post interface without parameters

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
app.post('/api/post', function(req, res) {
  // Direct return object
  res.send({ name: 'abc' });
});
app.listen('8088', () => {
  console.log('8088');
});

  After starting the terminal, use postman to test the post interface~

 

  It should be mentioned here that post and get request methods are different,

Get is generally used to get data and query data

post is generally used to add and submit data

Different transmission parameters

The parameters of get can only be passed through the query string in the request line

post is generally passed through the request body (which can also be passed through the request line).

 

According to the format of the passed parameters, there are three cases

• Pass normal key value pairs

• Pass json

• Transfer form (involving file upload)

Normal key value pair

  Next, express is used to realize three parameter transfer methods of common key value pair json and form data

Specifically, when the content type is x-www-form-urlencoded, it indicates a common simple key value pair uploaded.

// 1. Use middleware
app.use(express.urlencoded());

app.post("/add",function(req,res){
    //2. You can get the key value pair passed by post through req.body	
    res.json(req.body)

})

After app.use(...), there will be an additional attribute res.body in res.body.

The test is still done with postman (I have to say, it's really convenient)

 

Remember to exit the server with ctrl+c after each code update  

post interface - parameters in json format

Then we use express.json to transfer data in json format

app.use(express.json());
// The req.body attribute will be automatically added, which contains the parameters passed in by the post request

// Used to process JSON formatted data
app.post('/postJSON',(req,res)=>{
    // Back end receives post parameter
    console.log(req.body);
    
    res.send('/postJSON')
})

It does not conflict with the previous common key value pair format

The test method is different from the above

 

post interface - form data file upload

Before we start, we need npm to load a multer package. The writing method is as follows

npm install multer

Then type the following code in the js file

// 1. Introduction package
const multer = require('multer');
// 2. Configuration
const upload = multer({dest:'uploads/'}) // The uploaded files will be saved in this directory
// uploads represents a directory name, and you can also set it to other directories

// 3. Use
// This route uses the second parameter. upload.single to indicate single file upload, and 'cover' to indicate the key name of the file to be uploaded in the last data this time. Corresponding to the on the front page:
//  <input type="file" name='cover'/>

app.post("/postfile", upload.single('cover'), function(req,res){
    // req.file records the information of file upload
    // req.body records the information of other common parameters (not files)
	// Other operations
})

postman to test

 

 

Request message: line, header, body

We generally use ajax technology to request interfaces. According to the agreement of http protocol, each request has three parts:

• Request line: saves the request method and address, and a small part of data can be attached in the format of query string.

• Request header: it can attach a lot of information. Content type is used to specify the data format saved in the request body.

  Content type has three common values:

  Value of content type	Represents the data format of the request body	Example
  application/x-www-form-urlencode	Common key value object	a=2&c=1
  application/json	json object	{a:1,b:{c:1}}
  multipart/form-data	Upload file	file

• Request body: parameters carried in this request. How these parameters should be parsed at the back end depends on the content type in the request header.

Method 1: request line. Common methods are as follows:

• Use ajax technology to pass parameters through get.

• Enter the interface address in the browser address bar and add the query string.

Method 2: request body.

• Post, put and delete in ajax can pass parameters from the request body.

In addition, the content type in the request header is used to tell the server how to parse the data in the request body.

Back end processing

The rules of the interface are determined by the back end, which will agree on the interface: name, parameter, format and mode.

for example

name: /api
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Parameters: name: user name, pwd:password, avatar Avatar file.
​
Format: formdata.
​
Method: post
​
​
​
name: /api2
​
Parameters: name: user name, pwd:password
​
Format: application/x-www-form-encoded (Normal key value pair)
​
Method: post
​
​
​
name: /api3
​
Parameters: name: user name, pwd:password
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Format: application/json
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Method: post