var http = require("http"); var url = require("url"); var fs = require("fs"); var db = {}; var handleRequest = function(req, res) { res.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"}); console.log("Request was made to URL: " + req.url); // Get URL params var parsedUrl = url.parse(req.url, true); var pathname = parsedUrl.pathname; var query = parsedUrl.query; var key = query.key; var resMessage = "Proper URL params: '/set?somekey=somevalue' OR '/get?key=somekey'"; // Handle routes if (pathname === "/set") { // SET sends params to a txt file db = Object.assign(db, query); fs.writeFile("db.txt", JSON.stringify(db), function() { console.log("Database contents:"); console.log(db); }); resMessage = "You have stored " + JSON.stringify(query) + " in memory."; res.end(resMessage); } else if (pathname === "/get") { // GET finds params from a txt file fs.readFile("db.txt", "utf8", function(err, data) { if (err) throw err; var value = JSON.parse(data)[key]; resMessage = "The value of '" + key + "' is: " + value; res.end(resMessage); }); } else { res.end(resMessage); } } // Run server http.createServer(handleRequest).listen(4000, function() { console.log("App running on port 4000"); });