@caido/sdk-workflow

This is the reference for the workflow SDK used by JS Nodes. SDK is the main interface that provides access to various services and functionalities.

SDK

SDK

SDK: object

The SDK object available to all scripts.

Type declaration

console

console: Console

The console for logging.

This is currently the same as the global console.

findings

findings: FindingsSDK

The SDK for the Findings service.

projects

projects: ProjectsSDK

The SDK for the Projects service.

replay

replay: ReplaySDK

The SDK for the Replay service.

requests

requests: RequestsSDK

The SDK for the Requests service.

asString()

Converts bytes to a string.

Unprintable characters will be replaced with �.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
array	Bytes

Returns

string

Example

export function run(input, sdk) {
  let parsed = sdk.asString(input);
  sdk.console.log(parsed);
  return parsed;
}

Data

BytesInput

BytesInput: number[]

The input for the Javascript Nodes.

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ConvertInput

ConvertInput: BytesInput

Deprecated

Use BytesInput instead.

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Data

Data: Bytes

The output for the Javascript Nodes.

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Decision

Decision: boolean

The output for the If/Else Javascript Nodes.

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HttpInput

HttpInput: object

The input for the HTTP Javascript Nodes

Type declaration

request

request: Request | undefined

response

response: Response | undefined

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PassiveInput

PassiveInput: HttpInput

Deprecated

Use HttpInput instead.

Requests

Body

The body of a Request or Response.

Calling to<FORMAT> will try to convert the body to the desired format.

Constructors

new Body()

new Body(data: string | number[] | Uint8Array): Body

Parameters

Parameter	Type
data	string | number[] | Uint8Array

Returns

Body

Methods

toJson()

toJson(): any

Try to parse the body as JSON.

Returns

any

Throws

If the body is not valid JSON.

toRaw()

toRaw(): Uint8Array

Get the raw body as an array of bytes.

Returns

Uint8Array

toText()

toText(): string

Parse the body as a string.

Unprintable characters will be replaced with �.

Returns

string

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RequestSpec

A mutable Request that has not yet been sent.

Constructors

new RequestSpec()

new RequestSpec(url: string): RequestSpec

Build a new RequestSpec from a URL string. Only the host, port and scheme will be parsed.

You can convert a saved immutable Request object into a RequestSpec object by using the toSpec() method.

By default:

• Method is GET.
• Path is /.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
url	string

Returns

RequestSpec

Throws

If the URL is invalid.

Example

const spec = new RequestSpec("https://example.com");

Methods

getBody()

getBody(): undefined | Body

The body of the request.

Returns

undefined | Body

getHeader()

getHeader(name: string): undefined | string[]

Get a header value.

Header name is case-insensitive. The header might have multiple values.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
name	string

Returns

undefined | string[]

getHeaders()

getHeaders(): Record<string, string[]>

The headers of the request.

Header names are case-insensitive. Each header might have multiple values.

Returns

Record<string, string[]>

Example

{
  "Host": ["caido.io"],
  "Connection": ["keep-alive"],
  "Content-Length": ["95"]
}

getHost()

getHost(): string

Get the host of the request.

Returns

string

getMethod()

getMethod(): string

Get the HTTP method of the request.

Returns

string

getPath()

getPath(): string

Get the path of the request.

Returns

string

getPort()

getPort(): number

Get the port of the request.

Returns

number

getQuery()

getQuery(): string

Get the unparsed query of the request.

Excludes the leading ?.

Returns

string

getRaw()

getRaw(): RequestSpecRaw

This methods converts the RequestSpec to a RequestSpecRaw.

This is useful to retrieve the raw bytes of the request.

Returns

RequestSpecRaw

Example

const spec = new RequestSpec("https://example.com");
const specRaw = spec.getRaw();
const bytes = specRaw.getRaw(); // GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: example.com\r\n\r\n

getTls()

getTls(): boolean

Get if the request uses TLS (HTTPS).

Returns

boolean

removeHeader()

removeHeader(name: string): void

Removes a header.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
name	string

Returns

void

setBody()

setBody(body: Bytes | Body, options?: SetBodyOptions): void

Set the body of the request.

The body can either be a Body or any type that can be converted to Bytes.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
body	Bytes | Body
options?	SetBodyOptions

Returns

void

Example

const body = new Body("Hello world.");
const options = { updateContentLength: true };
request.setBody(body, options);

setHeader()

setHeader(name: string, value: string): void

Set a header value.

This will overwrite any existing values.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
name	string
value	string

Returns

void

setHost()

setHost(host: string): void

Set the host of the request.

It will also update the Host header.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
host	string

Returns

void

setMethod()

setMethod(method: string): void

Set the HTTP method of the request.

All strings are accepted.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
method	string

Returns

void

setPath()

setPath(path: string): void

Set the path of the request.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
path	string

Returns

void

setPort()

setPort(port: number): void

Set the port of the request.

The port number must be between 1 and 65535.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
port	number

Returns

void

setQuery()

setQuery(query: string): void

Set the unparsed query of the request.

The query string should not include the leading ?.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
query	string

Returns

void

Example

spec.setQuery("q=hello");

setRaw()

setRaw(raw: Bytes): RequestSpecRaw

This method sets the raw Bytes of the request and converts it to a RequestSpecRaw.

This is useful when you have a prepared RequestSpec and you just want to modify the raw data.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
raw	Bytes

Returns

RequestSpecRaw

Example

const rawBytes = []; // RAW BYTES HERE
const request = new RequestSpec("https://example.com");
const rawRequest = request.setRaw(rawBytes);

setTls()

setTls(tls: boolean): void

Set if the request uses TLS (HTTPS).

Parameters

Parameter	Type
tls	boolean

Returns

void

parse()

static parse(bytes: Bytes): RequestSpec

Parses raw bytes into a RequestSpec.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
bytes	Bytes

Returns

RequestSpec

Throws

If the bytes are not a valid HTTP request.

Example

const rawInput = 'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: example.com\r\n\r\n';
const spec = RequestSpec.parse(rawInput);
spec.setHeader('x-caido', 'test');
const specRaw = spec.getRaw();
const rawOutput = specRaw.getRaw(); // Will contain the new header

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RequestSpecRaw

A mutable raw Request that has not yet been sent.

Constructors

new RequestSpecRaw()

new RequestSpecRaw(url: string): RequestSpecRaw

Build a new RequestSpecRaw from a URL string. Only the host, port and scheme will be parsed.

You can convert a saved immutable Request object into a RequestSpecRaw object by using the toSpecRaw() method.

You MUST use setRaw to set the raw bytes of the request.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
url	string

Returns

RequestSpecRaw

Example

const spec = new RequestSpecRaw("https://example.com");

Methods

getHost()

getHost(): string

Get the host of the request.

Returns

string

getPort()

getPort(): number

Get the port of the request.

Returns

number

getRaw()

getRaw(): Uint8Array

Get the raw bytes of the request.

Returns

Uint8Array

getTls()

getTls(): boolean

Get if the request uses TLS (HTTPS).

Returns

boolean

setHost()

setHost(host: string): void

Set the host of the request.

It will NOT update the Host header.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
host	string

Returns

void

setPort()

setPort(port: number): void

Set the port of the request.

The port number must be between 1 and 65535.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
port	number

Returns

void

setRaw()

setRaw(raw: Bytes): void

Set the raw Bytes of the request.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
raw	Bytes

Returns

void

setTls()

setTls(tls: boolean): void

Set if the request uses TLS (HTTPS).

Parameters

Parameter	Type
tls	boolean

Returns

void

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Request

Request: object

An immutable saved Request.

To modify, use toSpec to get a RequestSpec object.

Type declaration

getBody()

The body of the request.

Returns

undefined | Body

getCreatedAt()

The datetime the request was recorded by the proxy.

Returns

Date

getHeader()

Get a header value.

Header name is case-insensitive. The header might have multiple values.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
name	string

Returns

undefined | string[]

getHeaders()

The headers of the request.

Header names are case-insensitive. Each header might have multiple values.

Returns

Record<string, string[]>

Example

{
  "Host": ["caido.io"],
  "Connection": ["keep-alive"],
  "Content-Length": ["95"]
}

getHost()

The target host of the request.

Returns

string

getId()

The unique Caido ID of the request.

Returns

ID

getMethod()

The HTTP method of the request.

Returns

string

getPath()

The path of the request.

Returns

string

getPort()

The target port of the request.

Returns

number

getQuery()

The unparsed query of the request.

Excludes the leading ?.

Returns

string

getRaw()

The raw version of the request.

Used to access the bytes directly.

Returns

RequestRaw

getTls()

If the request uses TLS (HTTPS).

Returns

boolean

getUrl()

The full URL of the request.

Returns

string

toSpec()

Copied the request to a mutable un-saved RequestSpec. This enables you to make modify a request before re-sending it.

Returns

RequestSpec

toSpecRaw()

Copied the request to a mutable un-saved RequestSpecRaw. The raw requests are not parsed and can be used to send invalid HTTP Requests.

Returns

RequestSpecRaw

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RequestOrderField

RequestOrderField: "ext" | "host" | "id" | "method" | "path" | "query" | "created_at" | "source"

Field to order requests by.

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RequestRaw

RequestRaw: object

An immutable saved raw Request.

Type declaration

toBytes()

Get the raw request as an array of bytes.

Returns

Uint8Array

toText()

Parse the raw request as a string.

Unprintable characters will be replaced with �.

Returns

string

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RequestResponse

RequestResponse: object

An immutable saved Request and Response pair.

Type declaration

request

request: Request

response

response: Response

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RequestResponseOpt

RequestResponseOpt: object

An immutable saved Request and optional Response pair.

Type declaration

request

request: Request

response?

optional response: Response

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RequestsConnection

RequestsConnection: object

A connection of requests.

Type declaration

items

items: RequestsConnectionItem[]

pageInfo

pageInfo: PageInfo

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RequestsConnectionItem

RequestsConnectionItem: object

An item in a connection of requests.

Type declaration

cursor

cursor: Cursor

request

request: Request

response?

optional response: Response

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RequestsQuery

RequestsQuery: object

Query builder to fetch requests.

Type declaration

after()

Requests after a given cursor.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
cursor	Cursor	Cursor of the request

Returns

RequestsQuery

ascending()

ascending(target, field)

Ascending ordering.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
target	"req"	Target of the ordering: req or resp.
field	RequestOrderField	Field to order by.

Returns

RequestsQuery

ascending(target, field)

Parameters

Parameter	Type
target	"resp"
field	ResponseOrderField

Returns

RequestsQuery

before()

Requests before a given cursor.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
cursor	Cursor	Cursor of the request

Returns

RequestsQuery

descending()

descending(target, field)

Descending ordering.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
target	"req"	Target of the ordering: req or resp.
field	RequestOrderField	Field to order by.

Returns

RequestsQuery

descending(target, field)

Parameters

Parameter	Type
target	"resp"
field	ResponseOrderField

Returns

RequestsQuery

execute()

Execute the query.

Returns

Promise<RequestsConnection>

Throws

If a query parameter is invalid or the query cannot be executed.

filter()

Filter requests.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
filter	string	HTTPQL filter

Returns

RequestsQuery

first()

First n requests.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
n	number	Number of requests to return

Returns

RequestsQuery

last()

Last n requests.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
n	number	Number of requests to return

Returns

RequestsQuery

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RequestsSDK

RequestsSDK: object

The SDK for the Requests service.

Type declaration

get()

Get a request by its unique ID.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
id	ID

Returns

Promise<undefined | RequestResponseOpt>

Example

await sdk.requests.get("1");

inScope()

Checks if a request is in scope.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
request	Request | RequestSpec

Returns

boolean

Example

if (sdk.requests.inScope(request)) {
 sdk.console.log("In scope");
}

matches()

Checks if a request/response matches an HTTPQL filter.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
filter	string	HTTPQL filter
request	Request	The Request to match against
response?	Response	The Response to match against

Returns

boolean

query()

Query requests of the current project.

Returns

RequestsQuery

Example

const page = await sqk.requests.query().first(2).execute();
sdk.console.log(`ID: ${page.items[1].request.getId()}`);

send()

Sends an HTTP request, either a RequestSpec or RequestSpecRaw.

This respects the upstream proxy settings.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
request	RequestSpec | RequestSpecRaw

Returns

Promise<RequestResponse>

Throws

If the request cannot be sent.

Example

const spec = new RequestSpec("https://example.com");
try {
  const res = await sdk.requests.send(request)
  sdk.console.log(res.request.getId());
  sdk.console.log(res.response.getCode());
} catch (err) {
  sdk.console.error(err);
}

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Response

Response: object

An immutable saved Response.

Type declaration

getBody()

The body of the response

Returns

undefined | Body

getCode()

The status code of the response.

Returns

number

getCreatedAt()

The datetime the response was recorded by the proxy.

Returns

Date

getHeader()

Get a header value.

Header name is case-insensitive. The header might have multiple values.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
name	string

Returns

undefined | string[]

getHeaders()

The headers of the response.

Header names are case-insensitive. Each header might have multiple values.

Returns

Record<string, string[]>

Example

{
  "Date": ["Sun, 26 May 2024 10:59:21 GMT"],
  "Content-Type": ["text/html"]
}

getId()

The unique Caido ID of the response.

Returns

ID

getRaw()

The raw version of the response.

Used to access the bytes directly.

Returns

ResponseRaw

getRoundtripTime()

The time it took to send the request and receive the response in milliseconds.

Returns

number

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ResponseOrderField

ResponseOrderField: "length" | "roundtrip" | "code"

Field to order responses by.

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ResponseRaw

ResponseRaw: object

An immutable saved raw Response.

Type declaration

toBytes()

Get the raw response as an array of bytes.

Returns

Uint8Array

toText()

Parse the raw response as a string.

Unprintable characters will be replaced with �.

Returns

string

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SetBodyOptions

SetBodyOptions: object

Options when setting the body of a Request.

Type declaration

updateContentLength

updateContentLength: boolean

Should update the Content-export type header.

Default

true

Findings

Finding

Finding: object

A saved immutable Finding.

Type declaration

getDescription()

The description of the finding.

Returns

undefined | string

getId()

The unique Caido ID of the finding.

Returns

ID

getReporter()

The name of the reporter.

Returns

string

getTitle()

The title of the finding.

Returns

string

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FindingSpec

FindingSpec: object

A mutable Finding not yet created.

Type declaration

dedupeKey?

optional dedupeKey: string

Deduplication key for findings. If a finding with the same dedupe key already exists, it will not be created.

description?

optional description: string

The description of the finding.

reporter

reporter: string

The name of the reporter. It will be used to group findings.

request

request: Request

The associated Request.

title

title: string

The title of the finding.

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FindingsSDK

FindingsSDK: object

The SDK for the Findings service.

Type declaration

create()

Creates a new Finding.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
spec	FindingSpec

Returns

Promise<Finding>

Throws

If the request cannot be saved.

Example

await sdk.findings.create({
  title: "Title",
  description: "Description",
  reporter: "Reporter",
  dedupe: `${request.getHost()}-${request.getPath()}`,
  request,
});

get()

Try to get a Finding for a request. Since a request can have multiple findings, this will return the first one found. You can also filter by reporter to get a specific finding.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
input	GetFindingInput

Returns

Promise<undefined | Finding>

Example

await sdk.findings.get({
 reporter: "Reporter",
 request,
});

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GetFindingInput

GetFindingInput: object

Input to get a Finding.

Type declaration

reporter?

optional reporter: string

The name of the reporter.

request

request: Request

The associated Request.

Replay

ReplayCollection

ReplayCollection: object

A collection of replay sessions.

Type declaration

getId()

The unique Caido ID of the replay collection.

Returns

ID

getName()

The name of the replay collection.

Returns

string

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ReplaySDK

ReplaySDK: object

The SDK for the Replay service.

Type declaration

createSession()

Parameters

Parameter	Type
source?	RequestSource
collection?	ID | ReplayCollection

Returns

Promise<ReplaySession>

getCollections()

Returns

Promise<ReplayCollection[]>

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ReplaySession

ReplaySession: object

A replay session.

Type declaration

getId()

The unique Caido ID of the replay session.

Returns

ID

getName()

The name of the replay session.

Returns

string

Projects

Project

Project: object

A saved immutable Project.

Type declaration

getId()

The unique Caido ID of the project.

Returns

ID

getName()

The name of the project.

Returns

string

getStatus()

The status of the project.

Returns

ProjectStatus

getVersion()

The version of the project. The format is MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.

Returns

string

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ProjectsSDK

ProjectsSDK: object

The SDK for the Projects service.

Type declaration

getCurrent()

Get the currently selected Project if any.

Returns

Promise<undefined | Project>

Example

await sdk.projects.getCurrent();

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ProjectStatus

ProjectStatus: "ready" | "restoring" | "error"

A Project status.

Shared

Bytes

Bytes: string | number[] | Uint8Array

Types that can be converted to bytes in inputs.

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Cursor

Cursor: string & object

A cursor for pagination.

Type declaration

__cursor?

optional __cursor: never

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ID

ID: string & object

A unique identifier.

Type declaration

__id?

optional __id: never

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RequestSource

RequestSource: ID | Request | RequestSpec | RequestSpecRaw

The source of a request.

Other

Console

Console: object

Console interface for logging.

Currently logs are only available in the backend logs. See https://docs.caido.io/report_bug.html#1-backend-logs

Type declaration

debug()

Log a message with the debug level.

Usually used for troubleshooting purposes.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
message	any

Returns

void

error()

Log a message with the error level.

Usually used for critical errors.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
message	any

Returns

void

log()

Log a message with the info level.

Usually used for general information.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
message	any

Returns

void

warn()

Log a message with the warn level.

Usually used for unexpected behaviors.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
message	any

Returns

void

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PageInfo

PageInfo: object

Information on the current page of paginated data.

Type declaration

endCursor

endCursor: Cursor

hasNextPage

hasNextPage: boolean

hasPreviousPage

hasPreviousPage: boolean

startCursor

startCursor: Cursor