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const request = require('request'); | |
const NodeCache = require('node-cache'); | |
const API_ENDPOINT = 'http://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/'; | |
const cache = new NodeCache(); | |
// try getting data from the cache first | |
cache.get(API_ENDPOINT, (err, data) => { | |
// return early if there's an error or data is available | |
if (err) return console.log(err); | |
if (data) return console.log('Obtained data from cache:', data); | |
// if no error, but data was not found, make the API request | |
request(API_ENDPOINT, (error, response, body) => { | |
// if successful, store the body in the cache | |
if (!error && response.statusCode === 200) { | |
cache.set(API_ENDPOINT, body, (err, success) => { | |
// return early if there's an error or no success | |
if (err || !success) return console.log(err); | |
console.log('Queried API, stored data in cache', body); | |
}); | |
} | |
}); | |
}); |
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