HTTPS POST using cURL CLI to a NodeJS server - node.js

Question

I wrote an HTTPS NodeJS server (with a self signed certificate) where I want to receive and process POST requests from cURL CLI.
My server:
var https = require('https');
var fs = require('fs');
var config = require('./conf.json');
var g3updater_kernel = require('./g3updater_kernel');
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var privateKey = fs.readFileSync(config.security_repository+'/CA/rootCA.key', 'utf8');
var certificate = fs.readFileSync(config.security_repository+'/CA/rootCA.pem', 'utf8');
var httpsOptions = {
key: privateKey,
cert: certificate
}
app.post('/', function(req, res){
console.log(req.query);
});
https.createServer(httpsOptions, app).listen(443);
cURL command I use:
curl -d M=1 https://localhost/ -k
The problem is that I receive an empty query. console.log(req.query) displays:
{}
am I missing something in the query?

Answer 1

In order to parse the queries in your post request you're going to want to use body-parser.
In Express 4, there was conscious decision made to move bodyParser and CookieParser to separate modules.
In order to access your queries, you're code should look something like:
var https = require('https');
var fs = require('fs');
var config = require('./conf.json');
var g3updater_kernel = require('./g3updater_kernel');
var express = require('express');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var app = express();
var privateKey = fs.readFileSync(config.security_repository+'/CA/rootCA.key', 'utf8');
var certificate = fs.readFileSync(config.security_repository+'/CA/rootCA.pem', 'utf8');
var httpsOptions = {
key: privateKey,
cert: certificate
}
// parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
// parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.post('/', function(req, res){
console.log(req.body);
});
https.createServer(httpsOptions, app).listen(443);
Note that they will be held in req.body instead of req.query.
Happy Coding!