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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Handling Parsing and Status Code Errors

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

I get "Unexpected token ILLEGAL" instead of "Unexpected token N", and also a whole lot longer string in response.

Also why isn't my code getting formatting properly?

var https = require("https");
var username = "brendanwhiting123";

//Print out message

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

//Print out error messages
function printError(error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}


//Conect to the API URL (https://teamtreehouse.com/username.json)

var request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function(response) {
  var body = "";
  console.log(response.statusCode)
//Read the data
  response.on('data', function(chunk){
    body += chunk;
  });
  response.on('end', function() {
    try {
      var profile = JSON.parse(body);
      printMessage(username, profile.badges.length, profile.points.JavaScript);
    } catch(error) {
      //Parse Error
      printError(error);  
    }





  });  
//Parse the data
//Print the data

});

//Connection Error
request.on("error", printError) {
});
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

I fixed your code so it displays properly. There was a random back-tick in the middle, after a semi-colon.

Craig Curtis
Craig Curtis
19,985 Points
Craig Curtis
Craig Curtis
19,985 Points

Your final // Connection error is off. It should be:

request.on('error', printError);