So Im using a football live matches api
Im taking what i need from the json response and storing it in an array
I want to return the array as a json response when i visit a certain route
Here's the code
var request = require('request');
exports.data = function getData(){
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://elenasport-io1.p.rapidapi.com/v2/inplay',
qs: {page: '1'},
headers: {
'x-rapidapi-host': 'elenasport-io1.p.rapidapi.com',
'x-rapidapi-key': 'mykey',
useQueryString: true
}
};
request(options, function (error, response, body) {
var liveMatches = [];
data = JSON.parse(body);
var matchesList = data['data'];
for(let i = 0; i < matchesList.length; i++){
liveMatches.push(
{
homeName : matchesList[i]['homeName'],
awayName : matchesList[i]['awayName'],
elapsed : matchesList[i]['elapsed'],
team_home_goals : matchesList[i]['team_home_90min_goals'],
team_away_goals : matchesList[i]['team_away_90min_goals'],
createdAt : Date.now()
}
);
}
for (let j= 0; j<liveMatches.length;j++){
console.log(liveMatches[j]);
console.log("--------------------------------------------");
}
});
}
I guess that your actual question is how to return the data from inside the getData() function. If that's the case, then you just need to use an awaitable Promise:
var request = require('request');
function getData() {
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://elenasport-io1.p.rapidapi.com/v2/inplay',
qs: { page: '1' },
headers: {
'x-rapidapi-host': 'elenasport-io1.p.rapidapi.com',
'x-rapidapi-key': 'mykey',
useQueryString: true,
},
};
return Promise((resolve) => {
request(options, function (error, response, body) {
data = JSON.parse(body);
const matchesList = data['data'];
const liveMatches = [];
for (let i = 0; i < matchesList.length; i++) {
liveMatches.push({
homeName: matchesList[i]['homeName'],
awayName: matchesList[i]['awayName'],
elapsed: matchesList[i]['elapsed'],
team_home_goals: matchesList[i]['team_home_90min_goals'],
team_away_goals: matchesList[i]['team_away_90min_goals'],
createdAt: Date.now(),
});
}
resolve(liveMatches); // <--- this is the important part
});
});
}
exports.data = getData();
And then you'll use it in similarly to this:
const serverData = await getData();
console.log(serverData); // OK