node.js - Redirect to url in same window

Question

I want to redirect to x url(http://www.google.com for example) when the user hits a button. I already tried using open:

var open = require('open');
open('http://www.google.com');

But that opens a new window with the requested url, so the question would be:

How can I redirect to a url into the same browser window?

are you using express? if using express then use res.redirect(url) — Muhammad Ali, Jul 16 '14 at 16:24
@MuhammadAli I'm not using express, but good to know. Maybe I'll just start using it. — Pantera96c, Jul 16 '14 at 16:26
@WilliamBarbosa I've tried that one but says window is not defined — Pantera96c, Jul 16 '14 at 16:28
It's not supposed to run on the server. Since you said the redirect is supposed to happen when the user clicks a button, it should be client side code. — William Barbosa, Jul 16 '14 at 16:28
@WilliamBarbosa actually I want it to automatically do it when the user enters x path/site into my server runing. — Pantera96c, Jul 16 '14 at 16:32
I think this is what you're looking for, then http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17705024/redirect-to-different-page-url-in-node-js-not-in-express-or-other-frameworks — William Barbosa, Jul 16 '14 at 16:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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EDIT:

After what has been specified, I think the proper answer is something like this:

response.writeHead(302, {
  'Location': 'url-goes-here'
  //add other headers here...
});
response.end();

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered Jul 16 '14 at 16:26

William Barbosa