Add custom http headers to chai requests

Question

I am building an app using node.js and testing with mocha + chai. Is there a way I can add custom headers to my GET and POST chai requests?

For example, I want something like (semi-pseudocode):

chai.request(server)   .get('/api/car/' + data.car_id)   .headers({'some_custom_attribute':'some_value'})   .end(function(err, res) {     //do something   }); 

And likewise with post:

chai.request(server)   .post('/api/car/')   .headers({'some_custom_attribute':'some_value'})   .send({car_id: 'some_car_id'})   .end(function(err, res) {     //do something   }); 

Can someone help?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Use set function to set http headers:

chai.request(server)   .get('/api/car/' + data.car_id)   .set('some_custom_attribute', 'some_value')   .end(function(err, res) {     //do something   }); 

setting-up-requests