I've been working on an app that can send mass texts by using a JSON file containing numbers and names. However, every time I try to test load the app in IRB, I keep encountering this error message:
NameError: undefined local variable or method `data_from_file' for main:Object
from /home/qc/tep/Coding Stuff/Ruby/text app/main.rb:14:in `contacts_from_file'
Although I understand what the error signifies, I'm puzzled as to why it's occurring. Here is the source code snippet where the issue lies:
require 'json'
def sanatize(numbers)
"+1" + number.gsub(/^1|\D/, "")
end
def numbers_from_file
file = open('numbers.json').read
JSON.parse(file)
end
def contacts_from_file
contacts= { }
data_from_file['feed']['entry'].each do |entry|
name = entry['gsx$name']['$t']
number = entry['gsx$number']['$t']
contacts[sanatize(number)] = name
end
contacts
end
def contact_numbers
contacts_from_file.keys
end
def contact_name
contacts_from_file[number]
end
Additionally, here is a snippet of the JSON file being used:
{
'1**********' => 'Big Bird'
'1**********'} => 'Josh'
}
If anyone could guide me on why data_from_file is showing as "undefined", I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance.