I am using express2.js when using req.body I get undefined or empty {}:
exports.post = function (req: express3.Request, res: express3.Response) {
console.log(req.body);
});
I have the following configurations:
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(app.router);
app.post('/getuser', routes.getuserprofile.post);
The request body is in XML and I checked the request header which was correct.
I missed the part where you had XML. I guess req.body doesn't parse by default.
If you are using Express 2.x then perhaps this solution by @DavidKrisch is adequate (copied below)
// This script requires Express 2.4.2
// It echoes the xml body in the request to the response
//
// Run this script like so:
// curl -v -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/xml' -d '<hello>world</hello>' http://localhost:3000
var express = require('express'),
app = express.createServer();
express.bodyParser.parse['application/xml'] = function(data) {
return data;
};
app.configure(function() {
app.use(express.bodyParser());
});
app.post('/', function(req, res){
res.contentType('application/xml');
res.send(req.body, 200);
});
app.listen(3000);
I don't believe express.bodyParser() supports XML. It only supports url-encoded parameters and JSON.
From: http://expressjs.com/api.html#middleware
bodyParser()
Request body parsing middleware supporting JSON, urlencoded, and multipart requests.
