AppJet JavaScript Library Reference: request

Overview

Helpers for reading data from the HTTP request.

source: request.js

request.toHTML()

Enables pretty-printing of request object for debugging.

returns

string

html-formatted string.

object

request

Note: you can call print(request) to see a nice display for debugging.

string

request.path

The request path following the hostname. For example, if the user is visiting yourapp.appjet.net/foo, then this will be set to "/foo". This does not include CGI parameters or the domain name, and always begins with a "/".

string

request.query

The value request query string. For example, if the user visits "yourapp.appjet.net/foo?id=20", then request.query will be "id=20".

string

request.method

Either "GET" or "POST" (uppercase).

boolean

request.isGet

Whether the curent HTTP request is a GET request.

boolean

request.isPost

Whether the current HTTP request is a POST request.

string

request.clientAddr

Holds the IP address of the user making the request.

object

request.params

Parameters associated with the request, either from the query string or from the contents of a POST, e.g. from a form. Parameters are accessible by name as properties of this object. The property value is either a string (typically) or an array of strings (if the parameter occurs multiple times in the request).

object

request.headers

Used to access the HTTP headers of the current request. Properties are header names, and each value is either a string (typically) or an array of strings (if the header occurs multiple times in the request).

examples

print(request.headers["User-Agent"]);

object

request.cookies

Contains a map of name:value of all the cookies sent with the request. All values are strings.

examples

if (request.cookies['SessionID'] == "25") {
  // process session number 25
}