Basic Node and Express - Use the .env File

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1

Being as though I have no idea what is going on with this section, I dont have anything to offer other than my code isn’t working. A more accurate description would be, the code I copied from the “get a hint” isn’t working…

const mySecret = process.env['.env']

var response = "Hello json".toUpperCase();

if (process.env.VAR_NAME === "allCaps") {
  response = "Hello json".toUpperCase();
} else {
  response = "Hello json";
}

solution: boilerplate-express - Node.js Repl - Replit

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Challenge: Basic Node and Express - Use the .env File

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The hint requires you putting it in the correct place for it to work. I don’t see a GET request handler in your code snippet?

5

I have retained less than zero from this section and have no idea on what is being asked or why. The only thing I have to offer is all of the code I have so far:

let express = require('express');
let app = express();
app.use("/public", express.static(__dirname + "/public"));

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile(__dirname + "/views/index.html");
});

app.get("/json", (req, res) => {
  res.json({
    message: "Hello json"
  });
});

const mySecret = process.env['.env']

var response = "Hello json".toUpperCase();

if (process.env.VAR_NAME === "allCaps") {
  response = "Hello json".toUpperCase();
} else {
  response = "Hello json";
}
7

You have a /json route and handler right above your code.

You need to do the same again but this time the response is conditional. If the environment variable MESSAGE_STYLE contains uppercase you res an object with the message property set to an uppercase string, otherwise a lowercase string.

9

Idk, 2? Thats my guess and I’m sticking to it.

10

Maybe one day I’ll understand the language you’re speaking but that day is not today.

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