Currently, I am in the process of coding a command for my Discord bot that involves adding items to an array of objects stored within a JSON file. To achieve this functionality, I have implemented the following code snippet:
let rawdata = fs.readFileSync('config.json');
let blacklist = JSON.parse(rawdata);
var newWord = {"word": args[3], "count": 0}
blacklist.words.push(newWord);
let data = JSON.stringify(blacklist);
fs.writeFileSync('config.json', data);
Essentially, what this code does is extract the fourth word from the command (args[3]), encapsulates it within an object (
{"word": args[3], "count": 0}undefined.
The JSON structure within the file is outlined below:
{"words":[{"string":"test","count":0},{"word":"abc","count":0}]}
While the initial object within the list
{"string":"test","count":0}{"word":"abc","count":0}Below is the provided code snippet utilized to access the list of objects:
var words = ""
for (i = 0; i < blacklist.words.length; i++) {
words += "- " + blacklist.words[i].string + "\n";
console.log(blacklist.words[i].string);
}
message.reply("here are the words in your blacklist:\n" + words);
Upon execution, the output yielded: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nwh6E.png
Given my novice understanding of JavaScript and grappling with its asynchronous nature, my suspicion is that there may be a critical error in my approach.