Node Beginner Book - requestHandlers - node.js

Question

As the title says, I have a problem with what node.js command prompt says lies in the requestHandlers.js file. I am following the guide in the Node Beginner Book and until now, there have not been any problems with the book - or rather my code.
I have the following input:
index.js:
var server = require("./server");
var router = require("./router");
var requestHandlers = require("./requestHandlers");
var handle = {}
handle["/"] = requestHandlers.start;
handle["/start"] = requestHandlers.start;
handle["/upload"] = requestHandlers.upload;
server.start(router.route, handle);
server.js:
var http = require("http");
var url = require("url");
function start(route, handle) {
function onRequest(request, response) {
var pathname = url.parse(request.url).pathname;
console.log("Request for " + pathname + " received.");
route(handle, pathname);
response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});
response.write("Hello World");
response.end();
}
http.createServer(onRequest).listen(8888);
console.log("Server has started.");
}
exports.start = start;
router.js
function route(handle, pathname) {
console.log("About to route a request for " + pathname);
if (typeof handle[pathname] === 'function') {
handle[pathname]();
} else {
console.log("No request handler found for " + pathname);
}
}
exports.route = route;
requestHandlers.js
function start() {
console.log("Request handler "start" was called.");
}
function upload() {
console.log("Request handler "upload" was called.");
}
exports.start = start;
exports.upload = upload;
And I have this output:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\requestHandlers.js:1
console.log("Request handler "start" was
SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
at Module._compile (module.js:439:25)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\index.js:1:153)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)"
I can't really see where the problem lies. I have followed the guide in the book and I have either copy-pasted the code from the book or written it myself. I have doublechecked the code for errors, but have not found any. I have remembered to use \'function\' for instance, so there would not be any mistakes in the code when entering it in node.js.
So any help would be appreciated!
Thanks.

Answer 1

You're mixing the different string markers in JavaScript.
function start() {
console.log("Request handler "start" was called.");
}
function upload() {
console.log("Request handler "upload" was called.");
}
You can use " for the start and end of a string, but something like "Request handler "start" was called."
Is invalid, because you terminate the string at "start and start a new string at "was called.
If start and upload are variables just concatenate the strings with something like this:
"Request handler " + start + " was called."
or change your string to something like this:
"Request handler 'start' was called."
or remove the " around start and upload.