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9 Execute a listener when a response is about to write headers.
14 $ npm install on-headers
20 var onHeaders = require('on-headers')
23 ### onHeaders(res, listener)
25 This will add the listener `listener` to fire when headers are emitted for `res`.
26 The listener is passed the `response` object as it's context (`this`). Headers are
27 considered to be emitted only once, right before they are sent to the client.
29 When this is called multiple times on the same `res`, the `listener`s are fired
30 in the reverse order they were added.
35 var http = require('http')
36 var onHeaders = require('on-headers')
39 .createServer(onRequest)
42 function addPoweredBy() {
43 // set if not set by end of request
44 if (!this.getHeader('X-Powered-By')) {
45 this.setHeader('X-Powered-By', 'Node.js')
49 function onRequest(req, res) {
50 onHeaders(res, addPoweredBy)
52 res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
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