rvers, similar to <code>XMLHttpRequest</code>.</p>
<p>Mithril&#39;s <code>m.request</code> uses <code>XMLHttpRequest</code> instead of <code>fetch()</code> for a number of reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>fetch</code> is not fully standardized yet, and may be subject to specification changes.</li>
<li><code>XMLHttpRequest</code> calls can be aborted before they resolve (e.g. to avoid race conditions in for instant search UIs).</li>
<li><code>XMLHttpRequest</code> provides hooks for progress listeners for long ru