[for3v3rforgott3n]

Hi guys,

I'm having problems calling this API:

var api = (function() {

	function randResponseFn(data, maxWaitSecs) {
		return function(callback) {
			var waitTime = maxWaitSecs * Math.random();
			setTimeout(function() {
				callback(data);
			}, waitSecs);
		}
	}

	return {
		getUserInfo: randResponseFn({name: "Bobby Tables", id: 1}, 5 * 1000),

		getUserFriends: randResponseFn([{name: "Inactive User", id:2}, {name: "Test User", id:3}],2 * 1000)		
	}
	
})();

So far I have this:

window.onload = function() {

    var testObj = {
	name: 'Testing This'
    }
    
    var output = api.getUserInfo(testObj);
    alert(output);
}

But this error shows up in console: Uncaught ReferenceError: waitSecs is not defined


Any ideas?

[Martyr2]

Well that is because the variable is called "waitTime" not "waitSecs" in your setTimeout() function call.

var waitTime = maxWaitSecs * Math.random();

setTimeout(function() {
   callback(data);
}, waitSecs);  //<-- waitTime variable defined above? 

You don't have a variable called waitSecs created.

[for3v3rforgott3n]

Oh silly me, thanks!

The function requires a callback, and it returns an object but I'm not sure how to store that.

Right now I have

api.getUserInfo(function() {
	//How do I store the returned object here?
});

And are there any resources I can take a look at along these lines?

This post has been edited by for3v3rforgott3n: 25 December 2012 - 05:15 PM

[Dormilich]

for3v3rforgott3n, on 26 December 2012 - 01:14 AM, said:

The function requires a callback, and it returns an object but I'm not sure how to store that.

I don’t see where an object is returned. api.getUserInfo() is a function with some closures. there’s no return statement anywhere.

function(callback) {
	var waitTime = maxWaitSecs * Math.random();
	setTimeout(function() {
		callback(data);
	}, waitSecs);
}

PS. API here refers to the Module Pattern.