I asked here: Does Node.js require inheritance? And I was told that I can set variables to the global scope by leaving out the variable. This does not work for me. That is, the following does not make the _ available on required files. _ = require(‘underscore’); I can set with Express.js’s app.set and have … Read more
I want to simulate a 404 error on my Express/Node server. How can I do that? 6 Answers 6
How can I make an HTTP request from within Node.js or Express.js? I need to connect to another service. I am hoping the call is asynchronous and that the callback contains the remote server’s response. 13 Answers 13
I’ve been trying to get HTTPS set up with a node.js project I’m working on. I’ve essentially followed the node.js documentation for this example: // curl -k https://localhost:8000/ var https = require(‘https’); var fs = require(‘fs’); var options = { key: fs.readFileSync(‘test/fixtures/keys/agent2-key.pem’), cert: fs.readFileSync(‘test/fixtures/keys/agent2-cert.pem’) }; https.createServer(options, function (req, res) { res.writeHead(200); res.end(“hello world\n”); }).listen(8000); Now, … Read more
In my application, I need to set a cookie using the express framework. I have tried the following code but it’s not setting the cookie. var express = require(‘express’), http = require(‘http’); var app = express(); app.configure(function(){ app.use(express.cookieParser()); app.use(express.static(__dirname + ‘/public’)); app.use(function (req, res) { var randomNumber=Math.random().toString(); randomNumber=randomNumber.substring(2,randomNumber.length); res.cookie(‘cokkieName’,randomNumber, { maxAge: 900000, httpOnly: true }) … Read more
I have tried: app.get(“https://stackoverflow.com/”, function(req, res, next) { var e = new Error(‘error message’); e.status = 400; next(e); }); and: app.get(“https://stackoverflow.com/”, function(req, res, next) { res.statusCode = 400; var e = new Error(‘error message’); next(e); }); but always an error code of 500 is announced. 12 Answers 12
what is process.env.PORT || 3000 used for in Node.js? I saw this somewhere: app.set(‘port’, process.env.PORT || 3000); If it is used to set 3000 as the listening port, can I use this instead? app.listen(3000); If not why? 7 Answers 7
I’m a beginner in Express.js and I’m confused by these two keywords: res.end() and res.send(). Are they the same or different? 7 Answers 7
I am playing around with Nodejs and express by building a small rest API. My question is, what is the good practice/best way to set the code status, as well as the response data? Let me explain with a little bit of code (I will not put the node and express code necessary to start … Read more
Is there a way to add created_at and updated_at fields to a mongoose schema, without having to pass them in everytime new MyModel() is called? The created_at field would be a date and only added when a document is created. The updated_at field would be updated with new date whenever save() is called on a … Read more
