Why does node.js, http-server, show that there are two request coming?

Question

I have the following simple http-server setup using node.js:

var http = require(\'http\');
var port = 12311

http.createServer(function (req, res) {

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Answer 1

It's usually the request for the favicon.ico. Even if you don't have one, it's requested as the norm defines a default file path if you don't set the relevant <link rel="shortcut icon"... in the header.

The best ways to find about the requests are :

• client side, by opening the developer tools and looking at the network tab.
• server side, by logging req.url