Issue: Openwhisk

Error:

{

    "error": "An error has occurred: Error: Invalid constructor options. Missing api_key parameter or token plugin."

}

Steps to reproduce:

1. create js program proxy.js

var openwhisk = require('openwhisk');

function main(params) {

        if(params.password !== "secret") {

                throw new Error("Passoword incorrect");

        } 

        var ow = openwhisk(); // not passing any value to constructor will result in error.

        return {"status":"Logged in"};

}

2. Deploy: 

wsk action create proxy proxy.js

3. invoke

wsk action invoke proxy -p password secret --result

Solution:

1. install openwhisk with npm package manager

npm install openwhisk

2. pass parameter to openwhisk():                

var openwhisk = require('openwhisk');

function main(params) {

        if(params.password !== "secret") {

                throw new Error("Passoword incorrect");

        } 

        options={apihost: 'openwhisk.ng.bluemix.net', api_key:'...'};

        var ow = openwhisk(options);

        // return ow.actions.invoke({name:"hello", blocking:true, resutl:true, param :params});

        return {"status":"Logged in"};

}

Error 2: 

"error": {

            "code": "3dX9s8a1GhideL4Y7vKgFsFeluSZMEPV",

            "error": "The supplied authentication is invalid"

        }

Steps to reproduce:

1. Save the above solved program and run.

solution:

1. program hello.js and create action hello

2. program proxy.js and create action proxy

3. pass the auth.json while inovking proxy.js

The authentication is required for local env.