NODE.JS - passing pathname using URL.parse

Question

In the following code I'm creating an API and I want to pass a pathname and check it using switch statements to pass GET, POST, etc.

But it seems I am doing something wrong because it doesn't seem to pass the pathname but the localhost:8080..

var http = require('http');
var URL = require('URL');

var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
    var parsedURL = URL.parse(req.URL, true);

    switch (parsedURL) {
        case '/api/something':
        if (parsedURL.query.id) {
            findProductById(id, req, res);
        }
        else {
            findAll(req, res);
        }
        break;
        default;
        res.end('End of connection');
    }
});
server.listen(8080);
console.log("Running");

What am I doing wrong? Am I using the URL properly? Or missing something with the parsing?

Thanks for help!

Shouldn't that be switch(parsedURL.pathname) { if you want the pathname? — Joachim Isaksson
– Joachim Isaksson, Commented Jan 12, 2016 at 22:09

Lea Fox · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-12 22:36:55Z

1

Your require should look like this:

var URL = require('url');

Node couldn't find the right module, it's all lowercase.

Also, the default statement in your switch case is using improper syntax. Try:

default: res.end('End of connection');

answered Jan 12, 2016 at 22:36

Lea Fox

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Mac_W Over a year ago

this definitely helped, as nodemon has been showing me that cannot find url module and I did not know what was that and obviously that stupid syntax, but it still seems not working...

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