Node.js: TypeError: object is not a function

Question

I have a weird error:

var http = require("http");
var request = require("request");

http.createServer(function(request, response) {
    response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});

    request('http://www.google.com', function (error, response, body) {
        if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
            console.log(body) // Print the google web page.
        }
    });
    response.end();
}).listen(8888);

The idea is for it to listen as a webserver, and then do a request. But this is what I get as error:

    request('http://www.google.com', function (error, response, body) {
    ^
TypeError: object is not a function
    at Server.<anonymous> (/Users/oplgkim/Desktop/iformtest/j.js:8:2)
    at Server.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
    at HTTPParser.parser.onIncoming (http.js:2056:12)
    at HTTPParser.parserOnHeadersComplete [as onHeadersComplete] (http.js:120:23)
    at Socket.socket.ondata (http.js:1946:22)
    at TCP.onread (net.js:525:27)

What am I doing wrong? I installed request, so that's not it :)

Access to the request global variable is lost as you have a local variable with the same name. — user142162
– user142162, Commented Mar 23, 2014 at 17:01
That hit the spot, why dont you post that as an answer so i can give you points... — R0b0tn1k
– R0b0tn1k, Commented Mar 23, 2014 at 18:44

user142162 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-23 18:48:50Z

31

Access to the request global variable is lost as you have a local variable with the same name. Renaming either one of the variables will solve this issue:

var http = require("http"); var request = require("request");

http.createServer(function(req, response) {
  response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});
    request('http://www.google.com', function (error, response, body) {
      if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
        console.log(body) // Print the google web page.
      }
    })
  response.end();
}).listen(8888);

answered Mar 23, 2014 at 18:48

user142162

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user9019365 · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-01 14:58:49Z

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You are no longer able to access the global variable 'request'. You need to rename your local variable 'request' with some other name and the problem will be resolved.

answered Oct 1, 2018 at 14:58

user9019365

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