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Streaming a response with Express.js
var express = require('express')
var app = express()
app.listen(1337)
app.all('/stream/:chunks', function (req, res, next) {
res.writeHead(200, {
'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked'
})
// set default chunks to 10
var chunks = req.params.chunks || 10
// max out chunks at 100
if (chunks > 100) chunks = 100
var count = 1
while (count <= chunks) {
res.write(JSON.stringify({
type: "stream",
chunk: count++
})+'\n')
};
res.end()
next()
});
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