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204 lines
4.7 KiB
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# negotiator
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[![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url]
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[![NPM Downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url]
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[![Node.js Version][node-version-image]][node-version-url]
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[![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url]
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[![Test Coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
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An HTTP content negotiator for Node.js
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## Installation
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```sh
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$ npm install negotiator
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```
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## API
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```js
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var Negotiator = require('negotiator')
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```
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### Accept Negotiation
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```js
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availableMediaTypes = ['text/html', 'text/plain', 'application/json']
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// The negotiator constructor receives a request object
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negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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// Let's say Accept header is 'text/html, application/*;q=0.2, image/jpeg;q=0.8'
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negotiator.mediaTypes()
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// -> ['text/html', 'image/jpeg', 'application/*']
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negotiator.mediaTypes(availableMediaTypes)
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// -> ['text/html', 'application/json']
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negotiator.mediaType(availableMediaTypes)
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// -> 'text/html'
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```
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You can check a working example at `examples/accept.js`.
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#### Methods
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##### mediaType()
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Returns the most preferred media type from the client.
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##### mediaType(availableMediaType)
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Returns the most preferred media type from a list of available media types.
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##### mediaTypes()
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Returns an array of preferred media types ordered by the client preference.
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##### mediaTypes(availableMediaTypes)
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Returns an array of preferred media types ordered by priority from a list of
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available media types.
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### Accept-Language Negotiation
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```js
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negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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availableLanguages = ['en', 'es', 'fr']
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// Let's say Accept-Language header is 'en;q=0.8, es, pt'
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negotiator.languages()
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// -> ['es', 'pt', 'en']
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negotiator.languages(availableLanguages)
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// -> ['es', 'en']
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language = negotiator.language(availableLanguages)
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// -> 'es'
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```
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You can check a working example at `examples/language.js`.
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#### Methods
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##### language()
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Returns the most preferred language from the client.
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##### language(availableLanguages)
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Returns the most preferred language from a list of available languages.
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##### languages()
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Returns an array of preferred languages ordered by the client preference.
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##### languages(availableLanguages)
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Returns an array of preferred languages ordered by priority from a list of
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available languages.
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### Accept-Charset Negotiation
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```js
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availableCharsets = ['utf-8', 'iso-8859-1', 'iso-8859-5']
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negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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// Let's say Accept-Charset header is 'utf-8, iso-8859-1;q=0.8, utf-7;q=0.2'
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negotiator.charsets()
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// -> ['utf-8', 'iso-8859-1', 'utf-7']
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negotiator.charsets(availableCharsets)
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// -> ['utf-8', 'iso-8859-1']
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negotiator.charset(availableCharsets)
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// -> 'utf-8'
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```
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You can check a working example at `examples/charset.js`.
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#### Methods
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##### charset()
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Returns the most preferred charset from the client.
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##### charset(availableCharsets)
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Returns the most preferred charset from a list of available charsets.
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##### charsets()
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Returns an array of preferred charsets ordered by the client preference.
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##### charsets(availableCharsets)
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Returns an array of preferred charsets ordered by priority from a list of
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available charsets.
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### Accept-Encoding Negotiation
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```js
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availableEncodings = ['identity', 'gzip']
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negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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// Let's say Accept-Encoding header is 'gzip, compress;q=0.2, identity;q=0.5'
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negotiator.encodings()
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// -> ['gzip', 'identity', 'compress']
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negotiator.encodings(availableEncodings)
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// -> ['gzip', 'identity']
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negotiator.encoding(availableEncodings)
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// -> 'gzip'
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```
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You can check a working example at `examples/encoding.js`.
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#### Methods
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##### encoding()
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Returns the most preferred encoding from the client.
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##### encoding(availableEncodings)
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Returns the most preferred encoding from a list of available encodings.
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##### encodings()
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Returns an array of preferred encodings ordered by the client preference.
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##### encodings(availableEncodings)
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Returns an array of preferred encodings ordered by priority from a list of
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available encodings.
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## See Also
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The [accepts](https://npmjs.org/package/accepts#readme) module builds on
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this module and provides an alternative interface, mime type validation,
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and more.
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## License
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[MIT](LICENSE)
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[npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/negotiator.svg
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[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/negotiator
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[node-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/node/v/negotiator.svg
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[node-version-url]: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
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[travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/jshttp/negotiator/master.svg
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[travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/jshttp/negotiator
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[coveralls-image]: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/jshttp/negotiator/master.svg
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[coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/jshttp/negotiator?branch=master
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[downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/negotiator.svg
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[downloads-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/negotiator
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