http-basic

Low-level wrapper around Node.js http.request/https.request with built-in support for gzip/deflate, redirects, caching (memory/file), retries, and timeouts. Version 8.1.3 requires Node >=6.0.0. Includes TypeScript type definitions. Unlike higher-level libraries like `got` or `node-fetch`, this package provides a minimal, callback-based API that exposes raw streams and does not handle JSON parsing or body collection. The cache system supports Etag/Last-Modified validation and custom matchers. Maintained as a stable base for other packages.