Treehouse Node.js Practice

treehouse_user.js

// Store the profile getting here

// Require libs
var http = require("http");

// Define the printMessage function, self-explanatory
function printMessage(username, badgeCount, points) {
    var message = username + " has " + badgeCount + " total badge(s) and " + points + " points in JavaScript";

    console.log(message);
}

// Error handling
function showError(error) {
    console.error(error.message);
}

// Connect to API URL
function get(username) {
    var request = http.get("http://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function (response) {
        var body = "";

        response.on("data", function (chunk) {
            body += chunk;
        });
        response.on("end", function () {
            if (response.statusCode === 200) {
                try {
                    var profile = JSON.parse(body);
                    printMessage(username, profile.badges.length, profile.points.JavaScript);
                } catch (error) {
                    showError(error);
                }
            } else {
                showError({ message: "There was an error getting the profile for " + username + ". (" + http.STATUS_CODES[response.statusCode] + ")" });
            }
        });
    });

    // If error
    request.on("error", showError);
}
    
get("mrmadsenmalmo");