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Start your free trialBryan Woodard
5,757 PointsWhy am I not getting the same result?
WHy am I not getting the same result ? Any help is greatly appreciated
//Problem : We need a simple way to look at a users badge count and JS points
//Solution : use node.js to connect to Trehouses API to get profile information to print out
var https = require("https")
var username = "bryanwoodard111";
//print out message
function printMessage(username, badgeCount, points){
var message = username + " has " + badgeCount + " total badges and " + points + " total points in JavaScript";
console.log(message);
}
//Print out error messages
function printError(error){
console.error(error.message);
}
//Connect to the API url (https://teamtreehouse.com/username.json)
var request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function(response){
var body = "";
//Read the data
response.on("data", function(chunk){
body += chunk;
});
response.on("end", function(){
if (response.statusCode === 200){
try{
var profile = JSON.parse(body);
printMessage(username, profile.badges.length, profile.points.JavaScript);
}catch(error){
//Parse error
printError(error);
}
} else {
//status code error
printError({message: "there was an error getting the profile for " + username + " . (" + https.STATUS_CODES[response.statusCode] + ")"});
}
});
//Parse and Print Data
});
//Connection Error
request.on("error", printError);
2 Answers
miikis
44,957 PointsHey Bryan,
Your username is wrong; it's actually bryanwoodard. Also, the https
module doesn't have a STATUS_CODES
object. That line should read:
printError({ message: "there was an error getting the profile for " + username + " . (" + response.statusCode + ")" });
shane smith
5,247 Pointsnic one this had me confused for a while.
Cesar Murillo
12,646 PointsCesar Murillo
12,646 PointsThanks
Christopher Johnson
12,829 PointsChristopher Johnson
12,829 PointsThank you for this! Could you have someone update the teacher's notes in the video?