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22. Reading request body streams
Consume and assemble request body data from a readable stream for POST/PUT requests.
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Reading request body streams
Assembling the raw bytes/text of an incoming request by consuming its readable stream.
"I need the full POST payload before I can process this request."
When a server receives a request, its body arrives as a readable stream; you consume chunks from that stream, combine them, and then parse or use the complete body.
"I need the full POST payload before I can process this request."
When a server receives a request, its body arrives as a readable stream; you consume chunks from that stream, combine them, and then parse or use the complete body.