I'm very new to Nodejs and i'm trying to find a record in my db(mongo) by submitting a code and crosschecking the record to see if it exists.
I'm not really clear on how to approach this to get to an endresult stating "There is a code, please continue" and "There is no code".
This is what i have so far as a result of my fiddling:
userProvider.js:
UserProvider.prototype.findByCode = function(code, callback) {
this.getCollection(function(error, user_collection) {
user_collection.findOne({code: code}, function(error, result) {
callback(error, result)
});
});
}
The get collection belonging to userProvider.js:
UserProvider.prototype.getCollection= function(callback) {
this.db.collection('users', function(error, user_collection) {
if( error ) callback(error);
else callback(null, user_collection);
});
};
app.js:
app.post('/game/code', function(req, res) {
if (req.param('code')) {
userProvider.findByCode(req.param('code'), function(error, result) {
console.log(error);
console.log(result);
});
}
});
And the jade form submitting the code:
extends layout
block content
h1= "Gimme a code"
div
form( method="post")
div
div
span.label code :
input(type="text", name="code", id="code")
div
input(type="submit", value="Verbind")
Console logging the param('code') results in the code. So i'm pretty sure that one's solid. So why's there a null returned?
From the question, you didn't say where the 'null' was returned. I am new to nodejs as well, however I noticed in your code:
app.post('/game/code', function(req, res) {
if (req.param('code')) {
userProvider.findByCode(req.param('code'), function(error, result) {
console.log(error);
console.log(result);
});
}
});
and you didn't call the 'res' object. You should try something like this:
app.post('/game/code', function(req, res) {
if (req.param('code')) {
userProvider.findByCode(req.param('code'), function(error, result) {
if(error)
res.send(404, 'There is no code');
else {
console.log(result);
res.send('There is a code:'+result);
}
});
}
});
Check out http://expressjs.com/api.html#res.status for various things you do with res object
Related
My res.json in my first block of code works, but in the else part of my if statement, it does not. The block that doesnt work, checks for a record in a database then im trying to return the response but im not receiving it.
I've checked and the response is a string, I thought it would have worked as the top part of the code successfully returns the string and it shows in dialogflow (where im trying to return it)
The response is successfully consoled right before the res.json but I do not receive it from the source of the request.
code:
app.post('/webhook/orderinfo', (req, res) => {
const intent = req.body.queryResult.intent.displayName;
const domain = "chatbotdemo.myshopify.com";
const order = req.body.queryResult.parameters["number-sequence"];
if (intent.includes('Order Number')) {
url = "https://test-hchat.com/api/orders/" + domain + "/" + order;
request(url)
.then(function (response) {
order_res = JSON.parse(response)
order_res["fullfillmentText"] = "Hi, Please find your order details below:";
res.json({
"fulfillmentText": JSON.stringify(order_res)
})
})
.catch(function (err) {
console.log(err)
});
// THIS PART DOESNT RETURN THE RESPONSE.
} else {
const domain = 'testStore'
db.getClientsDialog(domain, intent, (response) => {
const fullResponse = response.response
res.json({
fullResponse
})
})
}
});
The database code:
getClientsDialog: function (domain, intent, callback) {
MongoClient.connect('mongodb://efwefewf#wefwef.mlab.com:15799/wefwef', function (err, client) {
if (err) throw err;
var db = client.db('asdsad');
db.collection('dialog').findOne({ domain: domain, intent: intent }, function (err, doc) {
if (!err) {
callback(doc)
} else {
throw err;
callback(err)
}
client.close();
});
console.dir("Called findOne");
});
}
Could it be because this second use of the res.json in the else statement, is trying to call the db first and therefore the link is lost to send the data back?
I'm using SailsJS as an API with Waterline connected to a MongoDB. I'm trying to put together an endpoint to edit existing DB entries but can't seem to get it to work and I'm hitting a wall as to why.
My route:
'post /edit/safety/:id': {
controller: 'SafetyController',
action: 'editSafety'
},
My controller function:
editSafety: function editSafety(req, res) {
var id = req.params.id;
Safety.findOneById(id).then((err, safety) => {
if (err) {
res.send(500, err);
return;
}
if (!safety) {
res.send(404, err);
return;
}
safety.title = req.body.title;
safety.description = req.body.description;
safety.status = req.body.status;
safety.save((err, updatedSafety) => {
if (err) {
re.send(500, err);
return;
}
res.send(200, updatedSafety);
});
});
},
Any push in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
I don't recognize the Safety.findOneById method - is this something you have custom built? If not, then it is likely your problem.
Try swapping it for either:
Safety.findOne(id)
or
Safety.findOne({id: id})
Note that the returned object will be a model instance if the record exists, and undefined otherwise. If you decide to go with Safety.find instead then the returned value will be an array containing all models matching the query.
Looks like the main issue was transposing the response and err objects. It was successfully completing the query, but loading it into the err object which gets caught and a 500 error is thrown. So I changed that and simplified in a few other places.
editSafety: function editSafety(req, res) {
var id = req.params.id;
Safety.findOne(id).then((response, err) => {
var safety = response;
if (err) {
res.send(500, err);
return;
}
if (!response) {
res.send(404, err);
return;
}
safety.title = req.body.title;
safety.description = req.body.description;
safety.status = req.body.status;
Safety.update({
id: id
}, safety)
.then((result) => {
res.json(200, 'Ok!');
})
.catch((err) => {
sails.log.error('SafetyController.editSafety', err);
})
});
},
So I am trying to update the field status in my Report document and in my Station.reports sub-document which is an array of objects, in one single API call. The issue is that I am able to update the Report document, but not the station document when making the API call. After the call, the console.log(station.reports); returns the expected subdocument which is : [{"_id":"588fed278b50cd180bd6cc15","date":"2017-01-31T01:48:57.487Z","status":"Archived"}] But this is not saved in the corresponding Station document in my DB. Please I need help here. Thanks.
Station Document:
{
"_id": "588a777d4e26720e7afa7e1e",
"phone": "(007) – 007 – 7007",
"name": "name1",
"email": "name1#email.com",
"reports": [
{
"status": "Submitted",
"date": "2014-01-31T01:48:57.487Z",
"_id": "588fed278b50cd180bd6cc15"
}
]
}
Report Document
{
"_id": "588fed278b50cd180bd6cc15",
"description": "Description of the report",
"time": "05:48 PM",
"date": "2017-01-31T01:48:57.487Z",
"status": "Archived",
"location" : "123 Main Street"
"station" : "588a777d4e26720e7afa7e1e"
}
API Call
router.put('/reports/:id/updateStatus', function (req, res) {
Report.findById(req.params.id, function(err,report){
// if there is an error retrieving, send the error.
// nothing after res.send(err) will execute
if (err)
return res.send(err);
// Update the Report object
report.status = req.body.status;
// Update the Corresponding station.reports subdocument
Station.findOne({_id:report.station}, function (err, data) {
if(err) return console.log(err);
data.reports.forEach(function(rpt){
if (rpt._id == req.params.id){
rpt.status = req.body.status
data.save(function (err, station) {
if (err)
return res.send(err);
console.log(station.reports);
})
}
})
})
report.save(function (err, report) {
if (err)
return res.send(err);
res.json(report);
})
});
})
You are doing mistake while updating the station object. Use findOneAndUpdate to find the matching Station document, and then change the status of the matched reports item(matched using reports._id).
Try this:
Station.findOneAndUpdate({
_id:report.station,"reports._id":req.params.id
},{
$set : {reports.$.status : req.body.status}
},function(err){
if(err)
return res.send(err);
});
report._id will find the array element whose _id is req.params.id and report.$.status will update only the matching element of the array.
For more information on positional $(update) operator, Read mongoDB positional Documentation.
Also, i would suggest to save the report object in the callback of update. As nodejs is asynchronous, it will not wait for the update to finish, if you are saving report outside of the callback. And, you might get Cant set the headers after they are sent error. Thus, its recommended to do it in the callback.
Thus your final API code would look like:
router.put('/reports/:id/updateStatus', function (req, res) {
Report.findById(req.params.id, function(err,report){
// if there is an error retrieving, send the error.
// nothing after res.send(err) will execute
if (err)
return res.send(err);
// Update the Report object
report.status = req.body.status;
// Update the Corresponding station.reports subdocument
Station.findOneAndUpdate({
"_id":report.station,"reports._id":req.params.id
},{
$set : {"reports.$.status" : req.body.status}
},function(err, result){
if(err)
return res.send(err);
console.log(result);
report.save(function (err, report) {
if (err)
return res.send(err);
res.json(report);
});
});
});
})
UPDATE
Alternate Method
Another way can be, You can proceed in the original way, but don't save the data inside the forEach, instead save the data sheet forEach finishes.
Station.findOne({_id:report.station}, function (err, data) {
if(err) return console.log(err);
data.reports.forEach(function(rpt){
if (rpt._id == req.params.id){
rpt.status = req.body.status
}
});
data.save(function (err, station) {
if (err)
return res.send(err);
console.log(station.reports);
report.save(function (err, report) {
if (err)
return res.send(err);
res.json(report);
});
})
})
Hope this helps!
After multiple attempts, and with the help of Ravi, I was able to figure out a solution that worked for me pretty well. The only thing that changed was my API call. The rest of the code was unchanged.
Hope this helps someone having similar needs.
API CALL
router.put('/reports/:id/updateStatus', function (req, res) {
Report.findById(req.params.id, function(err,report){
// if there is an error retrieving, send the error.
// nothing after res.send(err) will execute
if (err)
return res.send(err);
// Update the Report object
report.status = req.body.status;
// Update the Corresponding station.reports subdocument
Station.findOne({_id:report.station}, function (err, info) {
if(err) return console.log(err);
info.reports.forEach(function(rpt){
if (rpt._id == req.params.id){
Station.update({_id:info._id, "reports._id":rpt._id },
{
$set:{"reports.$.status": req.body.status }
},function (err, results) {
if(err) return console.log("This Station couldn't be updated " + err);
console.log(results)
}
)
}
})
report.save(function (err, report) {
if (err)
return res.send(err);
res.json({report:report, station:info});
});
})
});
})
I am new to rethinkdb.
When I try out the sample code in https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb-example-nodejs/tree/master/todo-angular-express
function create(req, res, next) {
var todo = req.body;
todo.createdAt = r.now(); // Set the field `createdAt` to the current time
r.table('todos').insert(todo, {returnVals: true}).run(req._rdbConn, function(error, result) {
if (error) {
handleError(res, error)
}
else if (result.inserted !== 1) {
handleError(res, new Error("Document was not inserted."))
}
else {
res.send(JSON.stringify(result.new_val));
}
next();
});
}
I got the following error:
500 Internal Server Error
{"error":"return_vals renamed to return_changes in:\nr.table(\"todos\").insert({title: r.json(\"\"abcde\"\"), completed: r.json(\"false\"), createdAt: r.now()}, {returnVals: true})\n
And then I tried out the sample code in http://rethinkdb.com/docs/examples/node-todo/
function create(req, res, next) {
var todo = req.body; // req.body was created by `bodyParser`
todo.createdAt = r.now(); // Set the field `createdAt` to the current time
r.table('todos').insert(todo, {returnChanges: true}).run(req._rdbConn, function(error, result) {
if (error) {
handleError(res, error)
}
else if (result.inserted !== 1) {
handleError(res, new Error("Document was not inserted."))
}
else {
res.send(JSON.stringify(result.changes[0].new_val));
}
next();
});
}
I got the following error:
500 Internal Server Error
{"error":"Unrecognized optional argument returnChanges. in:\nr.table(\"todos\").insert({title: r.json(\"\"abcde\"\"), completed: r.json(\"false\"), createdAt: r.now()}, {returnChanges: true})\n "}
It seems that rethinkdb have changed returnVals to return_changes / returnChanges, and the argument of insert().
And I have the problem fixed when I used return_changes.
What is the right way to work on insert in latest version?
Do rethinkdb always changes its syntax?
this is indeed a bug in the example code. I've opened https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb-example-nodejs/issues/3 so we can fix it.
Your second problem with returnChanges not being recognized might come from using an old RethinkDB node driver. Have you tried updating the driver? http://rethinkdb.com/docs/install-drivers/javascript/
{ text: undefined,
done: false,
_id: 529e16025f5222dc36000002,
__v: 0 }
PUT /api/todos/529e16025f5222dc36000002 200 142ms - 68b
I keep getting this error when trying to do an update for my simple CRUD todo list. When I submit the update, the change doesn't appear on screen, although the put says it's a 200. Not sure what steps to take so that I don't get this "undefined" error and so I can have the update show up on screen.
EDIT: Included more code
This is the back-end node code:
app.put('/api/todos/:_id', function(req, res) {
Todo.findById(req.params._id, function(err, todos){
todos.text = req.body.text;
console.log(todos);
todos.save(function() {
if (!err) {
res.send(todos);
} else if (err) {
res.send(err);
}
Todo.find(function(err, todos) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
res.json(todos);
});
});
});
});
This is the Angular front-end code:
$scope.updateTodo = function(id) {
$scope.newItem = prompt("Please enter your new item:", "");
$http.put('/api/todos/' + id, {formData: $scope.newItem}).success(function(data) {
$scope.todos = data;
});
$http.get('/api/todos').success(function(data) {
$scope.todos = data;
});
};
I think it's because of this:
$http.put('/api/todos/' + id, { formData: $scope.newItem} )
^^^^^^^^
You're passing a single formData parameter with the request, yet in your Express code, you use this:
req.body.text
Either try this:
req.body.formData.text
Or don't use the formData parameter at all and pass $scope.newItem directly.
Besides that, your Express code is a bit messy: it might send back multiple responses and it doesn't check for errors on the save (as #PaulGray also pointed out).