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Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected string in my javascript file


This is my likedc.js which I tried to upload but however the terminal reported me that it is failed because Error: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected string in likedc.js:40 at main.js:3:1

I tried to comment but the terminal still says the same thing. I'm not sure what are the alternatives that I can amend

        Parse.Cloud.define("StatusUpdate", function(request,response){
        //query Installation for user
        var Installationquery = Parse.Object.extend("Installation");
        var query = new Parse.Query(Installationquery);
        var message = request.params.message
        query.equalTo("user", request.params.User);
    query.find({
      success: function(results) {
        response.success("found user" + results)

        // Do something with the returned Parse.Object values
        for (var i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
          var object = results[i];
          Parse.Push.send({
        where: query, // Set our Installation query
        data: {
          alert: createMessage(message)
          badge: "Increment",   **//<---- Line 40**
          sound: "";
        }
      }, {
        success: function() {
          // Push was successful
          console.log("sent ")
        },
        error: function(error) {
          console.log("Error " + error)
        }
        }
      },
      error: function(error) {      // <--- Line 54**
        alert("Error: " + error.code + " " + error.message);
      }
    });
      })



    });

   var alertMessage = function createMessage(request)
    {
      var message = "";

              if (request.object.get("StatusUpdate") === "likedby") {
                  if (request.user.get('postedby')) {
                      message = request.user.get('postedby') + ': ' + request.object.get('statusOBJID').trim();
                  } else {
                      message = "Someone liked on your status update.";
                  }

                  // Trim our message to 140 characters.
                  if (message.length > 140) {
                      message = message.substring(0, 140);
                  }

                  return message;
              }
    }

Solution

  •     data: {
          alert: createMessage(message), //<-- add comma here
          badge: "Increment",   **//<---- Line 40**
          sound: ""  //<-- remove semicolon here
        }
    

    For the second part, from the context I think your error block is out of place, try rearranging like

     Parse.Cloud.define("StatusUpdate", function(request, response) {
          //query Installation for user
          var Installationquery = Parse.Object.extend("Installation");
          var query = new Parse.Query(Installationquery);
          var message = request.params.message
          query.equalTo("user", request.params.User);
          query.find({
              success: function(results) {
                  response.success("found user" + results)
    
                  // Do something with the returned Parse.Object values
                  for (var i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
                      var object = results[i];
                      Parse.Push.send({
                                  where: query, // Set our Installation query
                                  data: {
                                      alert: createMessage(message),
                                      badge: "Increment", //<---- Line 40**
                                      sound: ""
                                    }
                                  }, {
                                      success: function() {
                                          // Push was successful
                                          console.log("sent ")
                                      },
                                      error: function(error) {
                                          console.log("Error " + error)
                                      }
                                  });
                  } 
              },
                error: function(error) { // <--- Line 54**
                    alert("Error: " + error.code + " " + error.message);
                }
            });
          });