I have a main.js
file and a DBHalnder.js
module file. Using sqlite3
I perform a SELECT
query inside the module. The query retrieves the correct result inside the module, but I can't export it outside; from main.js
file, the variable minPrice
is undefined
. What am I doing wrong? Furthermore, the IDE warns me that retrieveMinPrice
seems to be a void
function.
main.js
const dbHandler = require('./DBHandler');
var minPrice = dbHandler.retrieveMinPrice("PLAYER");
console.log(minPrice); //it doesn't work --> undefined
DBHandler.js
const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3');
const db = new sqlite3.Database('DB/database.sqlite.db');
module.exports = {
retrieveMinPrice: function (playerName) {
db.serialize(function() {
var sql_query = "SELECT MIN(ethPrice) FROM cards WHERE playerName = ?";
var values = [playerName];
db.get(sql_query, values, function (err, rows) {
console.log(rows['MIN(ethPrice)']); //it works
return(rows['MIN(ethPrice)']);
});
});
}
}
EDIT after Mushroomator comment:
main.js
const dbHandler = require('./DBHandler');
var promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
dbHandler.retrieveMinPrice("PLAYER", resolve, reject);
});
promise.then(function(result) {
console.log(result); // "Stuff worked!"
}, function(err) {
console.log(err); // Error: "It broke"
});
DBHandler.js
retrieveMinPrice: function (playerName, resolve, reject){
db.serialize(function() {
var sql_query = "SELECT MIN(ethPrice) FROM cards WHERE playerName = ?";
var values = [playerName];
db.get(sql_query, values, function (err, rows) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
reject(err);
} else {
resolve(rows['MIN(ethPrice)']);
}
});
});
}