gistfile1.js

var http = require("http");

http.get({
    host: "example.com",
    port: 80,
    path: "/"
}, function(res) {
    var text = "";

    res.setEncoding("utf8");

    res.on("data", function(chunk) {
        text += chunk.toString();
    });

    res.on("end", function() {
        console.log(text);
    });
});