request-defaults

request wrapper for global defaults

request provides .defaults() method for setting default options, which returns new instance of request with said defaults in place. However, as these settings are not global, on every file where request is used, call to defaults() with same options is required. request-defaults introduces globalDefaults() method, which enables you to have these defaults set globally.

Install

$ npm install request-defaults

Usage

Instead of request, use request-defaults directly, which just provides instance of request with said defaults in place.

var request = require('request-defaults');

request.globalDefaults()

Creates new instance of request with given global defaults, which are used for every subsequent request-defaults instance.

var request = require('request-defaults');
request.globalDefaults({
  timeout: 10*1000
});

You can see the list of available defaults from request documentation.

Custom sets

You can also create custom sets as separate properties.

Note: Since globalDefaults() creates new instance of request so calling it will also clear any previously set custom properties.

var request = require('request-defaults');
request.api = request.defaults({
  timeout: 20*1000
});
 
request.api.get('localhost/api/stuff', function(err, response, body) {
  console.log('body');
});