The http.ClientRequest.path is an inbuilt application programming interface of class ClientRequest within HTTP module which is used to get the request path for the particular client request.
Syntax:
request.path
Parameters: This property does not accept any argument as a parameter.
Return Value: This property returns the request path for the particular client request.
Example 1: Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// request.path property
// Importing http module
const http = require('http');
// Setting up PORT
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
// Creating http Server
const httpServer = http.createServer(
function (request, response) {
// Getting request path
// by using request.path
const value = request.path;
console.log("Request URL: ", request.url)
// Display result
response.end("request path : " + value, 'utf8', () => {
console.log("displaying the result...");
httpServer.close(() => {
console.log("server is closed")
})
});
});
// Listening to http Server
httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log("Server is running at port 3000...");
});
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Server is running at port 3000...
Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output on your screen:
request path : undefined
Now close the browser and you will see the following output on your terminal screen:
Server is running at port 3000... Request URL: / displaying the result... Request URL: /favicon.ico displaying the result...
Example 2: Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// request.path property
// Importing http module
const http = require('http');
// Request and response handler
const http2Handlers = (request, response) => {
// Getting request path
// by using request.path
const value = request.path;
// display result
response.end("request path : " + value, 'utf8', () => {
console.log("displaying the result...");
httpServer.close(() => {
console.log("server is closed")
})
});
};
// Creating http Server
const httpServer = http.createServer(http2Handlers)
.listen(3000, () => {
console.log("Server is running at port 3000...");
});
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Server is running at port 3000...
Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output on your screen:
request path : undefined
Now close the browser and you will see the following output on your terminal screen:
Server is running at port 3000... displaying the result... server is closed
Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/http.html#http_request_path