Lesson 07 · 11 min
An HTTP server without a framework
Express is just a wrapper. Underneath is the node:http module.
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http.createServer takes a function that Node calls on every request. req has the method, address, and headers, and the body arrives as a stream of chunks. With res you set the status and headers (writeHead) and finish the response (end). Routing, JSON parsing, and errors are up to you here — that's exactly what frameworks take on.
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