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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Getting the Response Body

Wade M
Wade M
7,256 Points
Posted by Wade M
Wade M
7,256 Points

Getting response body - Body not found? Node.js Basics

var http = require("http");
var username = "wademoschetti";

function printMessage(username, badgeCount, points) {
  var message = username + " has " + badgeCount + " total badge(s) and " + points + " points in JavaScript";
  console.log(message);
};

//Connect to API URL (https://teamtreehouse.com/username.json)
var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/username" + username + ".json", function(response){
  console.log(response.statusCode);
  //Read the Data
  response.on('data', function (chunk) {
    console.log('BODY: ' + chunk)
  });
  //Parse the data
  //Print the data
});

request.on("error", function(error){
 console.error(error.message);
})

3 Answers

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi, Wade M The BODY: not found is due to a typo in the URL address.

In this line of your code.

var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/username" + username + ".json", function(response){

The URL should be just "http://teamtreehouse.com/".

So change that line of your code to 

var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function(response){

Now things should be working okay. Hope that helps.

Wade M
Wade M
7,256 Points
Wade M
Wade M
7,256 Points

Thanks heaps. I knew it would be something silly. I'm learning VIM at the same time so was just a silly copy and paste :P

daniwao
daniwao
13,125 Points
daniwao
daniwao
13,125 Points

I'm still getting a body not found after looking at your response. Do you mind taking a look at my code to see if I'm missing something silly. 

var http = require("http");
//this is the username that we want to get information on. Challenge is to make a prompt to get username and then infuse it into the function
var username = "daniwao";

function printMessage(username, badgeCount, points){
    var message = username + " has " + badgeCount + " total badges and " + points + " points in Javascript";
    console.log(message);
}

//creating a get request to an API 
var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function(response){
    var body = "";
    //console.log(response.statusCode); //Testing the response.
    //read the data
    response.on('data', function(chunk) {
    // body += chunk;
    console.log('BODY: ' + chunk)
  });
  //ending the event.
  response.on('end', function(){
    // var profile = JSON.parse(body);
    // console.dir(profile);
  })
});
//creating an error event to catch errors from the var request.
request.on("error", function(e){ //e is the error
    console.error(e.message);
})
William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Hi, daniwao , sorry about the late reply.

I don't see anything wrong with your code; I also tried to run your code, everything seem working oaky. Imgur

You see, I don't get the body not found error.