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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Handling Routes in Node.js Populating User Information

Greg Wienecke
Greg Wienecke
126 Points
Posted by Greg Wienecke
Greg Wienecke
126 Points

Did I miss the part where he creates profile.js?

He requires profile.js and uses some code from that module, but as far as I can tell, we never got to even see profile.js.

I'm assuming it makes a request to the treehouse API...

I guess I'll download the course files and check it out, but it seems a bit odd that this course is about creating a dynamic site, but the part that makes it dynamic isn't shown or explained.

2 Answers

Happy .
Happy .
11,414 Points
Happy .
Happy .
11,414 Points

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/nodejs-basics-2

Andrew runs through with the set up to send the request and parsing the data returned, based on a username.

Bryan Simca
Bryan Simca
9,470 Points

yes but he didn't explain about the EventEmitter from profiles.js

Brian Wright
Brian Wright
6,770 Points
Brian Wright
Brian Wright
6,770 Points

The profile.js file returns an object which is lo itself an EventEmitter. It looks like it is there to simulate the response events from the server without having to handle them asynchronously or rewriting the same get requests in all the router methods..

Clint Oka
Clint Oka
5,768 Points
Clint Oka
Clint Oka
5,768 Points

Yes I was wondering about what an EventEmitter is? Wish they went over it.