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JavaScript npm Basics (retiring) Installing Packages with npm Installing Local Packages

Posted by learning67learning67
learning67learning67
6,479 Points

I can not figure out what I'm doing wrong?

THIS IS MY CODE
var unsecurePlainTextPassword = "password";

var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
bcrypt.genSalt(saltRounds, function(err, salt) {
    bcrypt.hash(unsecurePlainTextPassword, salt, function(err, hash) {
        console.log(hash);
    });
});

THIS IS THE MESSAGE

bcrypt.genSalt(saltRounds, function(err, salt) {
               ^

ReferenceError: saltRounds is not defined
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/sharifi/Documents/nn/app.js:4:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:660:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:671:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:573:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:701:10)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:190:16)
    at bootstrap_node.js:662:3
Carlos Lantigua
Carlos Lantigua
5,938 Points
Carlos Lantigua
Carlos Lantigua
5,938 Points

I just posted the same thing, having the same issue as well, I have to run this from my personal editor because workspace console seems to be offline at the moment for me.

2 Answers

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

What is the "saltRounds"? Rewrite "saltNumber" to a number. If I remember correctly now you specify how many characters your password will convert to. Hope this help.

Carlos Lantigua
Carlos Lantigua
5,938 Points
Carlos Lantigua
Carlos Lantigua
5,938 Points

per the readme, this is the recommended code for bcrypt to use, it differs heavily from the video Andrew Chalky is presenting as I think it has been updated since, this seems to be causing an issue to run it. We don't exactly know what it means yet because we haven't gotten far enough to know what it is yet lol.

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

The code worked for me with saltNumber. I don't understand why don't working for you.

learning67learning67
learning67learning67
6,479 Points
learning67learning67
learning67learning67
6,479 Points 
var unsecurePlainTextPassword = "password";

var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
bcrypt.genSalt(saltRounds, function(err, salt) {
    bcrypt.hash(unsecurePlainTextPassword, salt, function(err, hash) {
        console.log(hash);
    });
});

I finally got the answer. for 'saltRounds' in the "bcrypt.getSlat", we should put a number. For example 10.