http-string-parser/README.md

Parse HTTP Request and Response from String

# http-string-parser

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Parse HTTP messages (Request and Response) from raw string in Node.JS

## Parse HTTP Messages
```javascript
var parser = require('http-string-parser');

request = parser.parseRequest(requestString);
response = parser.parseResponse(responseString);

console.log(request);
console.log(response);
```

See more about [Request][request] and [Response][response] data model.

[request]: https://www.relishapp.com/apiary/gavel/docs/data-model#http-request
[response]: https://www.relishapp.com/apiary/gavel/docs/data-model#http-response

## API Reference

`parseRequest(requestString)`

`parseRequestLine(requestLine)`

`parseResponse(responseString)`

`parseStatusLine(statusLine)`

`parseHeaders(headersLinesArray)`

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NOTE: Proof of concept, naive HTTP parsing, wheel re-inventation. In future it may be replaced with better parser from [Node.JS core's C bindings of NGINX HTTP parser](https://github.com/joyent/http-parser) or [PEG.js HTTP parser](https://npmjs.org/package/http-pegjs)