Sending http request in node.js - http

Question

I am trying to send a http request to a neo4j database using node.js. This is the code I am using:
var options = {
host: 'localhost',
port: 7474,
path: '/db/data',
method: 'GET',
headers: {
accept: 'application/json'
}
};
console.log("Start");
var x = http.request(options,function(res){
console.log("Connected");
res.on('data',function(data){
console.log(data);
});
});
I check out that the database is running (I connect to the administration web page and everything is working). I am afraid that the problem is not on the database side but on the node.js side.
I hope some could give some light about this issue. I want to learn how to send a http request in node.js, the answer does not have to be specific to the neo4j issue.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

If it's a simple GET request, you should use http.get()
Otherwise, http.request() needs to be closed.
var options = {
host: 'localhost',
port: 7474,
path: '/db/data',
method: 'GET',
headers: {
accept: 'application/json'
}
};
console.log("Start");
var x = http.request(options,function(res){
console.log("Connected");
res.on('data',function(data){
console.log(data);
});
});
x.end();

Answer 2

I highly recommend to you use this minimal and easy package to send request on nodejs
Install package
npm install smoothly-request
Code that sends request
const smoothlyRequest = require('smoothly-request');
(async () => {
const result = await smoothlyRequest({
hostname: `http://localhost:7474`,
path: '/db/data',
method: 'GET'
});
})();