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Diagnostics Channel Support
Stability: Experimental.
Undici supports the diagnostics_channel (currently available only on Node.js v16+).
It is the preferred way to instrument Undici and retrieve internal information.
The channels available are the following.
undici:request:create
This message is published when a new outgoing request is created.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:create').subscribe(({ request }) => {
console.log('origin', request.origin)
console.log('completed', request.completed)
console.log('method', request.method)
console.log('path', request.path)
console.log('headers', request.headers) // array of strings, e.g: ['foo', 'bar']
request.addHeader('hello', 'world')
console.log('headers', request.headers) // e.g. ['foo', 'bar', 'hello', 'world']
})
Note: a request is only loosely completed to a given socket.
undici:request:bodyChunkSent
This message is published when a chunk of the request body is being sent.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:bodyChunkSent').subscribe(({ request, chunk }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
})
undici:request:bodySent
This message is published after the request body has been fully sent.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:bodySent').subscribe(({ request }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
})
undici:request:headers
This message is published after the response headers have been received.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:headers').subscribe(({ request, response }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
console.log('statusCode', response.statusCode)
console.log(response.statusText)
// response.headers are buffers.
console.log(response.headers.map((x) => x.toString()))
})
undici:request:bodyChunkReceived
This message is published after a chunk of the response body has been received.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:bodyChunkReceived').subscribe(({ request, chunk }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
})
undici:request:trailers
This message is published after the response body and trailers have been received, i.e. the response has been completed.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:trailers').subscribe(({ request, trailers }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
console.log('completed', request.completed)
// trailers are buffers.
console.log(trailers.map((x) => x.toString()))
})
undici:request:error
This message is published if the request is going to error, but it has not errored yet.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:error').subscribe(({ request, error }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
})
undici:client:sendHeaders
This message is published right before the first byte of the request is written to the socket.
Note: It will publish the exact headers that will be sent to the server in raw format.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:client:sendHeaders').subscribe(({ request, headers, socket }) => {
// request is the same object undici:request:create
console.log(`Full headers list ${headers.split('\r\n')}`);
})
undici:client:beforeConnect
This message is published before creating a new connection for any request. You can not assume that this event is related to any specific request.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:client:beforeConnect').subscribe(({ connectParams, connector }) => {
// const { host, hostname, protocol, port, servername, version } = connectParams
// connector is a function that creates the socket
})
undici:client:connected
This message is published after a connection is established.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:client:connected').subscribe(({ socket, connectParams, connector }) => {
// const { host, hostname, protocol, port, servername, version } = connectParams
// connector is a function that creates the socket
})
undici:client:connectError
This message is published if it did not succeed to create new connection
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:client:connectError').subscribe(({ error, socket, connectParams, connector }) => {
// const { host, hostname, protocol, port, servername, version } = connectParams
// connector is a function that creates the socket
console.log(`Connect failed with ${error.message}`)
})
undici:websocket:open
This message is published after the client has successfully connected to a server.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:websocket:open').subscribe(({
address, // { address: string, family: string, port: number }
protocol, // string - negotiated subprotocol
extensions, // string - negotiated extensions
websocket, // WebSocket - the WebSocket instance
handshakeResponse // object - HTTP response that upgraded the connection
}) => {
console.log(address) // address, family, and port
console.log(protocol) // negotiated subprotocols
console.log(extensions) // negotiated extensions
console.log(websocket) // the WebSocket instance
// Handshake response details
console.log(handshakeResponse.status) // 101 for successful WebSocket upgrade
console.log(handshakeResponse.statusText) // 'Switching Protocols'
console.log(handshakeResponse.headers) // Object containing response headers
})
Handshake Response Object
The handshakeResponse object contains the HTTP response that upgraded the connection to WebSocket:
status(number): The HTTP status code (101 for successful WebSocket upgrade)statusText(string): The HTTP status message ('Switching Protocols' for successful upgrade)headers(object): The HTTP response headers from the server, including:upgrade: 'websocket'connection: 'upgrade'sec-websocket-acceptand other WebSocket-related headers
This information is particularly useful for debugging and monitoring WebSocket connections, as it provides access to the initial HTTP handshake response that established the WebSocket connection.
undici:websocket:close
This message is published after the connection has closed.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:websocket:close').subscribe(({ websocket, code, reason }) => {
console.log(websocket) // the WebSocket instance
console.log(code) // the closing status code
console.log(reason) // the closing reason
})
undici:websocket:socket_error
This message is published if the socket experiences an error.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:websocket:socket_error').subscribe((error) => {
console.log(error)
})
undici:websocket:ping
This message is published after the client receives a ping frame, if the connection is not closing.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:websocket:ping').subscribe(({ payload, websocket }) => {
// a Buffer or undefined, containing the optional application data of the frame
console.log(payload)
console.log(websocket) // the WebSocket instance
})
undici:websocket:pong
This message is published after the client receives a pong frame.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:websocket:pong').subscribe(({ payload, websocket }) => {
// a Buffer or undefined, containing the optional application data of the frame
console.log(payload)
console.log(websocket) // the WebSocket instance
})
undici:proxy:connected
This message is published after the ProxyAgent establishes a connection to the proxy server.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:proxy:connected').subscribe(({ socket, connectParams }) => {
console.log(socket)
console.log(connectParams)
// const { origin, port, path, signal, headers, servername } = connectParams
})
undici:request:pending-requests
This message is published when the deduplicate interceptor's pending request map changes. This is useful for monitoring and debugging request deduplication behavior.
The deduplicate interceptor automatically deduplicates concurrent requests for the same resource. When multiple identical requests are made while one is already in-flight, only one request is sent to the origin server, and all waiting handlers receive the same response.
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:pending-requests').subscribe(({ type, size, key }) => {
console.log(type) // 'added' or 'removed'
console.log(size) // current number of pending requests
console.log(key) // the deduplication key for this request
})
Event Properties
type(string): Either'added'when a new pending request is registered, or'removed'when a pending request completes (successfully or with an error).size(number): The current number of pending requests after the change.key(string): The deduplication key for the request, composed of the origin, method, path, and request headers.
Example: Monitoring Request Deduplication
import diagnosticsChannel from 'diagnostics_channel'
const channel = diagnosticsChannel.channel('undici:request:pending-requests')
channel.subscribe(({ type, size, key }) => {
if (type === 'added') {
console.log(`New pending request: ${key} (${size} total pending)`)
} else {
console.log(`Request completed: ${key} (${size} remaining)`)
}
})
This can be useful for:
- Verifying that request deduplication is working as expected
- Monitoring the number of concurrent in-flight requests
- Debugging deduplication behavior in production environments