Consume API in AdonisJS

Question

What is the best way to consume an API in the AdonisJS controller?

It is possible to use axios and send the data to the view?

'use strict'

const axios = require('axios')

class PostController {

  index({ view }) {

    const api = axios.get()...

    return view.render('welcome', { name, text })


  }

}

module.exports = PostController

Answer 1

AdonisJS doesn't have any built-in module to send requests, so you're free to use whatever library you want. Axios should work fine.

Answer 2

As @GersonLCSJunior said, there is no module for that.

Adonis (eg vow package ) uses the superagent library for http requests. Personally, I don't like this library.

If you're using Axios, don't forget to use await operator. Like:

const axios = use('axios');
const querystring = use('querystring'); // https://github.com/axios/axios#nodejs

const req = await axios.post(
   'https://mywebsite/',
    querystring.stringify({
     message: 'hello',
    })
);
console.info(req)