I'm trying to download and require a .js file using a node.js script, but only part of the file is being downloaded.
Specifically, this is the part that seems to be causing the problem:
response.on('data', function (chunk) {
out.write(chunk);
var theModule = require(__dirname + "/" + filename);
//less than half of the file is downloaded when the above line is included.
});
Here is the full source code:
var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
downloadModule("functionChecker.js");
function downloadModule(filename) {
var google = http.createClient(80, 'www.google.com');
var request = google.request('GET', '/svn/' + filename, {
'host': 'javascript-modules.googlecode.com'
});
request.end();
out = fs.createWriteStream(filename);
request.on('response', function (response) {
response.setEncoding('utf8');
response.on('data', function (chunk) {
out.write(chunk);
var theModule = require(__dirname + "/" + filename);
//less than half of the file is downloaded when the above line is included.
//If the import statement is omitted, then the file is downloaded normally.
});
});
}
The data event can be called multiple times. You need to wait until all of the data is written.
response.setEncoding('utf8');
response.on('data', function (chunk) {
out.write(chunk);
});
response.on('end', function(){
out.end();
var theModule = require(__dirname + "/" + filename);
});
Also, createClient is deprecated, as mentioned in the docs. I'd also recommend using pipe to simplify your logic.
function downloadModule(filename) {
http.get({
hostname: 'javascript-modules.googlecode.com',
path: '/svn/' + filename
}, function(res){
var out = fs.createWriteStream(filename);
out.on('close', function(){
var theModule = require(__dirname + "/" + filename);
});
res.pipe(out);
});
}