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Node.js recaptcha example 2 (using AJAX instead of forms) https://jaxbot.me/articles/new-nocaptcha-recaptcha-with-node-js-express-12-9-2014
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<script src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js'></script>
<script>
function registerAPI(form) {
var params = {
username: form.username.value,
password: form.password.value,
email: form.email.value,
recaptcha: document.getElementById("g-recaptcha-response").value
};
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("POST", "/register");
xhr.onload = function() {
var json = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
console.log(json);
if (json.registeredSuccessfully) {
showSuccess();
} else {
showError(json.reason);
}
}
xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/json");
xhr.send(JSON.stringify(params));
}
function showSuccess() {
document.getElementById("form").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("success").style.display = "block";
}
function showError(err) {
document.getElementById("error").innerHTML = err;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Register for test site</h1>
<form action="register" method="post" onsubmit="registerAPI(this);return false;" id="form">
<span id="error"></span><br>
<input type="text" name="username" placeholder="Username"><br>
<input type="text" name="email" placeholder="Email"><br>
<input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password"><br>
<div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="sitekey here"></div>
<input type="submit" value="Register">
</form>
<div id="success" style="display:none">
Successfully registered, yay.
</div>
</body>
</html>
var express = require('express');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var engines = require('consolidate');
var app = express();
var https = require('https');
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.engine('html', engines.hogan);
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.render('form.html');
});
app.post('/register', function(req, res) {
verifyRecaptcha(req.body["recaptcha"], function(success) {
if (success) {
res.end(JSON.stringify({ registeredSuccessfully: true }));
// TODO: do registration using params in req.body
} else {
res.end(JSON.stringify({ registeredSuccessfully: false, reason: "Captcha failed, try again." }));
// TODO: take them back to the previous page
// and for the love of everyone, restore their inputs
}
});
});
app.listen(3000);
var SECRET = "secret from webpage here";
// Helper function to make API call to recatpcha and check response
function verifyRecaptcha(key, callback) {
https.get("https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify?secret=" + SECRET + "&response=" + key, function(res) {
var data = "";
res.on('data', function (chunk) {
data += chunk.toString();
});
res.on('end', function() {
try {
var parsedData = JSON.parse(data);
console.log(parsedData);
callback(parsedData.success);
} catch (e) {
callback(false);
}
});
});
}
{
"name": "nodejs-recaptcha",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"consolidate": "^0.10.0",
"express": "^4.10.4",
"hogan.js": "^3.0.2"
}
}
@pramodinis
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Hi i am facing this issue
app.post('/signup', function (req, res, next) {
var recaptcha =req.body['g-recaptcha-response'] ;
if(recaptcha.lenght === undefined || recaptch === '' ||recaptcha ===null){
//here i need to display the alert message in node js application
return false;
}
else
{ console.log('before verifyRecaptcha');
console.log(req.body['g-recaptcha-response']);
return next();
}
},

can any one help me how to alert the user if recaptcha not added.

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