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117 lines
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# SuperAgent [](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/superagent)
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[](https://saucelabs.com/u/shtylman-superagent)
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SuperAgent is a small progressive __client-side__ HTTP request library, and __Node.js__ module with the same API, sporting many high-level HTTP client features. View the [docs](http://visionmedia.github.io/superagent/).
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## Installation
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node:
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```
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$ npm install superagent
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```
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component:
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```
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$ component install visionmedia/superagent
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```
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Works with [browserify](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify) and should work with [webpack](https://github.com/visionmedia/superagent/wiki/Superagent-for-Webpack)
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```js
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request
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.post('/api/pet')
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.send({ name: 'Manny', species: 'cat' })
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.set('X-API-Key', 'foobar')
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.set('Accept', 'application/json')
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.end(function(err, res){
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// Calling the end function will send the request
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});
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```
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## Supported browsers
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Tested browsers:
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- Latest Android
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- Latest Firefox
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- Latest Chrome
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- IE9 through latest
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- Latest iPhone
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- Latest Safari
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Even though IE9 is supported, a polyfill `window.btoa` is needed to use basic auth.
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# Plugins
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Superagent is easily extended via plugins.
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```js
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var nocache = require('superagent-no-cache');
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var request = require('superagent');
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var prefix = require('superagent-prefix')('/static');
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request
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.get('/some-url')
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.use(prefix) // Prefixes *only* this request
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.use(nocache) // Prevents caching of *only* this request
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.end(function(err, res){
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// Do something
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});
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```
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Existing plugins:
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* [superagent-no-cache](https://github.com/johntron/superagent-no-cache) - prevents caching by including Cache-Control header
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* [superagent-prefix](https://github.com/johntron/superagent-prefix) - prefixes absolute URLs (useful in test environment)
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* [superagent-suffix](https://github.com/timneutkens1/superagent-suffix) - suffix URLs with a given path
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* [superagent-mock](https://github.com/M6Web/superagent-mock) - simulate HTTP calls by returning data fixtures based on the requested URL
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* [superagent-mocker](https://github.com/shuvalov-anton/superagent-mocker) — simulate REST API
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* [superagent-cache](https://github.com/jpodwys/superagent-cache) - superagent with built-in, flexible caching
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* [superagent-jsonapify](https://github.com/alex94puchades/superagent-jsonapify) - A lightweight [json-api](http://jsonapi.org/format/) client addon for superagent
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* [superagent-serializer](https://github.com/zzarcon/superagent-serializer) - Converts server payload into different cases
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* [superagent-promise-plugin](https://github.com/jomaxx/superagent-promise-plugin) - Shims req.end to return a promise when executed with no callback.
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* [superagent-use](https://github.com/koenpunt/superagent-use) - A client addon to apply plugins to all requests.
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Please prefix your plugin with `superagent-*` so that it can easily be found by others.
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For superagent extensions such as couchdb and oauth visit the [wiki](https://github.com/visionmedia/superagent/wiki).
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## Running node tests
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Install dependencies:
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```shell
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$ npm install
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```
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Run em!
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```shell
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$ make test
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```
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## Running browser tests
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Install dependencies:
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```shell
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$ npm install
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```
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Start the test runner:
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```shell
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$ make test-browser-local
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```
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Visit `http://localhost:4000/__zuul` in your browser.
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Edit tests and refresh your browser. You do not have to restart the test runner.
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## License
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MIT
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