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## createClientForHandler() function

Create a SuperTest client connected to an HTTP server listening on an ephemeral port and calling `handler` to handle incoming requests.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function createClientForHandler(handler: (req: http.IncomingMessage, res: http.ServerResponse) => void): Client;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  handler | (req: http.IncomingMessage, res: http.ServerResponse) =&gt; void |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

[Client](./testlab.client.md)