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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Handling Routes in Node.js Home Route

Posted by Fabricio Policarpo
Fabricio Policarpo
8,674 Points

workspaces unavailable

var http = require('http'); http.createServer(function (request, response){ homeRoute(request, response); }).listen(3000); console.log('Server running at http://<workspace-url>/');

//2. Handle HTTP route GET / and POST / i.e. Home function homeRoute(request, response){ //if url == "/" && GET if(request.url === "/"){ //show search response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'}); response.write("Header\n"); response.write("Search\n"); response.write('Footer\n'); } //if url == "/" && POST //redirect to /:username }

// I cannot seem to connect to the workspaces, tried cntrl C to kill command line, switched ports several times. Initially it worked, when all we were logging was hello world. Please help.