lib/core/Axios.js

Axios.prototype.request = function request(config) {
  /*eslint no-param-reassign:0*/
  // Allow for axios('example/url'[, config]) a la fetch API
  if (typeof config === 'string') {
    config = arguments[1] || {};
    config.url = arguments[0];
  } else {
    config = config || {};
  }

  config = mergeConfig(this.defaults, config);

  // Set config.method
  if (config.method) {
    config.method = config.method.toLowerCase();
  } else if (this.defaults.method) {
    config.method = this.defaults.method.toLowerCase();
  } else {
    config.method = 'get';
  }

  // Hook up interceptors middleware
  var chain = [dispatchRequest, undefined];
  var promise = Promise.resolve(config);

  this.interceptors.request.forEach(function unshiftRequestInterceptors(interceptor) {
    chain.unshift(interceptor.fulfilled, interceptor.rejected);
  });

  this.interceptors.response.forEach(function pushResponseInterceptors(interceptor) {
    chain.push(interceptor.fulfilled, interceptor.rejected);
  });

  while (chain.length) {
    promise = promise.then(chain.shift(), chain.shift());
  }

  return promise;
};