffered data will still be flushed.

    The readable.unshift() method pushes a chunk of data back into the internal buffer. This is useful in certain situations where a stream is being consumed by code that needs to "un-consume" some amount of data that it has optimistically pulled out of the source, so that the data can be passed on to some other party.

    The stream.unshift(chunk) method cannot be called after the 'end' event has been emitted or a runtime error will be thrown.

    Developers using stream.unshift() often should consider switching to use of a Transform stream instead. See the API for stream implementers section for more information.

    // Pull off a header delimited by \n\n.
    // Use unshift() if we get too much.
    // Call the callback with (error, header, stream).
    const { StringDecoder } = require('node:string_decoder');
    function parseHeader(stream, callback) {
    stream.on('error', callback);
    stream.on('readable', onReadable);
    const decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');
    let header = '';
    function onReadable() {
    let chunk;
    while (null !== (chunk = stream.read())) {
    const str = decoder.write(chunk);
    if (str.includes('\n\n')) {
    // Found the header boundary.
    const split = str.split(/\n\n/);
    header += split.shift();
    const remaining = split.join('\n\n');
    const buf = Buffer.from(remaining, 'utf8');
    stream.removeListener('error', callback);
    // Remove the 'readable' listener before unshifting.
    stream.removeListener('readable', onReadable);
    if (buf.length)
    stream.unshift(buf);
    // Now the body of the message can be read from the stream.
    callback(null, header, stream);
    return;
    }
    // Still reading the header.
    header += str;
    }
    }
    }

    Unlike push, stream.unshift(chunk) will not end the reading process by resetting the internal reading state of the stream. This can cause unexpected results if readable.unshift() is called during a read (i.e. from within a _read implementation on a custom stream). Following the call to readable.unshift() with an immediate push will reset the reading state appropriately, however it is best to simply avoid calling readable.unshift() while in the process of performing a read.

    Parameters

    • chunk: any

      Chunk of data to unshift onto the read queue. For streams not operating in object mode, chunk must be a string, Buffer, Uint8Array, or null. For object mode streams, chunk may be any JavaScript value.

    • Optional encoding: BufferEncoding

      Encoding of string chunks. Must be a valid Buffer encoding, such as 'utf8' or 'ascii'.

    Returns void

    Since

    v0.9.11

  • Prior to Node.js 0.10, streams did not implement the entire node:streammodule API as it is currently defined. (See Compatibility for more information.)

    When using an older Node.js library that emits 'data' events and has a pause method that is advisory only, thereadable.wrap() method can be used to create a Readable stream that uses the old stream as its data source.

    It will rarely be necessary to use readable.wrap() but the method has been provided as a convenience for interacting with older Node.js applications and libraries.

    const { OldReader } = require('./old-api-module.js');
    const { Readable } = require('node:stream');
    const oreader = new OldReader();
    const myReader = new Readable().wrap(oreader);

    myReader.on('readable', () => {
    myReader.read(); // etc.
    });

    Parameters

    • stream: ReadableStream

      An "old style" readable stream

    Returns ExpressBrickRequest

    Since

    v0.9.4