Parse-server: Parse.Cloud.httpRequest response gzip inflation / compression

[johnnyzen]

Hi all

Is there something different in how Parse.Cloud.httpRequest is handling compression ?

On parse.com, I never had an issue with receiving a XML file, but using parse server on a different host (back4app), my httpResponse.text is a load of: �E��ڇ�*q�������y���v^�����

Parse.Cloud.job("fetchData", function(request, status) {
Parse.Cloud.httpRequest({
        method: 'GET',
        url: 'http://example.com/test.xml',
        headers: {
            'Accept': 'application/xml',
            'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate'
        },
        success: function (httpResponse) {
            console.log("SUCCESS RECD FILE: " + httpResponse.text);
        },
        error: function (httpResponse) {
            console.log('An error has occured with the http request.: ' + httpResponse);
        }
    });
}

Can anyone help me please ?

Best wishes

[bohemima]

You really should consider using the request npm module instead of parse "proxy" of it. Also, this question is more suited for SO or the likes.

[johnnyzen]

Closing this as posted on stack overflow

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39149683/parse-cloud-httprequest-response-gzip-inflation-decompression

[johnnyzen]

To anyone having this issue, here is the solution.

The option gzip:true is not documented anywhere.

Parse.Cloud.httpRequest({

     url: 'http://example.com/feed.xml',
     headers: { 
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
          'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate' 
     },
     gzip:true,
     success: function (httpResponse) {
          ...
     },
     error: function (httpResponse) {
          ...
     }
}

[tomardern]

Thanks johnnyzen, perfect answer!