I'm trying to understand how Post Request works with express. I my case I would like to be able to update an web API call (is this the right term ?) with Google Analytics API. Most of the examples I found here or there are about handling post message or sign in operation.
Following this question here is what I have understand. On the front-end, using axios here is what I need to pass :
axios.post("http://localhost:3000/endpoints", my_parameters)
I can easily send this on the server side with react/redux. however on the server side, I'm kind of lost. I've got the following API call :
var key = require('./client_id.json')
var jwtClient = ...
var VIEW_ID = "ga:80820965";
var authorize = function( cb ) {
jwtClient.authorize(function(err) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
return;
} else {
if ( typeof cb === "function") {
cb();
}
}
});
}
var queryData = function(req, res) {
authorize(function() {
analytics.data.ga.get({
'auth': jwtClient,
'ids': VIEW_ID,
'metrics': 'ga:uniquePageviews',
'dimensions': 'ga:pagePath',
'start-date': '30daysAgo',
'end-date': 'yesterday',
'sort': '-ga:uniquePageviews',
'max-results': 10,
}, function (err, response) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
return;
}
res.send(response);
});
});
}
module.exports = {
queryData
};
and my express server set-up :
const app = express();
app.use('/', express.static('public'));
app.use('/', express.static('src'));
var ga = require('./src/apicall/gadata');
app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000);
app.set('views', './src/views');
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.use('/gadata', ga.queryData);
so after I've dispatched my axios.post, how do I handle it in my server.babel.js file ?
I guess I need to use a structure like this :
router.get('/newUser', (req, res) => {
TestUser.save({
name: 'sawyer',
email: 'sawyer#test.com'
}).then((result) => {
console.log('Saved!')
res.send(result)
})
})
but I don't really know how I should refactor it to pass my parameters so I can actually update my google analytics api call ?
thanks.
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I want to achieve something like this:
call my website url https://mywebsite/api/something
then my next.js website api will call external api
get external api data
update external api data to mongodb database one by one
then return respose it's status.
Below code is working correctly correctly. data is updating on mongodb but when I request to my api url it respond me very quickly then it updates data in database.
But I want to first update data in database and then respond me
No matter how much time its take.
Below is my code
export default async function handler(req, res) {
async function updateServer(){
return new Promise(async function(resolve, reject){
const statusArray = [];
const apiUrl = `https://example.com/api`;
const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }});
const newsResults = await response.json();
const articles = await newsResults["articles"];
for (let i = 0; i < articles.length; i++) {
const article = articles[i];
try {
insertionData["title"] = article["title"];
insertionData["description"] = article["description"];
MongoClient.connect(mongoUri, async function (error, db) {
if (error) throw error;
const articlesCollection = db.db("database").collection("collectionname");
const customQuery = { url: article["url"] };
const customUpdate = { $set: insertionData };
const customOptions = { upsert: true };
const status = await articlesCollection.updateOne(customQuery,customUpdate,customOptions);
statusArray.push(status);
db.close();
});
} catch (error) {console.log(error);}
}
if(statusArray){
console.log("success", statusArray.length);
resolve(statusArray);
} else {
console.log("error");
reject("reject because no statusArray");
}
});
}
updateServer().then(
function(statusArray){
return res.status(200).json({ "response": "success","statusArray":statusArray }).end();
}
).catch(
function(error){
return res.status(500).json({ "response": "error", }).end();
}
);
}
How to achieve that?
Any suggestions are always welcome!
Hi I have a timeout problem to get a json response; I am using google places API to look for the closest location.
Could anyone help me with this? Thanks.
const PlaceSearch = require("./node_modules/googleplaces/lib/NearBySearch.js");
const PlaceDetailsRequest = require("./node_modules/googleplaces/lib/PlaceDetailsRequest.js");
app.intent('Ask Location', conv => {conv.ask(new Permission({context: 'To start',permissions: 'DEVICE_PRECISE_LOCATION',}));});
app.intent('geolocation.intent', (conv,params,granted) =>{
if(granted){
var coordinates = conv.device.location.coordinates;
var location = [coordinates.latitude, coordinates.longitude];
var searchParameters = {
location: location,
name:'Store Name',
radius:10000
};
var config = {
apiKey:'#####',
outputFormat:'json'
};
var placeSearch = new PlaceSearch(config.apiKey, config.outputFormat);
var placeDetailsRequest = new PlaceDetailsRequest(config.apiKey, config.outputFormat);
placeSearch(searchParameters, function (error, search_response) {
if(search_response.status === 'OK'){
placeDetailsRequest({reference: search_response.results[0].reference}, function (error, details_response) {
conv.ask(`Your closest store is at ${details_response.result.formatted_address}.`);
});
}
});
}
});
I solved the issue using a request to Google API via URL; and using a promise.
const request = require("request");
app.input("geolocation.intent", conv => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
...
request(options, (error, response, body) => {
...
if (error) {
...
reject(...);
} else {
...
resolve(...);
}
}).then(result => {
const address = result.address;
conv.ask('Your closest store is...');
}).catch(error => {
conv.close('Error in Promise');
});
});
What I learned is that in Dialogflow API v2 you need to use promises when you make a request.
I got problem while I move into https://github.com/DaftMonk/generator-angular-fullstack.
Before my project was working. Here is code for frontend and backend part related to comment.
I am getting all time error 404. I don't know why I cannot find following path.
POST http://localhost:9000/api/providers/554a1dba53d9ca8c2a2a31ff/posts/554b1726f1116e00256e3d82/comments 404 (Not Found)
I am struggling couple of days to discover which part of my code have problem but I couldn't realize that.
server side
in comment.controller
// Creates a new comment in the DB.
exports.create = function(req, res) {
console.log('i ma inside api');
Post.findById(req.originalUrl.split('/')[3], function (err, post) { //here can not find post at all.
if (err) {
return handleError(res, err);
}
if (!post) {
return res.status(404).send('Post not found');
}
Comment.create(req.body, function (err, comment) {
if (err) {
return handleError(res, err);
}
post.comments.push(comment.id);
post.save(function (err) {
if (err) return handleError(res, err);
return res.status(201).json(comment);
});
});
});
};
route.js
app.use('/api/providers/:providerId/posts/:postId/comments', require('./api/provider/post/comment'));
index.js
var controller = require('./comment.controller.js');
var router = express.Router();
router.get('/', controller.index);
router.get('/:id', controller.show);
router.post('/', controller.create);
router.put('/:id', controller.update);
router.patch('/:id', controller.update);
router.delete('/:id', controller.destroy);
router.put('/:id/upvote', controller.upvote);
in client side:
factory:
//create new comment for post
ob.createComment = function(providerId, postId,comment) {
console.log('i am inside factory');
return $http.post('/api/providers/'+ providerId + '/posts/' + postId + '/comments' ,comment, {
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer '+Auth.getToken()}
}).success(function(data){
_.forEach(ob.provider.posts,function(value,index){
if(value._id === post._id){
ob.posts[index].comments.push(data);
}
})
ob.current.comments.push(data)
// ob.provider1._id.posts.push(data);
});
};
in my controller
$scope.addComment = function(){
// if(!$scope.title || $scope.title === '') { return; }
if(!$scope.body || $scope.body === '') { return; }
console.log('$stateParams',$stateParams);
providers.createComment($stateParams.providerId, $stateParams.postId,{
//title: $scope.title,
body: $scope.body
});
$scope.body = '';
$scope.title = '';
};
This is my model in whole the project.
I'm trying to get a random item from my local database using ajax.The first time i do a ajax request i get a random item afterwards every ajax request return the same item.
var express = require('express')
var app = express();
var customers = require('./module');
var pg = require('pg');
var conString = "postgres://postgres:pass#localhost/test";
var client = new pg.Client(conString);
app.get('/res', function(req, res) {
client.connect(function(err) {
if(err) {
return console.error('could not connect to postgres', err);
}
client.query('SELECT * FROM t_items OFFSET random()*300 LIMIT 1', function(err, result) {
if(err) {
return console.error('error running query', err);
}
console.log(result.rows[0]);
res.contentType('json');
res.send({ some: result.rows[0] });
client.end();
});
});
});
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
app.set('port', (process.env.PORT || 5000))
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'))
app.get('/',function(req, res){
res.render("index");
});
app.listen(app.get('port'), function() {
console.log("Node app is running at localhost:" + app.get('port'))
})
If I try to wrap it in app.post('/req' )....
i get could not connect to postgres [Error: Connection terminated]
I've tried with client pooling but still the same problem
Just move your query inside function app.get('/res', function(req, res)
This happening because db query is executed only once. To prevent it - move your code inside /res route, and it will be executed every request.
My node app posts an object (consisting of data collected in a form on the client) to Salesforce via their API. On receiving a success or error message, I would like to send it to the client-side, then display it. Socket.io seemed like the tool for this in my simple node/express3 app, but beyond the simple demo I'm not able to get data to pass between my server and my client.
My relevant server side code:
var express = require('express');
var port = 5432;
var app = module.exports = express();
var server = require('http').createServer(app);
var nforce = require('nforce');
var org = nforce.createConnection({
clientId: 'MY_CLIENT_ID',
clientSecret: 'MY_CLIENT_SECRET',
redirectUri: 'http://localhost:5432/oauth/_callback'
});
var io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
// here I authenticate with Salesforce, this works fine
app.post('/salesforce', function(req, res){
var lead = nforce.createSObject('Lead');
// here I construct the lead object, which also works fine
org.insert(lead, oauth, function(err, res) {
if (err === null) {
console.log(res);
leadSuccessMessage(res);
}
else {
console.log(err);
var error = {
errorCode: err.errorCode,
statusCode: err.statusCode,
messageBody: err.messageBody
};
console.log(error);
leadErrorMessage(error);
}
});
}
function leadSuccessMessage(res) {
var resp = res;
console.log('called success message from server');
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
socket.emit('sfRes', resp);
socket.on('thanks', function (data) {
console.log(data);
});
});
}
function leadErrorMessage(error) {
var err = error;
console.log('called error message from server');
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
console.log("socket is: " + socket);
socket.emit('sfRes', err);
socket.on('thanks', function (data) {
console.log(data);
});
});
}
And my relevant client side scripts:
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
current.page = document.URL;
console.log("current page is: " + current.page);
var socket = io.connect(current.page);
socket.on('sfRes', function (data) {
console.log("client received: " + data);
fst.showLeadStatus(data);
socket.emit('thanks', {message: "received server feedback"});
});
</script>
When I post the form containing valid data using a spicy little AJAX call:
postToSF: function(){
$('#submitLead').on('click', function(e){
e.preventDefault();
var formData = $('#lead_form').serialize();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: '/salesforce',
data: formData,
success: function(){
fst.log('success!');
},
error: function(xhr, ajaxOptions, thrownError){
console.error(xhr.status); // 0
console.error(thrownError);
}
});
});
}
All I get are tears, and these in the server-side console:
// the result of `console.log(res)`
{ id: '00Qa000001FZfhKEAT', success: true, errors: [] }
// and proof that `leadSuccessMessage()` got called
called success message from server
Instead of calling this function from a client-side object as it's supposed to:
showLeadStatus: function(response){
if (response.success) {
fst.log("showing lead status as: " + response);
$('#leadStatus').addClass('success').removeClass('error').fadeIn().delay(4000).fadeOut();
}
else {
fst.log("showing lead status as: " + response);
$('#leadStatus').text(response.messageBody).addClass('error').removeClass('success').fadeIn().delay('4000').fadeOut();
}
$('#startOver').click();
}
Which works fine if I call it in the console passing it the data the server is supposed to be socketing over:
// this works, gosh darn it
fst.showLeadStatus({ id: '00Qa000001FZfhKEAT', success: true, errors: [] });
The Salesforce post error case doesn't surface anything to the client either. And there are no errors in the client or server console to contend with.
I'm stumped. Please help!
I would do something like this -
var mysocket = null;
var io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
mysocket = socket;
socket.on('thanks', function (data) {
console.log(data);
});
});
app.post('/salesforce', function(req, res){
....
....
})
function leadSuccessMessage(res) {
var resp = res;
console.log('called success message from server');
if(mysocket)
mysocket.emit('sfRes', resp);
}
function leadErrorMessage(error) {
var err = error;
console.log('called error message from server');
if(mysocket)
mysocket.emit('sfRes', err);
}