IResponse

the response object inherits from http.ServerResponse

Usage

status

status(code: number): IResponse

set response status code

res.status(200).json({name:"value"});

contentType

contentType(type: string): IResponse

set response content type

header

header(key: string, value: string): IResponse

set(key: string, value: string): IResponse

set response header

cache

res.cache(seconds: number): IResponse

set Cache-Control header in seconds

gzip

gzip(): IResponse

compress the response with gzip and set Content-Encoding header to gzip

redirect

redirect(path: string): void

redirect the request to new path

cookie

cookie(key: string, value: any, options?: cookie.CookieSerializeOptions): IResponse

sets cookie name to value. The value parameter may be a string or object converted to JSON.

res.cookie('name', 'test', { domain: '.example.com', path: '/admin', secure: true });

res.cookie('someName', '{someVal:1}', { expires: new Date(Date.now() + 900000), httpOnly: true });

clearCookie

clearCookie(key: string, options?: cookie.CookieSerializeOptions): IResponse

clears the cookie specified by name.

res.cookie('name', 'tobi', { path: '/admin' });

res.clearCookie('name', { path: '/admin' });

cache

cache(seconds: number)

add Cache-Control header

res.cache(1000);

json

json(obj: object)

sends a JSON response.

res.json({name:"value"});

jsonp

jsonp(obj: object)

Sends a JSON response with JSONP support. This method is identical to res.json(), except that it opts-in to JSONP callback support

res.jsonp({name:"value"});

send

send(data?: string | Buffer| object)

send data response

res.send(new Buffer('some buffer'));

res.send({ some: 'data' });

res.send('<p>some html</p>');

res.status(404).send('not found');

res.status(500).send({ error: 'some error' });