| [6a3a178] | 1 | # negotiator
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| 3 | [![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url]
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| 4 | [![NPM Downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url]
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| 5 | [![Node.js Version][node-version-image]][node-version-url]
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| 6 | [![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url]
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| 7 | [![Test Coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
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| 8 |
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| 9 | An HTTP content negotiator for Node.js
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| 10 |
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| 11 | ## Installation
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| 12 |
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| 13 | ```sh
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| 14 | $ npm install negotiator
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| 15 | ```
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| 16 |
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| 17 | ## API
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| 18 |
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| 19 | ```js
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| 20 | var Negotiator = require('negotiator')
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| 21 | ```
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| 22 |
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| 23 | ### Accept Negotiation
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| 24 |
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| 25 | ```js
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| 26 | availableMediaTypes = ['text/html', 'text/plain', 'application/json']
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| 27 |
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| 28 | // The negotiator constructor receives a request object
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| 29 | negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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| 30 |
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| 31 | // Let's say Accept header is 'text/html, application/*;q=0.2, image/jpeg;q=0.8'
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| 32 |
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| 33 | negotiator.mediaTypes()
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| 34 | // -> ['text/html', 'image/jpeg', 'application/*']
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| 35 |
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| 36 | negotiator.mediaTypes(availableMediaTypes)
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| 37 | // -> ['text/html', 'application/json']
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| 38 |
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| 39 | negotiator.mediaType(availableMediaTypes)
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| 40 | // -> 'text/html'
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| 41 | ```
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| 42 |
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| 43 | You can check a working example at `examples/accept.js`.
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| 44 |
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| 45 | #### Methods
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| 46 |
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| 47 | ##### mediaType()
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| 48 |
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| 49 | Returns the most preferred media type from the client.
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| 50 |
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| 51 | ##### mediaType(availableMediaType)
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| 52 |
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| 53 | Returns the most preferred media type from a list of available media types.
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| 54 |
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| 55 | ##### mediaTypes()
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| 56 |
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| 57 | Returns an array of preferred media types ordered by the client preference.
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| 58 |
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| 59 | ##### mediaTypes(availableMediaTypes)
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| 60 |
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| 61 | Returns an array of preferred media types ordered by priority from a list of
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| 62 | available media types.
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| 63 |
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| 64 | ### Accept-Language Negotiation
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| 65 |
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| 66 | ```js
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| 67 | negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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| 68 |
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| 69 | availableLanguages = ['en', 'es', 'fr']
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| 70 |
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| 71 | // Let's say Accept-Language header is 'en;q=0.8, es, pt'
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| 72 |
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| 73 | negotiator.languages()
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| 74 | // -> ['es', 'pt', 'en']
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| 75 |
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| 76 | negotiator.languages(availableLanguages)
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| 77 | // -> ['es', 'en']
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| 78 |
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| 79 | language = negotiator.language(availableLanguages)
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| 80 | // -> 'es'
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| 81 | ```
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| 82 |
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| 83 | You can check a working example at `examples/language.js`.
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| 84 |
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| 85 | #### Methods
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| 86 |
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| 87 | ##### language()
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| 88 |
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| 89 | Returns the most preferred language from the client.
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| 90 |
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| 91 | ##### language(availableLanguages)
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| 92 |
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| 93 | Returns the most preferred language from a list of available languages.
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| 94 |
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| 95 | ##### languages()
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| 96 |
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| 97 | Returns an array of preferred languages ordered by the client preference.
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| 98 |
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| 99 | ##### languages(availableLanguages)
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| 100 |
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| 101 | Returns an array of preferred languages ordered by priority from a list of
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| 102 | available languages.
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| 103 |
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| 104 | ### Accept-Charset Negotiation
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| 105 |
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| 106 | ```js
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| 107 | availableCharsets = ['utf-8', 'iso-8859-1', 'iso-8859-5']
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| 108 |
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| 109 | negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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| 110 |
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| 111 | // Let's say Accept-Charset header is 'utf-8, iso-8859-1;q=0.8, utf-7;q=0.2'
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| 112 |
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| 113 | negotiator.charsets()
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| 114 | // -> ['utf-8', 'iso-8859-1', 'utf-7']
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| 115 |
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| 116 | negotiator.charsets(availableCharsets)
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| 117 | // -> ['utf-8', 'iso-8859-1']
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| 118 |
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| 119 | negotiator.charset(availableCharsets)
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| 120 | // -> 'utf-8'
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| 121 | ```
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| 122 |
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| 123 | You can check a working example at `examples/charset.js`.
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| 124 |
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| 125 | #### Methods
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| 126 |
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| 127 | ##### charset()
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| 128 |
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| 129 | Returns the most preferred charset from the client.
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| 130 |
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| 131 | ##### charset(availableCharsets)
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| 132 |
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| 133 | Returns the most preferred charset from a list of available charsets.
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| 134 |
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| 135 | ##### charsets()
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| 136 |
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| 137 | Returns an array of preferred charsets ordered by the client preference.
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| 138 |
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| 139 | ##### charsets(availableCharsets)
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| 140 |
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| 141 | Returns an array of preferred charsets ordered by priority from a list of
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| 142 | available charsets.
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| 143 |
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| 144 | ### Accept-Encoding Negotiation
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| 145 |
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| 146 | ```js
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| 147 | availableEncodings = ['identity', 'gzip']
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| 148 |
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| 149 | negotiator = new Negotiator(request)
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| 150 |
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| 151 | // Let's say Accept-Encoding header is 'gzip, compress;q=0.2, identity;q=0.5'
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| 152 |
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| 153 | negotiator.encodings()
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| 154 | // -> ['gzip', 'identity', 'compress']
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| 155 |
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| 156 | negotiator.encodings(availableEncodings)
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| 157 | // -> ['gzip', 'identity']
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| 158 |
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| 159 | negotiator.encoding(availableEncodings)
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| 160 | // -> 'gzip'
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| 161 | ```
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| 162 |
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| 163 | You can check a working example at `examples/encoding.js`.
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| 164 |
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| 165 | #### Methods
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| 166 |
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| 167 | ##### encoding()
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| 168 |
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| 169 | Returns the most preferred encoding from the client.
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| 170 |
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| 171 | ##### encoding(availableEncodings)
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| 172 |
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| 173 | Returns the most preferred encoding from a list of available encodings.
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| 174 |
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| 175 | ##### encodings()
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| 176 |
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| 177 | Returns an array of preferred encodings ordered by the client preference.
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| 178 |
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| 179 | ##### encodings(availableEncodings)
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| 180 |
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| 181 | Returns an array of preferred encodings ordered by priority from a list of
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| 182 | available encodings.
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| 183 |
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| 184 | ## See Also
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| 185 |
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| 186 | The [accepts](https://npmjs.org/package/accepts#readme) module builds on
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| 187 | this module and provides an alternative interface, mime type validation,
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| 188 | and more.
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| 189 |
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| 190 | ## License
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| 191 |
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| 192 | [MIT](LICENSE)
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| 193 |
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| 194 | [npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/negotiator.svg
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| 195 | [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/negotiator
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| 196 | [node-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/node/v/negotiator.svg
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| 197 | [node-version-url]: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
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| 198 | [travis-image]: https://img.shields.io/travis/jshttp/negotiator/master.svg
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| 199 | [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/jshttp/negotiator
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| 200 | [coveralls-image]: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/jshttp/negotiator/master.svg
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| 201 | [coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/jshttp/negotiator?branch=master
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| 202 | [downloads-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/negotiator.svg
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| 203 | [downloads-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/negotiator
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