Fetch-style signature overload

request/request.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict"
 
 var buildQueryString = require("../querystring/build")
+var Promise = require("../promise/promise")
 
 module.exports = function($window, Stream) {
 	var callbackCount = 0
@@ -8,7 +9,18 @@ module.exports = function($window, Stream) {
 	var oncompletion
 	function setCompletionCallback(callback) {oncompletion = callback}
 
-	function request(args) {
+	function request(args, extra) {
+		if(typeof args === "string"){
+			var url = args
+
+			if(typeof extra === "object")	args = extra
+			else args = {}
+
+			if(typeof args.url === "undefined") args.url = url
+		}
+
+		if(typeof args.method === "undefined") args.method = "GET"
+
 		var stream = Stream()
 		if (args.initialValue !== undefined) stream(args.initialValue)
 		args.method = args.method.toUpperCase()

request/tests/test-request.js

@@ -27,13 +27,49 @@ o.spec("xhr", function() {
 				done()
 			})
 		})
-		o("works via POST", function(done) {
+		o("implicit GET method", function(done){
+			var s = new Date
 			mock.$defineRoutes({
 				"GET /item": function() {
 					return {status: 200, responseText: JSON.stringify({a: 1})}
 				}
 			})
-			xhr({method: "GET", url: "/item"}).run(function(data) {
+			xhr({url: "/item"}).run(function(data) {
+				o(data).deepEquals({a: 1})
+			}).run(function() {
+				done()
+			})
+		})
+		o("first argument can be a string aliasing url property", function(done){
+			var s = new Date
+			mock.$defineRoutes({
+				"GET /item": function() {
+					return {status: 200, responseText: JSON.stringify({a: 1})}
+				}
+			})
+			xhr("/item").run(function(data) {
+				o(data).deepEquals({a: 1})
+			}).run(function() {
+				done()
+			})
+		})
+		o("works via POST", function(done) {
+			mock.$defineRoutes({
+				"POST /item": function() {
+					return {status: 200, responseText: JSON.stringify({a: 1})}
+				}
+			})
+			xhr({method: "POST", url: "/item"}).run(function(data) {
+				o(data).deepEquals({a: 1})
+			}).run(done)
+		})
+		o("first argument can act as URI with second argument providing options", function(done) {
+			mock.$defineRoutes({
+				"POST /item": function() {
+					return {status: 200, responseText: JSON.stringify({a: 1})}
+				}
+			})
+			xhr("/item", {method: "POST"}).run(function(data) {
 				o(data).deepEquals({a: 1})
 			}).run(done)
 		})