creating http server

Author: TidbitsJS

HTTP-SERVER/index.js

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+const http = require("http");
+
+// specific port
+const PORT = 3000;
+
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  /*
+        // write some headers to response
+             res.writeHead(200, {
+                "Content-Type": "text/plain",
+             });
+
+        // ready to complete the response (close response)
+             res.end("Hello! Sir Isaac Newton is your friend!");
+
+  */
+
+  // json response
+  res.writeHead(200, {
+    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+  });
+
+  // JSON.stringify() to convert object into string
+  res.end(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      id: 1,
+      name: "Sir Issac Newton",
+    })
+  );
+});
+
+// listen to request
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Listening on port ${PORT}...`);
+});