Add express.text to parse bodies into string

closes #3455
expressjs · May 9, 2019 · 7f4e37f · 7f4e37f
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diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ unreleased
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   * Add `express.raw` to parse bodies into `Buffer`
+  * Add `express.text` to parse bodies into string
   * Improve error message for non-strings to `res.sendFile`
   * Improve error message for `null`/`undefined` to `res.status`
   * Support multiple hosts in `X-Forwarded-Host`

diff --git a/lib/express.js b/lib/express.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ exports.json = bodyParser.json
 exports.query = require('./middleware/query');
 exports.raw = bodyParser.raw
 exports.static = require('serve-static');
+exports.text = bodyParser.text
 exports.urlencoded = bodyParser.urlencoded
 
 /**

diff --git a/test/exports.js b/test/exports.js
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ describe('exports', function(){
     assert.equal(express.static.length, 2)
   })
 
+  it('should expose text middleware', function () {
+    assert.equal(typeof express.text, 'function')
+    assert.equal(express.text.length, 1)
+  })
+
   it('should expose urlencoded middleware', function () {
     assert.equal(typeof express.urlencoded, 'function')
     assert.equal(express.urlencoded.length, 1)