Class: response

kawapp. response

new response()

This is an alternative lightweight response class. On node.js environment, use a jQuery or cheerio object instead. On browser environment, use a jQuery object for most purpose. This is a reference implementation to define a common interface for response objects.
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Members

length :Number

This always returns 1. Response object behaves Array-like object which has an item.
Type:
  • Number
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Example
var app = kawapp();

app.use(some_mw);

app.start(function(err, canvas) {
  $("#canvas").append(canvas[0]);
});

Methods

append(html) → {response}

This appends a block of HTML to the response element.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
html String <repeatable>
 HTML to append
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Returns:
response object for method chaining.
Type
response
Example
var app = kawapp();

app.use(function(context, canvas, next) {
  canvas.append("foo");
  canvas.append("bar");
});

empty() → {response}

This flushes the current response element.
Source:
Returns:
response object for method chaining.
Type
response
Example
var app = kawapp();

app.use(function(context, canvas, next) {
  canvas.empty().append("hi, there!");
});

html(html) → {String|response}

This replaces or retrieves HTML source of the response element.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
html String <optional>
 HTML to replace
Source:
Returns:
HTML to retrieve, or response element for method chaining.
Type
String | response
Example
var app = kawapp();

app.use(function(context, canvas, next) {
  canvas.html("Hello!");
});

app.start(function(err, canvas) {
  console.log(canvas.html());       // => "Hello!"
});