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JavaScript Node.js Basics 2017 Building a Command Line Application Getting the Response Body

Posted by Karly Lamm
Karly Lamm
7,865 Points

I dont know what I am missing

I keep getting the error: Bummer: You haven't added the dataChunk to responseBody. But to my understanding, I have done this.

app.js 
const https = require("https");
const request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json", response => {
    let responseBody = "";

    response.on("data", dataChunk => {
          responseBody += dataChunck ;
    });

    response.on("", () => {
        console.log(responseBody);
    });

});

request.on("error", error => {
    console.error(error.message);
});

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

It's just a spelling error, you have "dataChunck" (with an extra "c") instead of "dataChunk".

Mark Casavantes
Mark Casavantes
10,619 Points
Mark Casavantes
Mark Casavantes
10,619 Points

I am not sure you can have a constant variable "https". Is https a reserved word? I am not sure.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

That's not only OK, it's the "best practice" convention to use that variable name for that module.

Mark Casavantes
Mark Casavantes
10,619 Points
Mark Casavantes
Mark Casavantes
10,619 Points

Thank you Steven,

I respect and value your advice.

Thank you,

Mark