Publishing an object as a JSON file with Node (express.js)
app.get('/result', function(req, res) {
res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json; charset=utf-8');
res.end(JSON.stringify({ name: "David", age: 19 }, null, 4));
});
If you want to publish a JavaScript object as a JSON file (kind of like an API), all you have to do is the above. Read more on the JSON.stringify function.
This is really simple yet very useful.
Written by David Gomes
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