Uncaught User Exception (!articles.length)

[Surinder95]

line 18, 44, 74 in the alanStudio.js file throw uncaught exceptions
I changed the condition to
if(articles === undefined)
but that just routed to error to line 17 in NewsCards.js where we display the 4 cards on the main page after trying to evaluate if(!articles.length)

I don't know why this error keeps popping up. Clearly, the articles aren't being returned hence the reason its properties are showing up as undefined. But my API key and plan are functioning well and I haven't surpassed any query limits so this is a pretty annoying issue. Please let me know if there's a way around this. It would be very appreciated as I spent a lot of time developing this and not just copying and pasting. Would be a shame if I had to drop it after all the hours spent.

[Martin-droid]

Encountered The Same Issue

[Martin-droid]

Did you find a Solution?

[Surinder95]

No I didn’t unfortunately. Had to abandon the project. Author wasn’t replying to my multiple emails as well. Guess we gotta move on.

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[Pooreffects]

Moving on it is

[Mudassir55]

// News by Source
intent('Give me (the|) news from $(source* (.))','news from $(source (.*))', (p) => {
let NEWS_API_URL = https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines?apiKey=${API_KEY};

if(p.source.value) {
    NEWS_API_URL = `${NEWS_API_URL}&sources=${p.source.value.toLowerCase().split(" ").join('-')}`
}

api.request(NEWS_API_URL,{headers: {"user-agent": 'user agent' }}, (error, response, body) => {
    const { articles } = JSON.parse(body);
    
    if(!articles.length) {
        p.play('Sorry, please try searching for news from a different source');
        return;
    }
    
    savedArticles = articles;
    
    p.play({ command: 'newHeadlines', articles });
    p.play(`Here are the (latest|recent) ${p.source.value} news.`);

    p.play('Would you like me to read the headlines?');
});

})
May be this code will help you guys

[Mudassir55]

if this doesnot work then try
// News by Source
intent('Give me (the|) news from $(source* (.))','news from $(source (.*))', (p) => {
let NEWS_API_URL = https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines?apiKey=${API_KEY};

if(p.source.value) {
    NEWS_API_URL = `${NEWS_API_URL}&sources=${p.source.value.toLowerCase().split(" ").join('-')}`
}

api.request(NEWS_API_URL,{headers: {"user-agent": 'user agent' }}, (error, response, body) => {
    const { totalResults, articles } = JSON.parse(body);
    
    if(totalResults==0) {
        p.play('Sorry, please try searching for news from a different source');
        return;
    }
    
    savedArticles = articles;
    
    p.play({ command: 'newHeadlines', articles });
    p.play(`Here are the (latest|recent) ${p.source.value} news.`);

    p.play('Would you like me to read the headlines?');
});

})

[Mudassir55]

if this still doesnot work then try with both same codes but change the parameter in
oncommand:(commandData, articles)
use the same syntax and change command to commandData