How to pass client-side parameters to the server-side in Angular/Node.js/Express

Question

Probably a very basic question, but I cannot seem to find a simple answer.

I have a GET method leveraging Angular\'s $http that is requesting a promise

Answer 1

You need to pass the data in your get call as folow:

var data = {
    amount: 3,
    currency: 2,
    source: 3,
    description: 4
};

$http.get('URL_OF_INTEREST', data) // PASS THE DATA AS THE SECOND PARAMETER
    .success(
        function(success){
            console.log(success)
        })
    .error(
        function(error){
            console.log(error)
        });

And in your backend, you can get your url parameters as folow:

router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {

    var amount = req.query.amount; // GET THE AMOUNT FROM THE GET REQUEST

    var stripeToken = "CUSTOM_PAYMENT_TOKEN";

    var charge = stripe.charges.create({
        amount: 1100, // amount in cents, again
        currency: "usd",
        source: stripeToken,
        description: "Example charge"
    }, function(err, charge) {
        if (err && err.type === 'StripeCardError') {
            res.json(err);   
        } else {
            res.json(charge);   
        }
    });
});