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Eric Park
1,063 PointsUnable to display web page due to undefined property 'url'
I am having some trouble displaying the user data. I have followed the videos but still receive this error:
treehouse:~/workspace$ node app.js
Server running at http://<workspace-url>/
/home/treehouse/workspace/router.js:21
var username = request.url.replace("/","");
^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'url' of undefined
at Object.user (/home/treehouse/workspace/router.js:21:24)
at Server.<anonymous> (/home/treehouse/workspace/app.js:10:9)
at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
at Server.emit (events.js:172:7)
at HTTPParser.parserOnIncoming [as onIncoming] (_http_server.js:528:12)
at HTTPParser.parserOnHeadersComplete (_http_common.js:88:23)
I am not sure why because I have tried following the code exactly. Here is my router.js file:
var Profile = require("./profile.js");
var studentProfile = new Profile("chalkers");
//Handle HTTP route GET / and POST / i.e. Home
function home(request,response) {
//if the URL == "/" && GET
//show the search field
if(request.url ==="/"){
response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
response.write("Header\n");
response.write("Search\n");
response.end("Footer\n");
}
//if url =="/" && POST
//redirect to /:username
}
//Handle the HTTP route GET /:username i.e. /ericpark
function user(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,
javascriptPoints:profileJSON.points.JavaScript
}
//Simple reponse
response.write(values.username+"\n");
response.end('Footer\n');
});
//on "end"
//show profile
//on "error"
studentProfile.on("error", function(error){
reponse.write(error.message + "\n");
response.write(username+"\n");
response.end('Footer\n');
});
}
}
//if url =="/...."
//get json from Treehouse
module.exports.home = home;
module.exports.user = user;

Will Ngo
44 PointsWhat's in your app.js file?
1 Answer

Eric Park
1,063 PointsHi there the url to the footer is:
jcorum
71,828 Pointsjcorum
71,828 PointsEric, it would be great if you would include a link to the challenge. Otherwise it's difficult to see what needs doing, not knowing the course or the instructions.