Request an Uber

uber-dash.js

var https = require('https');

// For information about Uber http status codes see: https://developer.uber.com/docs/api-reference
const successfully_requested_uber_status_code = 202;

const start_latitude = 37.7749; // Lat SF
const start_longitude = -122.4194; // Long SF

// For information about Uber tokens see: https://developer.uber.com/docs/authentication
const token = process.env.TOKEN;

function requestUber(event, context, product_id) {
    var data =  {
        'product_id': product_id,
        'start_latitude':  start_latitude,
        'start_longitude': start_longitude
    };
    
    data = JSON.stringify(data);

    var headers = {
        'Authorization':  'Bearer ' + token,
        'Content-Type':   'application/json',
        'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(data)
    };

    var options = {
        'host':    'api.uber.com',
        'path':    '/v1/requests',
        'method':  'POST',
        'headers': headers
    };
    
    var req = https.request(options, function(res) {
        var body = '';
        res.on('data', function (chunk) {
            body += chunk;
        });
    
        res.on('end', function () {
            var parsed = JSON.parse(body);
          
            // Successfully requested Uber
            if (res.statusCode === successfully_requested_uber_status_code) {
                console.log('Uber requested. Status code: ' + res.statusCode);
                context.done();
            }
            else {
                console.log('Uber request failed. Status code: ' + res.statusCode);
                context.fail(event);
            }
        });
    });

    req.write(data);
    req.end();
}