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Error: Can't set headers after they are sent.

I don't get it, where the error is. How do I find out in which line the error is?

I get the following error message in the console:

throw new Error('Can\'t set headers after they are sent.');                 
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Error: Can't set headers after they are sent.
at ServerResponse.OutgoingMessage.setHeader (_http_outgoing.js:344:11)
at Server.<anonymous> (/home/treehouse/workspace/app.js:14:12)
at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
at Server.emit (events.js:172:7)
at HTTPParser.parserOnIncoming [as onIncoming] (_http_server.js:528:12)
at HTTPParser.parserOnHeadersComplete (_http_common.js:103:23)

and here is the code:

const http = require('http');

const hostname = '127.0.0.1'; const port = 3000;

const server = http.createServer((request, response) => { response.statusCode = 200; response.write("This is before the end"); setInterval(function(){ response.write(new Date() + "/n"); }, 1000); response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain'); response.end('Hello World\n'); });

server.listen(3000), console.log(Server running at http://${hostname}:${port}/);

1 Answer

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,288 Points

You can't write multiple responses because after you write it you have to end it and after you end it you can't send anything else