Simple node function to get a url

fetch.js

const http = require('http')
const https = require('https')

async function fetch(url, options={rejectUnauthorized: false}, timeout=3000, log=true) {
  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const req = (/^https/.test(url) ? https : http)
    .get(url, options, res => {
      let data = ''
      res.on('data', chunk => data+=chunk)
      res.on('end', () => {log && console.log(data); resolve(data)})
      res.on('error', err => {log && console.error(err); reject(err)})
    })
    .on('error', err => {log && console.error(err); reject(err)})
    setTimeout(() => req.abort(), timeout) // socket hang up
  })
}

The default options are insecure! - but useful for self-signed certs. Call fetch(url, {}) to validate https certificates.