<shimondoodkin> i have a problem with http if i define the on end and on data callbacks after like 120 ms it does not call callbacks or maybe if it is clouse inside a clousre, the object looks ok but it does not fire the events [01:52] <bradleymeck> is t

postproblem.js

var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');
//var sys = require('sys');
var mylog="log:\r\n";
/*
<shimondoodkin> i have a problem with http if i define the on end and on data callbacks after like 120 ms it does not call callbacks or maybe if it is clouse inside  a clousre, the object looks ok but it does not fire the events
[01:52] <bradleymeck> is the request done by 120ms?
[01:52] <shimondoodkin> it hangs
[01:52] <shimondoodkin> after a minute it fails
*/

function log(str)
{
 mylog+=str+"\r\n";
 //console.log(str); // console.log and sys.inspect are slow, they fails even the ok-case
}

http.createServer(function (request, response)
{
 switch (url.parse(request.url).pathname)
 {
  case '/':
      //show form
      response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
      response.write(
        '<form action="/ok_case" method="POST">' +
        'choose file: <input type="file" name="upload-file"><br>' +
        'enter some text: <input type="text" name="description"><br>' +
        '<input type="submit" value="OK">' +
        '</form>'+
        '<form action="/failing_case" method="POST">' +
        'choose file: <input type="file" name="upload-file"><br>' +
        'enter some text: <input type="text" name="description"><br>' +
        '<input type="submit" value="Will Fail">' +
        '</form> <br><br> <a href="/log">log</a>, <a href="/clearlog">clear log</a>'
      );
      response.end();
      break;
   case '/log':
      //show form
      response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
      response.write( mylog );
      response.end();
      break;
      
   case '/clearlog':
      mylog="";
      response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
      response.write( "log cleared" );
      response.end();
      break;
           
   case '/ok_case':
   log("ok_case - request(just before): " /* +sys.inspect(request)*/ );
   setTimeout(function()
   {
    log('method: '+request.method);
    if(request.method=='POST')
    {
     log("ok_case - method POST , just define events");
     var data='';
     request.on('data', function(chunk) {  log("ok_case - on data : "+chunk.length); data += chunk; });
     request.on('end', function()
     {
      log("ok_case - on end"); 
      response.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
      response.write("ok_case - posted data: "+data);
      response.end();
     });
     log("ok_case - method POST , end define events" /*+", request: " +sys.inspect(request._events)*/ );
    }
    else
    {
      log("ok_case - method GET"); 
      response.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
      response.write('ok_case - method GET');
      response.end();
    }
    
   },2);

   break;

   case '/failing_case':

   log("failing_case - request(just before): " /*+sys.inspect(request) */);

   setTimeout(function()
   {
    log('method: '+request.method);
    if(request.method=='POST')
    {
     log("failing_case - method POST , just define events");
     var data='';
     request.on('data', function(chunk) {  log("failing_case - on data : "+chunk.length); data += chunk; });
     request.on('end', function()
     {
      log("failing_case - on end"); 
      response.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
      response.write("failing_case - posted data: "+data);
      response.end();
     });
     log("failing_case - method POST , end define events" /* + ", request: " +sys.inspect(request._events)*/ );
    }
    else
    {
      log("failing_case - method GET"); 
      response.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
      response.write('failing_case - method GET');
      response.end();
    }
    
   },50);
   

   break;
   default:
      //show form
      response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
      response.write( "the url is: "+url.parse(request.url).pathname );
      response.end();
      break;
 }
}).listen(8124);
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:8124/');