Chapter 5 errors. Out of date connect code?

buffalobillion · April 30th, 2012, 06:35 PM

I'm doing the instructions for connectserver.js. However, when I run "node connectserver.js" I get the error:

Code:

TypeError: Object function createServer() {
  function app(req, res){ app.handle(req, res); }
  utils.merge(app, proto);
  utils.merge(app, EventEmitter.prototype);
  app.route = '/';
  app.stack = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
    app.use(arguments[i]);
  }
  return app;
} has no method 'router'

If I set up connectserver.js similar to the answer post on this stackoverflow question, it runs correctly. Does the code need to be changed to reflect an updated connect API?

rjrodger · October 24th, 2012, 06:35 PM

Hi - yes, the router functionality was dropped from the connect module.

You have two options - use the dispatch module instead:
https://github.com/caolan/dispatch

This provides equivalent functionality - see the README for usage details.

Alternatively, you can install an older version of connect, using:

npm install git://github.com/senchalabs/connect.git#1.8.6

the original code should then run unchanged,

thanks for the question!
Richard