Changing URL in NodeJS only

Question

I have the following segment of code in my server callback:

switch (request.url) {
    case "/somescript" :
        response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/javascript"});
        response.write(somescript);
        break;      
    default :
        response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=UTF-8"});
        response.write(html);
}
response.end();

When I run the server, when I enter this:

localhost:3000

on the browser, how can I have it change automatically to:

localhost:3000/changed

Only using Node.js (in my default section of the switch statement)?

shukshin.ivan · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-25 22:49:34Z

1

Just add response.writeHead(301, {"Location": "/changed"}); to default.

switch (request.url) {
    case "/somescript" :
        response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/javascript"});
        response.write(somescript);
        break;      
    case "/changed" :
        response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=UTF-8"});
        response.write(changedhtml);
        break;
    default :
        response.writeHead(301, {"Location": "/changed"});`
}
response.end();

edited Jan 25, 2017 at 22:49

answered Jan 25, 2017 at 22:40

shukshin.ivan

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helpisgood Over a year ago

Then I get the error "The localhost page isn’t working, localhost redirected you too many times."

shukshin.ivan Over a year ago

Well, you have to add case "/changed": too to prevent it.

helpisgood Over a year ago

I tried that initially and got a different error: The webpage at localhost:3000/changed might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. ERR_INVALID_CHUNKED_ENCODING

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