Azure IoT Device HTTP Transport

This package provides the HTTP 1.1 transport layer for the Azure IoT Device SDK for Node.js. It enables IoT devices to communicate with Azure IoT Hub by sending device-to-cloud messages and receiving cloud-to-device commands over the HTTP protocol. This transport is particularly useful in environments where persistent connections (like MQTT or AMQP) are impractical or undesirable, such as highly constrained networks or when devices infrequently send data. The current stable version is 1.14.4. It is part of the larger Azure IoT SDK for Node.js monorepo, with releases typically bundled across multiple related packages, occurring quarterly or as needed for bug fixes and security updates. It differentiates itself by offering the HTTP protocol option, contrasting with `azure-iot-device-mqtt` and `azure-iot-device-amqp` which provide alternative transports.