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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Making a GET Request with http

Andrey Ryazanov
Andrey Ryazanov
7,886 Points
Posted by Andrey Ryazanov
Andrey Ryazanov
7,886 Points

making a get request. node.js challenge

Cannot pass through Task 2 of making a get request node.js challenge. Pls help.

Task: "On a new line, call the get method on the http object you created. Pass in the string of http://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json."

My code:

app.js 
var http = require("http");
http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/" + "chalkers" + ".json");
Andrey Ryazanov
Andrey Ryazanov
7,886 Points
Andrey Ryazanov
Andrey Ryazanov
7,886 Points

Wow. I passed it. The weird solution:

var http = require("http");
var https = require("https");
http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json")
https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json")

6 Answers

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points

this did work for me eventually.

const https = require('https');

https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", response => { });

Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman
3,854 Points
Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman
3,854 Points

Yeah I haven't done this one yet. But when you make a get request depending on if it is http or https can really affect the api you are trying to grab. A lot of times you will return a header and have to build an if statement to see which one you get and go from there.

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

I think the challenge is looking for you to pass in the whole string, since that is what it's asking for. Using concatenation shouldn't matter because you'll end up with the same string, but with the checking software it does. I've checked and just this works, but breaking up the URL doesn't.

http = require('http');

http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json");
Eric Green
Eric Green
6,521 Points
Eric Green
Eric Green
6,521 Points

The https passed for me. I agree with Ryan. The when you make a get request depending on if it is http or https can really affect the api you are trying to grab!

https.get('https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json');

Damjan Bozinovski
Damjan Bozinovski
9,916 Points
Damjan Bozinovski
Damjan Bozinovski
9,916 Points

The teacher is really bad and the challenge isn't properly adjusted. You need to add steps 2 and 3 together in order to pass step 2, and then just press check work again and you pass step 3.