node.js - Response not ending -

i'm creating frontend application 1 of our projects user, cluster, (single) node management, etc.

i've decided create frontend using html , javascript, , nodejs server-side functionality.

i've created webserver, can handle both defined routes , files; , i've decided split operations in functions. i've gathered javascript, parameters called value if they're not objects, , reference if objects?

if case, why can not end() request external function? , if can, how go this?

thanks!

code below reference.

// define server functionality     if (request.method === "get") {         // functions/routes go here         if (routes[request.url]) {             // route found!             // execute handler function             routes[request.url](request, response);         } else {             // no such route found in hashtable             // check if it's file             var filepath = __dirname + request.url;             if (fs.existssync(filepath)) {                 // it's file , found!                 //zomg!!!1!elf                 var mimetype = mime.contenttype(path.extname(filepath));                 var content = null;                 if (mimetype.indexof("text") > -1) {                     // file contains text                     content = fs.readfilesync(filepath, "utf-8");                 } else {                     // file binary                     content = fs.readfilesync(filepath);                 }                 //console.log(mimetype); // output mime type of each requested file                 response.statuscode = 200;                 response.setheader("content-type", mimetype === false ? "application/octet-stream" : mimetype);                 response.end(content);             } else {                 // file not found!                 console.log(`file ${filepath} not found!`);                 console.log("cannot serve null!");                 error404(request, response);             }         }     }  function error404(request, response) {     "use strict";      response.statuscode = 404;     response.end(); } 

found answer myself

typical symptom of little sleep. forgot restart server after modifying code.

facepalm

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