Need help with using the .env challenge .I don’t understand why this isn’t passing. It generates the intended result every time
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solution: https://3000-freecodecam-boilerplate-6wq1a0vpliz.ws-eu116.gitpod.io
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Basic Node and Express - Use the .env File
please post the full code and discuss where you placed the .env file
Hello , here is my json get method
app.get(“/json”, function(req,res){
if (process.env.MESSAGE_STYLE === “uppercase”){
res.json(
{ “message” : “hello json”.toUpperCase()}
)
}
})
and here is my .env file
MESSAGE_STYLE=uppercase
my .env file path is /workspace/boilerplate-express/.env
You must add the dotenv package mentioned by the challenge as testing on gitpod needs it.
Please share all the code next time if you are still stuck.
Ps. What does your code do if the value is not uppercase?
I have the dotenv package ,
let express = require('express');
require("dotenv").config()
let app = express();
let static = express.static(__dirname + "/public")
app.use("/public",static)
app.get("/", function (req, res){
path = __dirname + "/views/index.html"
res.sendFile(path);
}
)
app.get("/json", function(req,res){
if (process.env.MESSAGE_STYLE === "uppercase"){
res.json(
{ "message" : "hello json".toUpperCase()}
)
}
})
// function hello(req,res) {
// res.send("Hello Express");
// }
// console.log("Hello world")
module.exports = app;
should I add a else for my if statement …
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i think you should in case the test needs that.
