Choose how to respond

Total.js 5 · total5@0.0.19 routingresponse Executed against Total.js 5

A handler answers the request by calling one of the response methods of $. Each one sets the right content-type for you.

Method	Sends
`$.json(value)`	JSON
`$.html(string)`	HTML
`$.plain(string)`	plain text
`$.xml(string)`	XML
`$.redirect(url, [permanent])`	a redirect (302, or 301 when `permanent` is true)
`$.empty()`	an empty response (status 204)
`$.binary(buffer, type)`	binary data with the given content type

controllers/responses.js

exports.install = function() {
	ROUTE('GET /json/', ($) => $.json({ ok: true }));
	ROUTE('GET /html/', ($) => $.html('<h1>Hello</h1>'));
	ROUTE('GET /plain/', ($) => $.plain('Hello'));
	ROUTE('GET /xml/', ($) => $.xml('<root><item>1</item></root>'));
	ROUTE('GET /redirect/', ($) => $.redirect('/json/'));
	ROUTE('GET /moved/', ($) => $.redirect('/json/', true));
	ROUTE('GET /empty/', ($) => $.empty());
	ROUTE('GET /binary/', ($) => $.binary(Buffer.from('abc'), 'application/octet-stream'));
};