Node.js res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/javascript'); pushing the response javascript as file download
node.js
Solution
Use `application/javascript` as content type instead of `text/javascript`
`text/javascript` is mentioned obsolete. See reference docs.
http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application
Also see this question on SO.
UPDATE:
I have tried executing the code you have given and the below didn't work.
res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/javascript');
res.send(JS_Script);
This is what worked for me.
res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/javascript');
res.end(JS_Script);
As robertklep has suggested, please refer to the node http docs, there is no `response.send()` there.
Problem
Scenario: Consider the following code to give a JavaScript as a response from the Node.JS server. ``` var http = require('http'); http.createServer(function (req, res) { var JS_Script = 'function Test() { alert("test success")}'; res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/javascript'); res.send(JS_Script); }).listen(8811); ``` Issue: It forcing the browser to download the file. Question: How can I make it to render on browser? Note: Working in .net web service with same ` HTTP-header: 'content-type', 'text/javascript'` So, Its clear following statement does not hold good. If you want a web browser to render the HTML, you should change this to: ``` Content-Type: text/html ``` Update: On inspecting the `content-type` during the download its `application/octet-stream` But the same when I hit a request with curl, the following is the output: ``` C:\>curl -is http://localhost:8811/ HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/javascript Content-Length: 166 Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:31:32 GMT Connection: keep-alive function Test() { alert("test success")} ```