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* `stream` {Http2Stream} A reference to the stream
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object} An object describing the headers
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* `flags` {number} The associated numeric flags
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* `rawHeaders` {Array} An array containing the raw header names followed by
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their respective values.
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* `rawHeaders` {HTTP/2 Raw Headers} An array containing the raw headers
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The `'stream'` event is emitted when a new `Http2Stream` is created.
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description: Allow passing headers in raw array format.
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object|Array}
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object|HTTP/2 Raw Headers}
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* `options` {Object}
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object}
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* `flags` {number}
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* `rawHeaders` {HTTP/2 Raw Headers}
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The `'headers'` event is emitted when an additional block of headers is received
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for a stream, such as when a block of `1xx` informational headers is received.
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The listener callback is passed the [HTTP/2 Headers Object][] and flags
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associated with the headers.
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The listener callback is passed the [HTTP/2 Headers Object][], flags associated
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with the headers, and the headers in raw format (see [HTTP/2 Raw Headers][]).
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```js
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stream.on('headers', (headers, flags) => {
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object}
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* `flags` {number}
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* `rawHeaders` {HTTP/2 Raw Headers}
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The `'response'` event is emitted when a response `HEADERS` frame has been
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received for this stream from the connected HTTP/2 server. The listener is
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invoked with two arguments: an `Object` containing the received
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[HTTP/2 Headers Object][], and flags associated with the headers.
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invoked with three arguments: an `Object` containing the received
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[HTTP/2 Headers Object][], flags associated with the headers, and the headers
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in raw format (see [HTTP/2 Raw Headers][]).
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```mjs
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import { connect } from 'node:http2';
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description: Allow explicitly setting date headers.
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object|Array}
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object|HTTP/2 Raw Headers}
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* `options` {Object}
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* `endStream` {boolean} Set to `true` to indicate that the response will not
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include payload data.
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object} An object describing the headers
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* `flags` {number} The associated numeric flags
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their respective values.
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* `rawHeaders` {HTTP/2 Raw Headers} An array containing the raw headers
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an `Http2Session` associated with the server.
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* `stream` {Http2Stream} A reference to the stream
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* `headers` {HTTP/2 Headers Object} An object describing the headers
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* `rawHeaders` {HTTP/2 Raw Headers} An array containing the raw headers
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#### Raw headers
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In some APIs, in addition to object format, headers can also be passed or
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accessed as a raw flat array, preserving details of ordering and
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duplicate keys to match the raw transmission format.
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In this format the keys and values are in the same list. It is _not_ a
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list of tuples. So, the even-numbered offsets are key values, and the
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odd-numbered offsets are the associated values. Duplicate headers are
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not merged and so each key-value pair will appear separately.
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This can be useful for cases such as proxies, where existing headers
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should be exactly forwarded as received, or as a performance
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optimization when the headers are already available in raw format.
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const rawHeaders = [
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':status',
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'404',
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'content-type',
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'text/plain',
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];
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stream.respond(rawHeaders);
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```
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### Settings object
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<!-- YAML
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[HTTP/1]: http.md
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[HTTP/2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540
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[HTTP/2 Headers Object]: #headers-object
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[HTTP/2 Raw Headers]: #raw-headers
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[HTTP/2 Settings Object]: #settings-object
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[HTTP/2 Unencrypted]: https://http2.github.io/faq/#does-http2-require-encryption
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'HTTP/2 Raw Headers': 'http2.html#raw-headers',
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'HTTP/2 Settings Object': 'http2.html#settings-object',
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'http2.Http2ServerRequest': 'http2.html#class-http2http2serverrequest',
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