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0 pointsjbergknoff10y ago0 comments

Yes, the npm "request" module is extremely bloated and badly written, to boot. https://www.npmjs.com/package/needle is a good alternative.

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Can you elaborate? How do I know Needle is any better?

Why not just use node-fetch? It's tiny.

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0 pointsjbergknoff10y ago0 comments

Yes, the npm "request" module is extremely bloated and badly written, to boot. https://www.npmjs.com/package/needle is a good alternative.

Can you elaborate? How do I know Needle is any better?

Why not just use node-fetch? It's tiny.

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