expressjsHow can I make an XHR request using Express.js?
An XHR request can be made using Express.js by using the express.json()
middleware. This middleware will parse the body of the request and make it available in the req.body
object.
Example code
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
// Parse request body as JSON
app.use(express.json());
// Make an XHR request
app.post('/data', (req, res) => {
// req.body will contain the parsed JSON data
console.log(req.body);
res.send('Success!');
});
app.listen(3000);
Output example
Success!
The code consists of the following parts:
const express = require('express')
- imports theexpress
moduleconst app = express()
- creates an instance of an Express applicationapp.use(express.json())
- adds theexpress.json()
middleware to the application, which will parse the body of the request as JSONapp.post('/data', (req, res) => {...})
- adds a POST endpoint to the application, which will be called when an XHR request is made to the/data
endpointconsole.log(req.body)
- logs the parsed JSON data from the request body to the consoleres.send('Success!')
- sends a response back to the client
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