restler-base

restler-base is a fork of the unmaintained restler HTTP client library for Node.js, version 3.4.6. It incorporates pending pull requests and fixes from the original project, serving as the foundation for restler-promise. The library provides an event-based API for making HTTP requests with automatic serialization of post data and query strings, transparent handling of SSL, redirects, gzip/deflate, and basic auth, plus automatic deserialization of XML, JSON, and YAML responses. It supports multipart file uploads and custom deserializers. Compared to modern alternatives like axios or node-fetch, restler-base is older and uses an event-driven pattern rather than promises, though it can be wrapped with restler-promise. Release cadence is low; last release was 3.4.6. Key differentiator: it is a maintained fork of restler, preserving its specific API for legacy projects.