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Superagent

Superagent is a cross-platform JavaScript HTTP client and Ajax library used for exchanging data between clients and servers. It provides a consistent API for making network requests that works identically across both Node.js and web browser environments.

The library features a request pipeline that allows for the addition of custom behaviors to outgoing network calls. This system supports the implementation of specialized functions such as request throttling, caching, and the automatic signing of outgoing data.

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Features

  • Cross-Platform HTTP Clients - Provides a consistent HTTP client API that works seamlessly across Node.js and browser environments.
  • Cross-Platform Execution - Ensures asynchronous network requests execute identically across both Node.js and web browser runtimes.
  • Middleware-Based Request Pipelines - Ships a middleware-based request pipeline for intercepting and modifying outgoing network calls and responses.
  • HTTP Request Builders - Provides a unified interface for constructing and dispatching HTTP requests across different environments.
  • Isomorphic HTTP Clients - Provides an isomorphic HTTP client that offers a consistent API for both Node.js and web browsers.
  • JavaScript Network Programming - Provides a comprehensive toolset for executing network requests across different JavaScript runtime environments.
  • Ajax Clients - Implements a universal Ajax client that maintains identical behavior across server-side and client-side JavaScript.
  • Pipeline Extenders - Allows extending the request pipeline with custom plugins for throttling, caching, and data signing.
  • HTTP Request Clients - Enables the transfer of data between clients and servers using standard HTTP methods.
  • Request Pipelines - Features a request pipeline for intercepting and modifying network requests through sequential lifecycle hooks.
  • Request Execution - Provides a fluent, chainable interface for configuring network request parameters before execution.
  • HTTP Request Customization - Supports customizing HTTP request headers and behaviors to implement throttling and automatic signing.
  • Network Adapters - Implements pluggable network adapters to unify browser XMLHttpRequest and Node.js http modules under a single API.
  • Promise-Based Chains - Provides promise-based chains to handle asynchronous network responses using modern async/await syntax.
  • Environment Detection - Automatically detects the JavaScript execution environment to select the appropriate network transport driver.
  • HTTP Clients - Flexible HTTP request library.
  • Node.js Frameworks and Tools - Ajax request library.
  • Ajax模块 - Listed in the “Ajax模块” section of the Awesome Frontend awesome list.
16,650 stars·1,320 forks·JavaScript·MIT·25 views

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Frequently asked questions

What does visionmedia/superagent do?

Superagent is a cross-platform JavaScript HTTP client and Ajax library used for exchanging data between clients and servers. It provides a consistent API for making network requests that works identically across both Node.js and web browser environments.

What are the main features of visionmedia/superagent?

The main features of visionmedia/superagent are: Cross-Platform HTTP Clients, Cross-Platform Execution, Middleware-Based Request Pipelines, HTTP Request Builders, Isomorphic HTTP Clients, JavaScript Network Programming, Ajax Clients, Pipeline Extenders.

Which projects share features with visionmedia/superagent?

Projects with overlapping indexed features include: axios/axios — Axios is an isomorphic, promise-based HTTP client designed for making asynchronous network requests across different… matthew-andrews/isomorphic-fetch — isomorphic-fetch is a cross-runtime fetch API and isomorphic HTTP client that provides a standardized request… forwardemail/superagent — Superagent is an isomorphic JavaScript HTTP client for sending network requests and processing responses across both… encode/httpx — This project is a comprehensive Python network request framework designed for both synchronous and asynchronous HTTP… mzabriskie/axios — Axios is a promise-based HTTP client used to make asynchronous network requests in both browser and Node.js… apify/crawlee — Crawlee is a web scraping framework designed for building scalable, reliable, and distributed data extraction…

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