invalid JSON in message

Question

this is my code ----

var nsq = require('nsqjs');
var r = require('rethinkdb');
var nsqvar = (process.env.NSQD_RETH || "localhost:4161").split(",");
    var p = r.connect({host:'localhost', port:8080, db:'test', authKey:''});{
        p.then(function(conn) {
            console.log("Succesfull connection")
        }).error(function(error) {
            console.log("Error at  connection")
        })
        // Event Reader functionality inside connect callback
        var eventreader;
        eventreader = new nsq.Reader('hello_topic', 'hello_channel', {
            lookupdHTTPAddresses: nsqvar
        });
        eventreader.connect();
        eventreader.on('message', function (msg) {
            // Now we have access to the connection
            r.table('sprinkle_nsq_test').insert(msg.json()).run(conn);
            console.log('Received message [%s]: %s', msg.id, msg.body.toString());
            msg.finish();
            console.log(msg);
        });
    }

And from the terminal I am trying to insert

curl -d '{"id": "712", "name": "Douglas Adams""type "casdasdasomedy"}' 'http://127.0.0.1:4151/put?topic= hello_topic'

At nsq at receives the message but at nodejs program at says throw new Error("Invalid JSON in Message"); ^ Error: Invalid JSON in Message

and also at same time the message is not storing at rethinkdb.

Answer 1

Looks like the error message is correct - your JSON is invalid.

Try copying and pasting it through an online JSON validator / viewer and it will be invalid.

I've cleaned it up below. Hope it all works now.

{"id": "712", "name": "Douglas Adams", "type": "casdasdasomedy"}

Answer 2

You have some mistakes in your code (in regards to RethinkDB at least). Here is a fixed solution with comments (this may or may not fix your problem):

var nsq = require('nsqjs');
var r = require('rethinkdb');
var nsqvar = (process.env.NSQD_RETH || "localhost:4161").split(",");
// Connect to the client driver port 28015
var p = r.connect({ host:'localhost', port:28015, db:'test' });

p.then(function(conn) {
    // Wait until the database is connected
    console.log("Succesfull connection");

    // Event Reader functionality inside connect callback
    var eventreader;
    eventreader = new nsq.Reader('hello_topic', 'hello_channel', {
        lookupdHTTPAddresses: nsqvar
    });
    eventreader.connect();
    eventreader.on('message', function (msg) {
        // Make sure msg.json() is actually valid json
        if (typeof msg === 'object' && msg !== null) {
          throw new TypeError('`msg` is already and object. It doesnt need to be convert to json');
        }
        var json = msg.json();
        if (typeof json !== 'object' && msg !== null) {
          throw new TypeError('`msg.json()` is not an object and cant be inserted into the database.');
        }
        // Now we have access to the connection
        r.table('sprinkle_nsq_test').insert(msg.json()).run(conn)
          .then(function () {
            // Wait until RethinkDB is done inserted the message to call `.finish`
            console.log('Received message [%s]: %s', msg.id, msg.body.toString());
            msg.finish();
            console.log(msg);
          });
    });
}).error(function(error) {
    console.log("Error at connection to the database");
});