Unset default application/json content-type header

[Exomnius]

I'm using superagent to perform various request to custom API's for my project. I also want to use it to call the geocode API from google maps. This API only accepts requests without the content-type header due to CORS.

Is it possible to remove (unset) the default application/json type/header? (request-base.js - line 593)

[kornelski]

That's a good use case. We have unset(), which currently only unsets headers you've set() yourself, but it would make sense to keep note which headers have been unset and avoid setting default ones.

[kornelski]

Could you try implementing it? I think it could go like this:

• in unset save all header names that have been unset, something like `this._unsetHeaders[name] = true (keep in mind case-insensitivity, so lowercase names)
• in places where we set our own headers (lots in end() and friends) check for _unsetHeaders headers and don't set defauts if the name is set
• write a test for it.
• I'm not sure what should happen for .unset(foo).set(foo) combo. maybe it doesn't need special handling?

[Exomnius]

Will do!

[niftylettuce]

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