Can't find variable : require

Question

I am trying to integrate uber APIs on a website using javascript for getting info like cab fare or time required between 2 places.

I am very new to javascript. I am following the steps as shown on Github: https://github.com/shernshiou/node-uber#method-overview

It is the official recommendation from Uber.

When i am trying to do this :

var Uber = require('node-uber');

I get an error that can't find variable require.

I have tried to search on the internet but only lead that I have gotten is that 'require' is a function of node.js and I can use requirejs for getting the file but I haven't got any success yet.

Can someone help me?

Edited: Code :

function uberSignIn(){
  var Uber = require('node-uber');
  var uber = new Uber({
  client_id: '8CTT3TcU5RUcxsapr8wWZpwxVO8180aM',
  client_secret: '',
  server_token: 'nc4Bxk-HR6ja7EOA9MaAZvPI4sIizimiqiKGVfNX',
  redirect_uri: 'file:///Users/akshay/Desktop/dev_work/travelSathi/index.html',
  name: 'travelsathi',
  language: 'en_US', // optional, defaults to en_US
  sandbox: false, // optional, defaults to false
  //proxy: 'PROXY URL' // optional, defaults to none
});

}

Answer 1

You should use Browserify to use that API wrapper which is for NodeJS. Otherwise, it's not compatible to use on web.

You can take a look at this repo.

You should set-up Nodejs on your computer. Then you need to install node-browserify as below; npm install -g browserify.

Then in a simple way, you can use it as below;

browserify uber-api-wrapper.js > uber-api-web.js.

Your uber-api-wrapper.js should look as below;

var Uber = require('node-uber');