express-request-extra

Handy helpers for express request.

Note: Make sure you use body-parser for desired behaviour

Requirements

• NodeJS v9.3.0+
• body-parser

Install

$ npm install --save @lykmapipo/express-request-extra

Usage

import express from 'express';
import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
import '@lykmapipo/express-request-extra';

const app = express();
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }))
app.use(bodyParser.json())

app.all('/:id?', (request, response) => {
  const all = request.all(); // get all inputs
  const inputs = request.input(); // get all inputs if key not specified
  const name = request.input('name', 'John Doe'); // get name or default
  const only = request.only('name', 'level'); // get only specified inputs
  const except = request.except('age', 'point'); // get all except specified input
  const exists = request.exists('name'); // check name for existence
  const has = request.has('name'); // check name for existence
  const merged = request.merge({level: 14}); // merge to input
});

API

request.all():Object

Retrieve all request input data

Example

const all = request.all();

request.input([key], [default]):Object

Retrieve an input item from the request input data

Example

const name = request.input('name', 'John Doe');

const all = request.input();

request.only(...keys):Object

Retrieve a subset of items of specified keys from request input data

Example

const point = request.only('longitute', 'latitude');

const point = request.only(['longitute', 'latitude']);

request.except(...keys):Object

Retrieve request input data except of specified keys

Example

const product = request.except('price', 'owner');

const product = request.except(['price', 'owner']);

request.merge(Object):Object

Retrieve request input damerge new input into the current request's input data

Example

const user = request.merge({level: 1});

request.defaults(Object):Object

merge new input into the current request's input data without overriding existing

Example: use password quest if request has no password input

const user = request.defaults({password: 'guest'});

request.exists(key):Boolean

Determine if the request contains a given input item key

Example

const hasName = request.exists('name');

request.has(key):Boolean

Determine if the request contains a given input item key

Example

const hasName = request.has('name');

Testing

• Clone this repository

• Install all development dependencies

$ npm install

• Then run test

$ npm test

Contribute

It will be nice, if you open an issue first so that we can know what is going on, then, fork this repo and push in your ideas. Do not forget to add a bit of test(s) of what value you adding.

Licence

The MIT License (MIT)

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