Add express.text to parse bodies into string

closes #3455

Author: amfern

History.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ unreleased
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  * Add `express.raw` to parse bodies into `Buffer`
+ * Add `express.text` to parse bodies into string
  * Improve error message for non-strings to `res.sendFile`
  * Improve error message for `null`/`undefined` to `res.status`
  * Support multiple hosts in `X-Forwarded-Host`

lib/express.js

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ exports.json = bodyParser.json
 exports.query = require('./middleware/query');
 exports.raw = bodyParser.raw
 exports.static = require('serve-static');
+exports.text = bodyParser.text
 exports.urlencoded = bodyParser.urlencoded
 
 /**

test/exports.js

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ describe('exports', function(){
  assert.equal(express.static.length, 2)
  })
 
+ it('should expose text middleware', function () {
+ assert.equal(typeof express.text, 'function')
+ assert.equal(express.text.length, 1)
+ })
+
  it('should expose urlencoded middleware', function () {
  assert.equal(typeof express.urlencoded, 'function')
  assert.equal(express.urlencoded.length, 1)