How to get raw http header string in node.js with express.js

Question

How to get raw http header string in node.js with express.js

I currently work with node.js and express.js. For my current project i need to access the raw strings of the HTTP headers (charset and accpeted).

There is a function in express.js which returns those charsets and accepted headers, however, these are sorted by quality and therefore not useable for me in this special case i need.

req.accepted // Returns sorted array of accepted header

req.acceptedCharsets // Returns sorted array of accepted lang header

However, I need the raw strings (iso-8859-5;q=.2, unicode-1-1;q=0.8, text/*;q=.5, application/json).

Now is there a way how i can access those raw strings in my express app?

Best regards, Crispin

javascript
node.js
express

Answer 1

req.headers

as in

    var express = require('express');

var app = express.createServer();

app.get('/', function(req, res){
    console.log(req.headers);
    res.header('time', 12345);

    res.send('Hello World');
});

app.listen(3000);