Node.js Call HTTPS With BASIC Authentication

Node.js https module used to make a remote call to a remote server using https and BASIC authentication:

var options = {
 host: 'test.example.com',
 port: 443,
 path: '/api/service/'+servicename,
 // authentication headers
 headers: {
 'Authorization': 'Basic ' + new Buffer(username + ':' + passw).toString('base64')
 } 
};

//this is the call
request = https.get(options, function(res){
 var body = "";
 res.on('data', function(data) {
 body += data;
 });
 res.on('end', function() {
 //here we have the full response, html or json object
 console.log(body);
 })
 res.on('error', function(e) {
 onsole.log("Got error: " + e.message);
 });
	});

}