create-request 0.0.1-beta.2 → 0.0.1-beta.4

package/README.md

@@ -1,53 +1,35 @@
 # create-request
 
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-[![License](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/create-request.svg)](https://github.com/yourusername/create-request/blob/main/LICENSE)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/create-request.svg)](https://github.com/DanielAmenou/create-request/blob/main/LICENSE)
 [![Bundle Size](https://img.shields.io/bundlephobia/minzip/create-request)](https://bundlephobia.com/package/create-request)
 
 `create-request` is a modern TypeScript library that transforms how you make API calls. Built as an elegant wrapper around the native Fetch API, it provides a chainable, fluent interface that dramatically reduces boilerplate while adding powerful features like automatic retries, timeout handling, and comprehensive error management.
 
-With first-class TypeScript support, built-in response parsing, and intuitive authentication helpers, `create-request` makes your API code more readable, more reliable, and fully type-safe—all with zero dependencies and a tiny footprint.
+## Core Features
+
+- ⛓️ **Chainable API** - Build and execute requests with a fluent interface
+- ⏱️ **Timeout Support** - Set timeouts for any request
+- 🔁 **Automatic Retries** - Retry failed requests with customizable settings
+- 🔐 **Auth Helpers** - Simple methods for common authentication patterns
+- 📦 **Typed Responses** - Full TypeScript support for response data
+- 🚧 **Error Handling** - Detailed error info with custom error class
 
 ## Why create-request?
 
-**You've probably been here before:** writing boilerplate fetch code, handling retries manually, struggling with timeouts, or wrestling with TypeScript types for your API responses. `create-request` solves all of that with an elegant, chainable API:
+**You've probably been here before:** writing boilerplate fetch code, handling retries manually, struggling with timeouts, or wrestling with TypeScript types for your API responses. `create-request` solves all of that with an elegant API that separates request building from execution:
 
 ```typescript
-// Instead of verbose fetch code with manual JSON parsing, error handling, etc.
-// You get a clean, intuitive API that just works
-const users = await create.get()
+// Create a request
+const usersRequest = create.get()
   .withTimeout(5000)
   .withRetries(3)
-  .withBearerToken('your-token')
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/users')
-  .json<User[]>(); // Fully typed response!
-```
-
-## 🚀 Designed for Developer Happiness
-
-- **Write Less Code** - Accomplish in one line what might take dozens with raw fetch
-- **Fewer Bugs** - Strong typing and smart defaults prevent common API bugs
-- **Self-Documenting** - Chainable API clearly expresses intent for easier code reviews
-- **Universal** - Works the same in browser and Node.js environments
-
-## Overview
-
-`create-request` provides a chainable, fluent API for making HTTP requests with built-in solutions for the most common API challenges. It's designed for developers who value clean code, type safety, and robust error handling.
-
-## Features
+  .withBearerToken('your-token');
 
-- 🔄 **Fully Typed** - Complete TypeScript support with accurate type definitions
-- 🔗 **Chainable API** - Fluent interface for building requests
-- ⏱️ **Timeout Support** - Set timeouts for any request (no more hanging requests!)
-- 🔁 **Automatic Retries** - Smart retry mechanism with customizable strategies
-- 🔒 **Auth Helpers** - One-liner methods for common auth patterns
-- 🧩 **Query Parameter Management** - Easy query parameter handling with arrays support
-- 📦 **Response Transformations** - Parse responses as JSON, text, blob, etc.
-- 🚫 **Robust Error Handling** - Detailed error information with custom error class
-- 🔌 **Zero Dependencies** - Built on the native Fetch API with no external baggage
-- 🌐 **Universal** - Works exactly the same in all modern browsers and Node.js
-- 🧠 **Smart Content-Type** - Automatic content type detection for request bodies
-- 🏷️ **Type Safety** - Enums for all string constants to prevent typos
+// Execute the request
+const users = await usersRequest.sendTo('https://api.example.com/users')
+  .getJson<User[]>();
+```
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -61,407 +43,261 @@ Or with yarn:
 yarn add create-request
 ```
 
-## See the Difference: How create-request Transforms API Calls
+## 🔄 Fetch API Comparison
 
-### 1. Simplified Error Handling
+### Fetch API
 
 ```typescript
-create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/data')
-  .json()
-  .then(data => {
-    // Process successful response
-    console.log(data);
-  })
-  .catch(error => {
-    if (error instanceof RequestError) {
-      // Rich error details that fetch doesn't provide:
-      console.log(`${error.status} error from ${error.method} ${error.url}`);
-      console.log(`Was it a timeout? ${error.timeoutError}`);
-
-      // Original error data still available:
-      console.log(error.response);
-    }
+// Basic GET request with fetch
+try {
+  const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/users');
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`HTTP error ${response.status}`);
+  }
+  const users = await response.json();
+  console.log(users);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Error fetching users:', error);
+}
+
+// POST request with fetch
+try {
+  const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/users', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      'Authorization': 'Bearer token123'
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@example.com' })
   });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`HTTP error ${response.status}`);
+  }
+  const result = await response.json();
+  console.log(result);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Error creating user:', error);
+}
 ```
 
-### 2. Type-Safe API Responses
+### create-request API
 
 ```typescript
-interface User {
-  id: number;
-  name: string;
-  email: string;
+// Basic GET request with create-request
+try {
+  const users = await create.get().sendTo('https://api.example.com/users').getJson();
+  console.log(users);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Error fetching users:', error.message);
 }
 
-// TypeScript knows exactly what you're getting back!
-const users = await create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/users')
-  .json<User[]>();
-
-// No more type casting or guessing - your IDE autocomplete works perfectly
-users.forEach(user => console.log(user.name));
-```
-
-### 3. Request Retries Made Simple
-
-```typescript
-// Without create-request: Pages of manual retry logic with delay calculations
-// With create-request: One line
+// POST request with create-request
+const createUserRequest = create.post()
+  .withBody({ name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@example.com' })
+  .withBearerToken('token123');
 
-const data = await create.get()
-  .withRetries(3)
-  .onRetry(({ retryCount, error }) => {
-    console.log(`Retry ${retryCount} after ${error.message}`);
-  })
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/flaky-endpoint')
-  .json();
+try {
+  const result = await createUserRequest.sendTo('https://api.example.com/users').getJson();
+  console.log(result);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Error creating user:', error.message);
+}
 ```
 
 ## Basic Usage
 
+### Creating Requests
+
 ```typescript
 import create from 'create-request';
 
-// Simple GET request with chained response parsing
-const users = await create.get()
-  .withTimeout(5000)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/users')
-  .json(); // Parse response directly
-
-// POST request with JSON body
-const newUser = await create.post()
-  .withBody({ name: 'Daniel Amenou', email: 'daniel@example.com' })
-  .withBearerToken('your-token-here')
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/users')
-  .json();
-```
-
-## API Reference
-
-### Request Creation
-
-Create requests using the appropriate factory method:
-
-```typescript
-// Methods without body
-create.get()
-create.del()
-create.head()
-create.options()
-
-// Methods with body
-create.put()
-create.post()
-create.patch()
+// Create different request types
+const getRequest = create.get();
+const postRequest = create.post();
+const putRequest = create.put();
+const headRequest = create.head();
+const deleteRequest = create.del();
+const patchRequest = create.patch();
+const optionsRequest = create.options();
 ```
 
 ### Request Configuration
 
-All requests support these configuration methods:
-
-#### Common Settings
-
-```typescript
-import { RequestPriority, CredentialsPolicy, RequestMode, RedirectMode } from 'create-request';
-
-// Set request headers
-.withHeaders({ 'X-API-Key': 'abc123' })
-
-// Set cookies
-.withCookies({
-  sessionId: 'abc123',
-  preference: 'darkMode',
-  region: 'us-east'
-})
-
-// Set a single content type header
-.withContentType('application/json')
-
-// Set request timeout in milliseconds
-.withTimeout(5000)
-
-// Configure retry behavior
-.withRetries(3)
-.onRetry(({ retryCount, error }) => {
-  console.log(`Retry ${retryCount} after error: ${error.message}`);
-})
-
-// Use an external abort controller
-.withAbortController(myAbortController)
-
-// Set credentials policy - uses same-origin by default
-.withCredentials(CredentialsPolicy.INCLUDE)
-
-// Set redirect behavior
-.withRedirect(RedirectMode.FOLLOW)
-
-// Set request mode
-.withMode(RequestMode.CORS)
-
-// Set referrer
-.withReferrer('https://example.com')
-
-// Set keepalive flag (allows request to outlive the page)
-.withKeepAlive(true)
-
-// Set request priority
-.withPriority(RequestPriority.HIGH)
-```
-
-#### Query Parameters
-
 ```typescript
-// Add multiple query parameters
-.withQueryParams({
-  search: 'keyword',
-  page: 1,
-  filters: ['active', 'verified']
-})
-
-// Add a single query parameter
-.withQueryParam('sort', 'desc')
+import { RequestPriority, CredentialsPolicy } from 'create-request';
 
-```
+// Configure request options
+const request = create.get()
+  // Headers
+  .withHeaders({ 'X-API-Key': 'abc123' })
 
-#### Authentication
+  // Timeout and retries
+  .withTimeout(5000)
+  .withRetries(3)
+  .onRetry(({ attempt, error }) => {
+    console.log(`Attempt ${attempt} failed: ${error.message}`);
+  })
 
-```typescript
-// Basic authentication
-.withBasicAuth('username', 'password')
+  // Authentication
+  .withBearerToken('your-token')
 
-// Bearer token
-.withBearerToken('your-jwt-token')
+  // Query parameters
+  .withQueryParams({ search: 'term', page: 1 })
 
-// Custom authorization header
-.withAuthorization('Custom scheme-and-token')
+  // Advanced options
+  .withCredentials(CredentialsPolicy.INCLUDE)
+  .withPriority(RequestPriority.HIGH);
 ```
 
-### Requests with Body
-
-For POST, PUT, and PATCH requests, you can set a body:
+### Request Bodies (POST/PUT/PATCH)
 
 ```typescript
-// JSON body (automatically sets Content-Type: application/json)
-.withBody({ name: 'John', age: 30 })
+// JSON body
+const jsonRequest = create.post()
+  .withBody({ name: 'John', age: 30 });
 
 // String body
-.withBody('Plain text content')
-
-// FormData
-const form = new FormData();
-form.append('file', fileBlob);
-.withBody(form)
-
-// Blob body
-const blob = new Blob(['Hello, world!'], { type: 'text/plain' });
-const request = create.post()
-  .withBody(blob)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/upload');
+const textRequest = create.post()
+  .withBody('Plain text content');
 
-// ArrayBuffer body
-const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8);
-const request = create.post()
-  .withBody(buffer)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/upload');
-
-// ReadableStream body
-const stream = new ReadableStream();
-const request = create.post()
-  .withBody(stream)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/upload');
+// Form data
+const formData = new FormData();
+formData.append('name', 'John');
+formData.append('file', fileBlob);
 
+const formRequest = create.post()
+  .withBody(formData);
 ```
 
-### Response Handling
-
-The library provides convenient methods for handling responses that can be chained directly after `sendTo()`:
+### Executing Requests
 
 ```typescript
-// Parse as JSON with type inference
-const jsonData = await create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/data')
-  .json<MyDataType>();
-
-// Get as text
-const text = await create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/text')
-  .text();
-
-// Get as blob
-const blob = await create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/file')
-  .blob();
-
-// Get as ArrayBuffer
-const buffer = await create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/binary')
-  .arrayBuffer();
-
-// Get as ReadableStream
-const stream = await create.get()
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/stream')
-  .body();
-
-// For more control, you can access the raw response first
-const response = await create.get().sendTo('https://api.example.com/data');
-const status = response.status;
-const headers = response.headers;
-const data = await response.json();
+// Simple execution
+const response = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/endpoint');
+
+// With direct data extraction
+const jsonData = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/endpoint').getJson();
+const textData = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/endpoint').getText();
+const blobData = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/endpoint').getBlob();
+const bodyStream = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/endpoint').getBody();
+const arrayBuffer = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/endpoint').getArrayBuffer();
 ```
 
 ### Error Handling
 
-The library provides a `RequestError` class with details about failed requests:
+All errors from requests are instances of `RequestError` with detailed information:
 
 ```typescript
 try {
-  const data = await create.get()
-    .sendTo('https://api.example.com/data')
-    .json();
+  const data = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/data').getJson();
 } catch (error) {
-  if (error instanceof RequestError) {
-    console.log(error.message);     // Error message
-    console.log(error.status);      // HTTP status code (if available)
-    console.log(error.url);         // Request URL
-    console.log(error.method);      // HTTP method
-    console.log(error.timeoutError); // Whether it was a timeout
-    console.log(error.response);    // Raw response (if available)
+  // error will always be a RequestError
+  console.log(error.message);     // Error message
+  console.log(error.status);      // HTTP status code (if available)
+  console.log(error.url);         // Request URL
+  console.log(error.method);      // HTTP method
+  console.log(error.timeoutError); // Whether it was a timeout
+
+  // Access the original response if available
+  if (error.response) {
+    // Raw Response object is available
+    console.log(error.response.status);
   }
 }
 ```
 
 ## Advanced Usage
 
-### Handling File Downloads
+### Request Reuse
 
 ```typescript
-const blob = await create.get()
-  .withHeaders({ Accept: 'application/pdf' })
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/reports/123/download')
-  .blob();
-
-const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-
-// Create a download link
-const a = document.createElement('a');
-a.href = url;
-a.download = 'report.pdf';
-a.click();
+// Create a base authenticated request
+const authRequest = create.get()
+  .withBearerToken('token123')
+  .withTimeout(5000)
+  .withRetries(2);
 
-// Clean up
-window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+// Reuse for different endpoints
+const users = await authRequest.sendTo('https://api.example.com/users').getJson();
+const products = await authRequest.sendTo('https://api.example.com/products').getJson();
 ```
 
-### Working with AbortController
+### Request Cancellation
 
 ```typescript
 const controller = new AbortController();
 
-// Pass the controller to the request
-try {
-  const data = await create.get()
-    .withAbortController(controller)
-    .sendTo('https://api.example.com/data')
-    .json();
-} catch (error) {
-  // Handle the aborted request
-}
+const request = create.get()
+  .withTimeout(10000)
+  .withAbortController(controller);
 
-// Cancel the request after 2 seconds
+// Later, cancel the request if needed
 setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 2000);
-```
-
-### Request Priority
 
-```typescript
-import { RequestPriority } from 'create-request';
-
-// High priority for critical resources
-const userProfile = await create.get()
-  .withPriority(RequestPriority.HIGH)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/user/profile')
-  .json();
-
-// Low priority for non-critical resources
-const recommendations = await create.get()
-  .withPriority(RequestPriority.LOW)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/recommendations')
-  .json();
+try {
+  const data = await request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/slow-endpoint').getJson();
+} catch (error) {
+  // Check if request was cancelled
+  console.log('Request was cancelled:', error.name === 'AbortError');
+}
 ```
 
-### Creating Reusable Request Configurations
+### Working with Typed Responses
 
 ```typescript
-import { RequestPriority, CredentialsPolicy } from 'create-request';
-
-function createAuthenticatedRequest(token) {
-  return create.get()
-    .withBearerToken(token)
-    .withHeaders({
-      'X-App-Version': '1.0.0',
-    })
-    .withTimeout(10000)
-    .withRetries(2)
-    .withCredentials(CredentialsPolicy.INCLUDE)
-    .withPriority(RequestPriority.HIGH);
+interface User {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  email: string;
 }
 
-// Later use the configured request
-const users = await createAuthenticatedRequest(myToken)
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/users')
-  .json();
+const userRequest = create.get();
+const user = await userRequest.sendTo('https://api.example.com/user/123')
+  .getJson<User>();
+
+// TypeScript knows the type
+console.log(user.name);
 ```
 
-### Cookie Management
+### Promise Chaining
 
 ```typescript
-// Set multiple cookies in a single request
-const response = await create.get()
-  .withCookies({
-    sessionId: 'abc123',
-    theme: 'dark',
-    region: 'us-east',
-    'analytics-opt-in': 'true'
-  })
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/dashboard');
+const request = create.get();
 
-// Combine with other header settings
-const response = await create.get()
-  .withCookies({ sessionId: 'abc123' })
-  .withBearerToken('your-token-here')
-  .sendTo('https://api.example.com/protected-resource');
+request.sendTo('https://api.example.com/data')
+  .then(response => {
+    console.log('Status:', response.status);
+    return response.getJson();
+  })
+  .then(data => {
+    console.log('Data:', data);
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error('Error:', error.message);
+  });
 ```
 
-## Environment-Specific Limitations
-
-### Browser Limitations
-
-1. **CORS Restrictions** - Browsers enforce Same-Origin Policy and CORS. Requests to different origins must have proper CORS headers set up server-side.
-
-2. **Cookies and Authentication** - Third-party cookies might be blocked depending on browser settings. Use `withCredentials(CredentialsPolicy.INCLUDE)` for cross-origin authenticated requests.
-
-3. **Mixed Content** - Browsers block HTTP requests from HTTPS pages. Always use HTTPS endpoints in production.
-
-4. **Content Security Policy (CSP)** - If your application uses CSP, you must configure it to allow connections to your API endpoints.
-
-5. **Priority Hints** - The `withPriority` feature is only supported in some modern browsers and may be ignored in others.
-
-6. **KeepAlive** - The `withKeepAlive` feature allows requests to outlive the page but has varying support across browsers.
+## CSRF Protection
 
-### Server-Side (Node.js) Limitations
+### Global CSRF Configuration
 
-1. **Missing Node.js Fetch** - Prior to Node 18, the Fetch API isn't available natively.
-
-2. **Self-signed Certificates** - Node.js rejects self-signed certificates by default. You may need additional configuration for development environments.
-
-3. **Memory Management** - When downloading large files or processing large responses, be mindful of memory consumption, especially when using `arrayBuffer()` or `blob()`.
+```typescript
+// Configure CSRF settings for all requests
+create.config.setCsrfToken('your-csrf-token');
+create.config.setCsrfHeaderName('X-CSRF-Token');
+create.config.setXsrfCookieName('XSRF-TOKEN');
+```
 
-4. **Proxy Support** - Additional configuration may be needed to work with HTTP proxies in Node.js.
+### Per-Request CSRF Settings
 
-5. **Limited Feature Support** - Features like `withKeepAlive` and `withPriority` might not be relevant or fully supported in Node.js environments.
+```typescript
+// Configure CSRF for a specific request
+const request = create.post()
+  .withCsrfToken('request-specific-token')
+  .withoutCsrfProtection(); // Disable automatic CSRF protection
+```
 
-## Browser Compatibility
+## Browser Support
 
 This library works with all browsers that support the Fetch API:
 
@@ -471,105 +307,6 @@ This library works with all browsers that support the Fetch API:
 - Edge 14+
 - Opera 29+
 
-## Comparison with Other Libraries
-
-| Feature | create-request | axios | fetch |
-|---------|---------------|-------|-------|
-| Bundle Size | Small (~2KB) | Medium (~14KB) | Smallest (built-in) |
-| TypeScript Support | Full with type inference | Partial | Manual |
-| Type Safety | Enums for constants | Limited | None |
-| Chainable API | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
-| Request Cancellation | ✅ Yes (AbortController) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (manual) |
-| Auto JSON | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
-| Timeout | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (manual) |
-| Retries | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (needs addon) | ❌ No (manual) |
-| Query params with arrays | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (manual) |
-| Request Priority | ✅ Yes (simple API) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (via options) |
-| KeepAlive | ✅ Yes (simple API) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (via options) |
-| Learning Curve | Low | Medium | Medium |
-
-### Why Not Just Use fetch?
-like JSON parsing
-The native Fetch API is powerful but low-level, requiring you to:ing
-- Write boilerplate for common tasks like JSON parsing
-- Manually implement timeout handlingeps
-- Create your own retry mechanisms- Parse non-2xx responses manually
-- Handle errors across multiple steps
-- Parse non-2xx responses manually`create-request` gives you all these features with a cleaner API that's designed specifically for modern TypeScript applications.
-
-`create-request` gives you all these features with a cleaner API that's designed specifically for modern TypeScript applications.### Why Not axios?
-
-### Why Not axios?est` offers:
-
-While axios is popular, `create-request` offers:er)
-- Smaller bundle size (~85% smaller)n
-- More complete TypeScript integration
-- Built-in retries without addons- Modern features like priority hints
-- Modern features like priority hintsainable API
-- A more intuitive, chainable API
-
-## Real-world Examples
-t for Authentication
-### API Client for Authentication
-
-```typescripta reusable authentication client
-// Create a reusable authentication client
-function createAuthClient(baseUrl) {
-  return {{
-    login: async (email, password) => {
-      return create.post()
-        .withBody({ email, password })eout(3000)
-        .withTimeout(3000)  .sendTo(`${baseUrl}/auth/login`)
-        .sendTo(`${baseUrl}/auth/login`)        .json();
-        .json();
-    },
-en) => {
-    refreshToken: async (refreshToken) => {t()
-      return create.post()
-        .withBody({ refreshToken })ries(2)
-        .withRetries(2)   .sendTo(`${baseUrl}/auth/refresh`)
-        .sendTo(`${baseUrl}/auth/refresh`)    .json();
-        .json();   }
-    }  };
-  };
-}
-
-// Use it in your applicationst authClient = createAuthClient('https://api.example.com');
-const authClient = createAuthClient('https://api.example.com');const { token, user } = await authClient.login('user@example.com', 'password');
-const { token, user } = await authClient.login('user@example.com', 'password');
-```
-ad with Progress
-### File Upload with Progress
-
-```typescript
-// Upload a file with abort capabilityconst uploadFile = async (file, onProgress) => {
-const uploadFile = async (file, onProgress) => {Controller();
-  const controller = new AbortController();
-  const form = new FormData();
-  const form = new FormData();append('file', file);
-  form.append('file', file);
-
-  try {
-    return await create.post()
-      .withBody(form)oller(controller)
-      .withAbortController(controller)or large files
-      .withTimeout(60000) // 1 minute timeout for large filesries(2)
-      .withRetries(2)s://api.example.com/upload')
-      .sendTo('https://api.example.com/upload')
-      .json();
-  } catch (error) {f (error instanceof RequestError) {
-    if (error instanceof RequestError) {ror(`Upload failed: ${error.message}`);
-      console.error(`Upload failed: ${error.message}`); }
-    }    throw error;
-    throw error;
-  }
-turn {
-  return {  abort: () => controller.abort()
-    abort: () => controller.abort();
-  };};
-};
-```
-
 ## License
 
 MIT