Get URL Contents in Node.js with Express

Question

How would I go about downloading the contents of a URL in Node when using the Express framework? Basically, I need to complete the Facebook authentication flow, but I can\'t

Answer 1

Using http way requires way more lines of code for just a simple html page .

Here's an efficient way : Use request

var request = require("request");

request({uri: "http://www.sitepoint.com"}, 
    function(error, response, body) {
    console.log(body);
  });
});

Here is the doc for request : https://github.com/request/request

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2nd Method using fetch with promises :

    fetch('https://sitepoint.com')
    .then(resp=> resp.text()).then(body => console.log(body)) ;