How Execute A Javascript In A Node.js Server

I have written a node.js server. I am able to extract the HTTP POST and GET variable from the request. I would like to pass those variable to the js script on the server to be exec

Solution 1:

Lets say you have a URL parameter named variable. I think this would work:

var parameters = url.parse(request.url, true);
var variable = parameters.variable;

I haven't used node.js in a while, but I'm pretty sure this works.

Solution 2:

I don’t know what your code chunk is supposed to do, but here is a basic Hello World for you that prints out a get parameter:

var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');

var server = http.createServer(function (request, response) {
  response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});
  var params = url.parse(request.url, true);
  response.end("You have " + params.query.variable);
});

server.listen(8000);

Now just visit 127.0.0.1:8000/?variable=foo

Solution 3:

In summary what I wanted to achieve is use node.js like PHP. to execute a PHP file like www.example.com/path/file.php?variable=value With node.js www.example.com/path/file.js?variable=value The solution I have come up with is to make the requested javascript into a module and include it with the function require. e.g.

http.createServer(function(req,res){
   var myPath=url.parse(req.url).pathname;//get the urlvar fullPath=path.join(process.cwd(),myPath);//get the working dir & join it with current working dirrequire(fullPath).content(req,res);//this is where the requested script is executed as a module. make sure to end the response (response.end()) in the module
});

Though not thoroughly tested this solution works for me and I can use it even for dynamic pages.