How can i get values of parameters using postman? - node.js

Question

I am working on Node JS and PostgreSQL and I am creating REST web service using this. I have created a post method and calling web service through POSTMAN but unable to get parameter values in my function. Web service inserting null value in my PostgreSQL table. I am using Visual studio 2015 unable to debug code. How can I achieve this ?
queries.js
var promise = require('bluebird');
var options = {
// Initialization Options
promiseLib: promise
};
var pgp = require('pg-promise')(options);
var connectionString = 'postgres://test:12345#localhost:8080/test';
var db = pgp(connectionString);
function getAllTask(req, res, next) {
debugger;
db.any('select * from tasklist')
.then(function (data) {
res.status(200)
.json({
status: 'success',
message: 'Retrieved ALL puppies',
data: data
});
})
.catch(function (err) {
return next(err);
});
}
function addTask(req, res, next) {
debugger;
//var task_name = req.param('task_name');
//var task_type = req.param('task_type');
var task_name = req.body.task_name;
var task_type = req.body.task_type;
console.log(req.body);
db.func('inserttask', [task_name, task_type])
.then(function () {
res.status(200)
.json({
status: 'success',
message: 'Inserted one task'
});
})
.catch(function (err) {
return next(err);
});
}
module.exports = {
getAllTask: getAllTask,
addTask: addTask
};
index.js
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
var db = require('../queries');
/* GET home page. */
router.get('/', function (req, res, next) {
res.render('index', { title: 'Express' });
});
router.get('/api/tasklist', db.getAllTask);
router.post('/api/addtask', db.addTask);
module.exports = router;
server.js
var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
var logger = require('morgan');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var index = require('./routes/index');
var users = require('./routes/users');
var app = express();
// view engine setup
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
// uncomment after placing your favicon iblic
//app.use(favicon(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'favicon.ico')));
app.use(logger('dev'));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
app.use('/', index);
app.use('/users', users);
// catch 404 and forward to error handler
app.use(function (req, res, next) {
var err = new Error('Not Found');
err.status = 404;
next(err);
});
// error handler
app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
// set locals, only providing error in development
res.locals.message = err.message;
res.locals.error = req.app.get('env') === 'development' ? err : {};
// render the error page
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error');
});
module.exports = app;

Answer 1

I am assuming that you are already using express js as framework for node js.
First of all you need to install body-parser module from npm:-
$ npm install body-parser --save
Once you have installed body-parser, add following code once after you have defined app variable:-
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
app.use(bodyParser.json()); // to support json encoded bodies
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); // to support encoded bodies
Now you can access your post request body paramters as req.body.task_name and req.body.task_type
Hope it works and I am sorry if I have misunderstood your question.

Answer 2

You need to add Content-Type: application/json inside Headers when you send request through POSTMAN.