Node.js simple http request doesn't work

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I wonder why such simple http request is not working...

http = require("http")

url = "http://nodejs.org/"

console.log "Try a request to #{url}..."
reqHttp = http.request url, (response) ->

    console.log "Request to #{url}"
    response.on 'data', (chunk) -> console.log "chunk: ", chunk 

reqHttp.on 'error', (error) -> console.log "reqHttp error", error

After a minute or so it returns:

reqHttp error { [Error: socket hang up] code: 'ECONNRESET' }

To make sure it is not a problem on my environment, I tried the request module and worked just fine:

request = require("request")

url = "http://nodejs.org/"

request url, (error, response, body) ->
  console.log body if not error and response.statusCode is 200

It seems I'm not the only one.

So, I have a workaround for my problem (using request module), but I'd like to know why I can't use the buind-in http request. Is it buggy or unreliable? (Node.js version 0.8.21)

can you format your code, it is hard to make sense without any brackets — user568109
– user568109, Commented Mar 4, 2013 at 15:09
Sorry. I forgot to mention that it's coffeescript. You can use coffeescript.org/#try: to see the js transcription. But basically, the functions scope is determined by relevant spaces. — David Lojudice Sb.
– David Lojudice Sb., Commented Mar 4, 2013 at 15:11

user568109 · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-04 15:50:09Z

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OK, this is really simple. You are constructing an http request but did not finish sending it. From the link you gave itself:

req.write('data\n');   //Write some data into request
req.write('data\n');
req.end();             //Finish sending request let request go. Please do this

Since you never used req.end(), it hung up since it never got completed. Node reset the inactive request

reqHttp error { [Error: socket hang up] code: 'ECONNRESET' }

answered Mar 4, 2013 at 15:50

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David Lojudice Sb. Over a year ago

Thanks! Just put req.end() at the end of my code and it worked. I think one could question the API design and all... either way, it's working. Thanks againg!

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