I have a simple code that prompts for user input and then does something with the input. In the trial run of the code, I get error:UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: Cannot read property 'node' of undefined
, but not always. I don't understand why it throws the error only sometimes?
input-interface.js
'use strict';
const readline = require('readline');
const rl = readline.createInterface({
input: process.stdin,
output: process.stdout
});
module.exports = {
prompt: function prompt(question) {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
rl.setPrompt(question);
rl.prompt();
rl.once("line", resolve);
});
}
}
interactive-request-procedures.js
'use strict'
const input_interface = require('./input_interface');
const InteractiveRequestProcedures = Object.create(input_interface);
InteractiveRequestProcedures.createInputNode = async function createInputNode() {
return {
position: await this.prompt("Position? start(s), end(e), position(integer) > "),
value: await this.prompt("Value? > "),
};
}
InteractiveRequestProcedures.inputRemoveKey = async function inputRemoveKey() {
return await this.prompt("Remove Key? > ");
}
InteractiveRequestProcedures.requestProcedure = async function requestProcedure() {
const procedure = await this.prompt("Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > ");
if (procedure === "i") {
return {
procedure,
node: await this.createInputNode(),
}
} else if (procedure === "d") {
return {
procedure,
node: await this.inputRemoveKey(),
}
} else {
console.log(`Invalid input '${procedure}': Please select again\n`);
await this.requestProcedure();
}
}
module.exports = InteractiveRequestProcedures;
main-program.js
The line at which UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: Cannot read property 'node' of undefined
occurs is highlighted with a comment in the code below.
'use strict';
const LinkedList = Object.create(require('./interactive-request-procedures'));
LinkedList.setup = function setup() {
this.lhead = -1;
this.last = -1;
this.free = -1;
this.key = [];
this.next = [];
this.prev = [];
this.listLength = 0;
this.input();
}
LinkedList.input = async function input() {
while(true) {
let input = await this.requestProcedure(); //UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: Cannot read property 'node' of undefined
let { position, value } = input.node;
if (input.procedure === "i") {
switch (position) {
case '1':
case 's':
this.prepend(value); // implementation details not shown
break;
case 'e':
case `${this.next.length}`:
this.append(value); // implementation details not shown
break;
default:
/* Check to see if position is an integer */
if ( (position ^ 0) === parseInt(position, 10) ) {
console.log(`Invalid input: Position ${position} is not an integer`);
continue;
}
/* Check to see if position exceeds list length */
if (position > this.listLength) {
console.log(`Invalid input: Position ${position} exceeds list length ${this.listLength}\nTry Again\n`);
continue;
}
this.insertAt(value, position); // implementation details not shown
}
}
if (input.procedure === 'd') this.deleteNode(input.node);
const resp = await this.prompt("Continue? y / n > ");
if (resp === "n")
break;
console.log("\n");
}
console.log(this.list);
}
LinkedList.setup();
Trial run
I execute the code with node main-program.js
me@myBook ~/main-program (master) $ node skip-list.js
Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > aef
Invalid input 'aef': Please select again
Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > i
Position? start(s), end(e), position(integer) > 2332
Value? > 23
(node:41451) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: Cannot read property 'node' of undefined
at Object.input (main-program.js:51:34)
at <anonymous>
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:189:7)
(node:41451) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (reject
ion id: 1)
(node:41451) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.
me@myBook ~/main-program (master) $ node skip-list.js
Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > i
Position? start(s), end(e), position(integer) > 3232
Value? > 2
Invalid input: Position 3232 is not an integer
Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > i
Position? start(s), end(e), position(integer) > 234
Value? > 34
Invalid input: Position 234 is not an integer
Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > 244355
Invalid input '244355': Please select again
Procedure? insert(i), delete(d) > i
Position? start(s), end(e), position(integer) > 3232
Value? > 224
(node:41455) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: Cannot read property 'node' of undefined
at Object.input (main-program.js:51:34)
at <anonymous>
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:189:7)
(node:41455) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (reject
ion id: 1)
(node:41455) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.
Value? > 434