axios 0.27 released, Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

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axios

Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

Features

  • Make XMLHttpRequests from the browser
  • Make http requests from node.js
  • Supports the Promise API
  • Intercept request and response
  • Transform request and response data
  • Cancel requests
  • Automatic transforms for JSON data
  • Client-side support for protecting against XSRF

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Axios 0.27 has been released.

Breaking changes:

  • New toFormData helper function that allows the implementor to pass an object and allow axios to convert it to FormData (#3757)
  • Removed functionality that removed the the Content-Type request header when passing FormData (#3785)
  • (*) Refactored error handling implementing AxiosError as a constructor, this is a large change to error handling on the whole (#3645)
  • Separated responsibility for FormData instantiation between transformRequest and toFormData (#4470)
  • (*) Improved and fixed multiple issues with FormData support (#4448)

QOL and DevX improvements:

  • Added a multipart/form-data testing playground allowing contributors to debug changes easily (#4465)

Fixes and Functionality:

  • Refactored project file structure to avoid circular imports (#4515) & (#4516)
  • Bumped follow-redirects to ^1.14.9 (#4562)

Internal and Tests:

  • Updated dev dependencies to latest version

Documentation:

  • Fixing incorrect link in changelog (#4551)

Notes:

  • (*) Please read these pull requests before updating, these changes are very impactful and far reaching.

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