Why is this snippet of code not working?

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#1

Problem description: The code snippet (below) is not working for some reason. I don’t know if this is a glitch or something, because when I do it, it says id or name can not be defined.

Code snippet: const userid = getUserInfo(id) and const user = getUserInfo(name)

Expected behavior: Find the userid and username.

Actual behavior: Error in console: id or user is not defined.

Steps to reproduce: ?

Bug appears at this link: https://replit.com/@MaxwellRose101/ChatterRe-Online-Chatroom

Browser/OS/Device: Chromebook

#2

Please provide the replit link.

Edit

the problem is probably because you are using “const” where you should be using “let”

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#3

Ok thank you so much!

#4

Looking at your code, you seem to misunderstand what the getUserInfo function does. It gets the user info from a http request, meaning you cannot get the information of a random user using their name or id. You should use it like this:

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
	const userInfo = getUserInfo(req);
	next();
});

If you are trying the get the user’s id or name you would then access those properties from the userInfo object:

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
	const userInfo = getUserInfo(req);
	console.log("id:", userInfo.id, "name:", userInfo.name);
	next();
});

But if the user is not signed in, the return value will be null, so you should be checking for that:

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
	const userInfo = getUserInfo(req);
	if (userInfo) {
		console.log("id:", userInfo.id, "name:", userInfo.name);
	}
	next();
});