Lab 07: Vanilla HTTP Server

Submission Instructions

• fork this repository & create a new branch for your work
• write all of your code in a directory named lab- + <your name> e.g. lab-susan
• push to your repository
• submit a pull request to this repository
• submit a link to your PR in canvas
• write a question and observation on canvas

Learning Objectives

• students will be able to identify key qualities of the HTTP protocol
• students will be able to implement an HTTP server using the node.js http module

Requirements

Configuration

Your lab directory must include

• .gitignore
• .eslintrc
• package.json
• README.md

Feature Tasks

• create an HTTP Server using the NodeJS http module
• create a custom body parsing module that is used for parsing the body of all POST requests
• for all requests made to /, the server should respond with the following:
  • a header containing Content-Type: text/plain
  • a status code of 200
  • a response with the string "hello from my server!"
• for all GET requests made to /cowsay, the server should respond with the following:
  • the query string should have the key value text=<message>
  • the response header should include Content-Type: text/plain
  • if the query text=messsage is set, respond with:
    • a status code of 200
    • a response body that includes the value returned from cowsay.say({ text: <querystring text> })
  • if the query text=message is not set, respond with:
    • status code = 400
    • a body including the value returned from cowsay.say({ text: 'bad request' })
• for all POST requests made to /cowsay, the server should respond with the following:
  • the response header should include Content-Type: text/plain
  • if the JSON {text: messsage} is set in the body, respond with:
    • a status code of 200
    • a response body including the value returned from cowsay.say({ text: <querystring text> })
  • if the JSON {text: messsage} is not set in the body, respond with:
    • a status code of 400
    • a body including the value returned from cowsay.say({ text: 'bad request' })

Bonus

• 2pts: add the ability to change the cowfile - ex: dragon, sheep, etc (note: this should be done through the querystring)