ServerClient Quick Reference
HTTP client for server-side requests to external APIs and services
Key Features
- Make HTTP requests from server-side JavaScript
- Support for GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods
- Custom headers and authentication
- Handle JSON, XML, and plain text responses
- Connection timeout configuration
- SSL/TLS support
- Response streaming
Server-Side Usage:
<![CDATA[
// Get the ServerClient API
var ServerClient = js.getObject("/OpenForum/AddOn/ServerClient","ServerClient.sjs");
// Simple GET request
var response = ServerClient.get("https://api.example.com/data");
// GET with headers
var response = ServerClient.get("https://api.example.com/data", {
"Authorization": "Bearer token123",
"Accept": "application/json"
});
// POST request with JSON data
var response = ServerClient.post(
"https://api.example.com/data",
JSON.stringify({key: "value"}),
{"Content-Type": "application/json"}
);
// PUT request
var response = ServerClient.put(
"https://api.example.com/data/123",
JSON.stringify({key: "updated value"}),
{"Content-Type": "application/json"}
);
// DELETE request
var response = ServerClient.delete("https://api.example.com/data/123");
// Parse JSON response
var jsonData = JSON.parse(response);
]]>
Response Object
<![CDATA[
{
statusCode: 200,
body: "response content",
headers: {
"content-type": "application/json"
}
}
]]>
Configuration
- Connection timeout (milliseconds)
- Read timeout (milliseconds)
- SSL certificate validation
- Proxy settings
- Default headers