Using https module for http requests

Question

I am now using the https module to send some https POST requests.

A new requirement came up: the server's SSL support may be switched on or off. So I must use either https or http accordingly.

How do I send http requests using the https module? (the opposite would be helpful too)

According to the docs for function https.request(options[, callback]),

options.protocol Defaults to https:

I tried changing this to http:, for example,

 var options = {
        protocol: "http:",
        ...
    };
 https.request(options, function (res) { ... });

but got error Error: Protocol "http:" not supported. Expected "https:"

Brad · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-16 19:33:55Z

3

Just switch between modules. You could even do something like this:

(url.substr(0, 5) === 'https' ? https : http).request(...)

answered May 16, 2017 at 19:33

Brad

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