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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js A Simple Merge Utility

Posted by Kathleen Matthews
Kathleen Matthews
6,335 Points

I'm not sure why this isn't working, I keep getting an "Your implementation is off" error

Not sure what I'm missing; if I try it in my browser console the merge function that I wrote works.

index.js 
var utilities = require("./utilities");

var mailValues = {};

mailValues.first_name = "Janet";

var emailTemplate = "Hi %first_name%! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)";

var mergedContent = utilities.merge(emailTemplate, mailValues);

//mergedContent === "Hi Janet! Thanks for completing this code challenge :)";
utilities.js 
function merge(content, values) {
  content = content.replace("%first_name%", values["first_name"]);
  return content;
}


module.exports.merge = merge;

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

I think it wants you to write a more general merge function that will work with any set of values, not just %first_name%, like in the previous video.