Parse.com Failed with: ReferenceError

Question

I am trying to run the following parse background job in Cloud Code

   Parse.Cloud.job("sendAlert", function(sendAlert) {
     Parse.Push.send({
       data: {
       "content-available": 1,
       }
     }, {
     success: function() {
   status.success("Push Worked!!!");
   },
   error: function(error) {
    status.error("Uh oh, something went wrong.");
   }
  });
 });

with the intended result of, when it is run, a "transparent" (not seen by users, but seen by the app) push being sent to users.

When I run it, I get the error

Jobs: sendAlert E2015-02-20T19:17:22.637Z] v17: Ran job sendAlert with: Input: {} Failed with: ReferenceError: status is not defined at Object.Parse.Push.send.error (main.js:12:5) at Parse.js:2:7940 at f (Parse.js:2:6852) at Parse.js:2:6344 at Array.forEach (native) at Object.x.each.x.forEach [as _arrayEach] (Parse.js:1:661) at c.extend.reject (Parse.js:2:6297) at Parse.js:2:6956 at f (Parse.js:2:6852) at Parse.js:2:7386

in the log. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, and appreciate it - total Parse novice here.

Could you please properly indent your code?

JLRishe
– JLRishe

2015-02-20 19:41:20 +00:00
Commented Feb 20, 2015 at 19:41 — JLRishe
– JLRishe, Commented Feb 20, 2015 at 19:41

JLRishe · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-20 19:47:45Z

1

If you look for the word status in your code, you will see that you haven't declared it anywhere. A variable named status can't just come out of nowhere, so that's why you're getting a ReferenceError.

According to the documentation, the second parameter passed into the Parse.Cloud.job() callback is a JobStatus object with error and success methods, so it seems that's what you're trying to use:

//                       declare it here   ---------v
Parse.Cloud.job("sendAlert", function(sendAlert, status) {
    Parse.Push.send({
        data: {
            "content-available": 1,
        }
    }, {
        success: function() {
            status.success("Push Worked!!!");
        },
        error: function(error) {
            status.error("Uh oh, something went wrong.");
        }
    });
});

answered Feb 20, 2015 at 19:47

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4 Comments

rocket101 Over a year ago

Sorry, how do I declare it? I am new to Parse. Thanks, and sorry.

rocket101 Over a year ago

hmm, perhaps I am misunderstanding the error... now it is failing with the error function: Ran job sendAlert with: Input: {} Failed with: Uh oh, something went wrong..

JLRishe Over a year ago

@rocket101 Yes, that means that your Parse.Push.send() is failing and that your error callback is being called. I wouldn't know why it is failing, but that's a completely separate matter from the issue in your question. I would suggest making use of the error parameter that you have there to get some idea of what went wrong: status.error("Uh oh, something went wrong." + error);

Felix Dumit Over a year ago

you need to specify some more parameters for the push, such as a query or a channel. Again, check out the documentation

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