Company
Date Published
Author
Waweru Mwaura
Word count
2602
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text provides a comprehensive tutorial on using Axios, a promise-based HTTP library, to make various types of requests such as GET, POST, PUT/PATCH, and DELETE, either to a developer's own server or a third-party server. It guides readers through the process of setting up Axios in applications, structuring requests and responses, and testing them using Jest with automation via CircleCI for continuous integration. The tutorial explains how Axios interacts with applications, differentiates between requests made from NodeJS and a browser, and highlights the flexibility Axios offers in request configuration. It includes examples of making simple GET and POST requests to a sample API using Axios, illustrates the use of interceptors to modify or inspect requests and responses, and covers how to write and run tests for Axios requests. Finally, the tutorial describes setting up a CI pipeline with CircleCI, including creating a project, setting configurations, and triggering builds to ensure a seamless software development process.