Make HTTP GET Request and retrieve data as a JSON Object

httpGetJSON.js

var http = require('http');

function httpGetJSON(url, callback) {
	http.get(url, function(res) {
		var body = '';

		res.on('data', function(data) {
			console.log('httpGetJSON - data received', data);
			body += data;
		});

		res.on('end', function() {
			console.log('httpGetJSON - all data received', body);
			callback(null, JSON.parse(body));
		});

	}).on('error', function (err) {
		// An error occurred while calling url
		callback(err, null);
	});
}