javascript - Using Digest Auth in meteorjs -

hello im working on prototype using digest authentication other server in meteor. can body please me how this? have tried , searched threads discussion using nodejs. can please me of meteor code?

   var options = {    host: 'http://some-api-link/',    port: 3000,    path: '/path',    // authentication headers    headers: {       'authorization': 'basic ' + new buffer(username + ':' + passw).tostring('base64')    }    };  //this call request = http.get(options, function(res){    var body = "";    res.on('data', function(data) {       body += data;    });    res.on('end', function() {       console.log(body);    })    res.on('error', function(e) {       console.log("got error: " + e.message);    }); }); 

why not use http package

in console:

meteor add http 

then can do:

var result = http.get( "http://some-api-link/path",                        {auth: 'username:password',                         params: {some_param: 'some value'}});  console.log(result.content); //or result.data depending on want 

full docs on can do/how here: http://docs.meteor.com/#http_call