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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Handling Routes in Node.js Populating User Information

Posted by Thomas Katalenas
Thomas Katalenas
11,033 Points

profileJSON?

profileJSON is a built in method or what, where did it come from.

function userRoute(request, response) {
  var username = request.url.replace('/', ""); 
  if(username.length > 0) {
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'}); 
    response.write('Header\n');
    //get json from Treehouse
    var studentProfile = new Profile(username);
    //on end 
    studentProfile.on("end", function(profileJSON){

      // show profile
      //Store the values which we need
      var values = {
       avatarUrl: profileJSON.gravatar_url, 
       username: profileJSON.profile_name, 
       badges: profileJSON.badges.length, 
       javaScript: profileJSON.points, 

      }            
    });
Abraham Juliot
Abraham Juliot
47,353 Points
Abraham Juliot
Abraham Juliot
47,353 Points

Hi Thomas, the parameter (represented by "profileJSON") is built into the "on" method, which is built into the new "Profile" object. The parameter "profileJSON" can be named anything, but it must receive an argument via the callback function argument sent by the built in "on" method.