Get URL Contents in Node.js with Express

Question

How would I go about downloading the contents of a URL in Node when using the Express framework? Basically, I need to complete the Facebook authentication flow, but I can\'t

Answer 1

var options = {
  host: 'www.google.com',
  port: 80,
  path: '/index.html'
};

http.get(options, function(res) {
  console.log("Got response: " + res.statusCode);
}).on('error', function(e) {
  console.log("Got error: " + e.message);
});

http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.4.11/api/http.html#http.get