What is right way to do http request on my custom module?

[henrikra]

At the moment I am calling my external endpoint with XMLHttpRequest in my custom module. But the server has CORS setting on. My current workaround for that is that I am adding webSecurity: false inside electronOptionsDefaults in js/electron.js file. This allows me to do requests to the server without CORS problem.

My question is there a correct way to do http requests in custom modules? Are there any disadvantages in my current solution?

[Sean]

@henrikra
If you have a plan to release that module publicly, you should provide instruction how people to do that solution.

Usually, do your job in node_helper.js and send data to module with sendSocketNotification(). Your module can get the data with socketNotificationReceived(). It is a more kindly way to other people.

[henrikra]

@Sean Nice! Can you show example project where you have done it like this?

[Sean]

@henrikra
Default news feed module doesn’t use xmlHttpRequest, but you can get an idea how to comunicate between module and node_helper.

[henrikra]

Thank you so much! You have guided me to right direction and now I am doing requests the right way in node_helper