The http client is an indispensable tool for requesting data in web development.
Compared
| function points | Axios | Superagent | Request | Fetch | Supertest | Ajax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Based on xhr | Improved Ajax | Simplified HTTP request client | The http client that comes with the browser is designed to replace XMLHttpRequest, flexible and easy to use | Provide a simple HTTP test interface, simple http assertion | Asynchronous JS and XML technology-a set of browser-side development technology that combines multiple technologies. The browser-side implementation is: XMLHttpRequest and ActiveXObject (lower version IE) |
| Promise | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - |
| Browser | Y （IE8 +） | Y | - | Y | - | Y |
| Node | Y | Y | Y | - | Y | - |
| React Native | - | - | - | Y | - | - |
| Configurable | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | Y |
| Cancelable | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Response timeout | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prevent cross-site request forgery (XSRF) attacks | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Intercept unexecuted requests or responses | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upload/download progress | Y | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Support block transfer coding | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Disadvantage | The configuration is slightly more complicated | Its API does not meet any standards | - | There are no built-in default values, such as request mode, request headers, request credentials | - |