This module can be usefull for asserting on node standard http modele request and response.
npm install should-http --save-dev
require('should-http');
That row patch your should instance adding assertions. With mocha you can use it via -r switch.
This module have built in formatting for node http IncommingMessage's.
Asserts that .statusCode is code:
res.should.have.status(200);Asserts that a .headers object with field and optional value are present:
res.should.have.header('content-length');
res.should.have.header('Content-Length', '123');Assert that Content-Type is "application/json"
res.should.be.json()Assert that Content-Type is "text/html"
res.should.be.html()Assert that Content-Type is "application/xml"
res.should.be.xml()Assert that Content-Type is a given type with optional charset
res.should.have.contentType('application/xml');