Use xhr.response instead responseText

README.md

@@ -118,8 +118,13 @@ api.on('request', function(xhr) {
 
 Also, returns by `get`, `post`, `put`, `patch` and `delete` `Promise` objects also emit these events, but only for current request.
 ```js
-api.dogs(1337).toys.get().on('success', console.log.bind.(console)).then((toys) => "..."); //in log will be xhr instance
-api.dogs(1337).toys.get().then((toys) => "..."); //log is clear
+api.dogs(1337).toys.get().on('success', console.log.bind(console)).then(toys => "..."); //in log will be xhr instance
+api.dogs(1337).toys.get().then(toys => "..."); //log is clear
+```
+
+You can use events to set `responseType` XMLHttpRequest property, to handle binary files (and you can compose it with custom decoders, as described below, to automatically convert blob to File object):
+```js
+api.files('presentation.pdf').get().on('request', xhr => xhr.responseType = 'blob').then(blobObj => "...");
 ```
 
 ## Configuration
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@ var api = new RestClient('http://example.com', opts);
 //or by conf
 api.conf(opts);
 ```
-If there is no suitable decoder (or server given't `Content-Type` header), gotten string will be passed to Promise.resolve without changes.
+If there is no suitable decoder (or server given't `Content-Type` header), gotten `XMLHttpRequest.response` will be passed to Promise.resolve without changes.
 
 Of course, you can combine encoders and decoders for single MIME:
 ```js

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "another-rest-client",
-  "version": "0.3.5",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "description": "Simple REST API client that makes your code lesser and more beautiful than without it.",
   "main": "rest-client.js",
   "scripts": {

src/rest-client.js

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class RestClient {
                         this.emit('success', xhr);
                         p.emit('success', xhr);
 
-                        let res = xhr.responseText;
+                        let res = xhr.response;
                         let responseHeader = xhr.getResponseHeader('Content-Type');
                         if (responseHeader) {
                             let responseContentType = responseHeader.split(';')[0];

test/test.js

@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ describe('resource', () => {
             }).catch(done);
         });
 
+        it('should correctly parse response', (done) => {
+            var req;
+            xhr.onCreate = r => req = r;
+
+            var p = api.cookies.get({fresh: true});
+
+            req.respond(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, '{"a":"1df"}');
+
+            req.url.should.be.equal(host + '/cookies?fresh=true');
+            p.then(r => {
+                r.should.be.deep.equal({"a": "1df"});
+                done();
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
 
         it('should correctly handle exception with wrong encoded response body', (done) => {
             var req;
@@ -210,7 +224,6 @@ describe('resource', () => {
             }).catch(done);
         });
 
-
         it('should emit once event', (done) => {
             var req;
             xhr.onCreate = r => req = r;