return json in a vapor http server in javascript

To return a JSON response in a Vapor HTTP server using JavaScript, follow these steps.

  1. Import the necessary modules for HTTP and JSON handling:
index.tsx
const http = require('http')
const JSON = require('JSON')
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  1. Define a function to handle the HTTP request:
index.tsx
function handleRequest(request, response) {
  // Code to generate JSON data
  let jsonData = { name: "John", age: 30, city: "New York" }
  // Convert JSON data to a string
  let jsonString = JSON.stringify(jsonData)
  // Set response header to indicate JSON data is being returned
  response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
  // Write JSON data to response
  response.end(jsonString)
}
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  1. Create an HTTP server and set the request handler:
index.tsx
let server = http.createServer(handleRequest)
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  1. Start the server and listen for incoming requests:
index.tsx
server.listen(8080)
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With these steps, your Vapor HTTP server with JSON response is ready to run.

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