CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.js
C. Doe
C. Doe

Reputation: 1

How to globally save a response from a POST request

var http = require('https');
var qs = require('querystring');
var request = require('request');

var appid = appid
var Oauth = Oauth
var Authorization = 'Basic' + ' '+ new Buffer(appid + ':' + 
Oauth).toString('base64');
var url = "https://example.com"

var options = {
host: url,
headers:{'Authorization' : Authorization,
"Content-Type": "application/json"}
};

request.post({
url:url,
headers:{'Authorization' : Authorization,
"Content-Type": "application/json"}
}, 
function(request, response){
console.log(response)
var body = JSON.parse(response["body"])
var token = body["access_token"]
//console.log(token)
return token

});

I want to be able to access the token globally. For example, I want to be able to print it in the line below.

console.log(token)

However, I get undefined. How do I save the token globally?

Note: I do receive the correct token in the earlier steps.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 75

Answers (2)

mn.agg
mn.agg

Reputation: 281

Declare token variable globally and define or assign the value to token variable in POST request. And access it globally after that as well.

Below is the code snippet:

var http = require('https');
var qs = require('querystring');
var request = require('request');
var token;
request.post({
    url:url,
    headers:{'Authorization' : Authorization,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"}
}, 
function(request, response){
   console.log(response)
   var body = JSON.parse(response["body"])
   token = body["access_token"];
});

Upvotes: 1

GaAd
GaAd

Reputation: 145

If you want to save it on client site use browser sessionstorage() or localstorage() or you can store it server side which depends on what use

Upvotes: 0

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