Restify very simple JSONClient returns empty json - api

Question

I just started using restify and tries to build a very simple JSONClient and fails on the first step.
var restify = require('restify');
var client = restify.createJsonClient({
url: 'http://api.bgm.tv'
});
client.get('/calendar', function(err, req, res, obj) {
console.log('%j', obj);
});
This pieces of code returns {} with a status code 200
If you check http://api.bgm.tv/calendar in browser or curl it seems to be a legit json GET Rest API and does not require auth or anything else.
I tried other API such as stackoverflow api it works perfectly, so I assume something wrong with the server side?
If anyone can try to run it and help me point out what might went wrong would be very appreciated.

Answer 1

I runned your example node code and got a proper response (the same you get when browsing).
You probably have some version problem or a console.log size limitation.
Try using: console.log(obj[0]); it should print only the first object in the json.
I'm using node v0.8.9 and restify v2.4.1 on a mac.

Answer 2

Yeah, when I use the Postman plugin for Chrome and do a GET request to http://api.bgm.tv/calendar I get:
[
{
"weekday": {
"en": "Mon",
"cn": "星期一",
"ja": "月耀日",
"id": 1
},
"items": [
{
"id": 46458,
"url": "http://bgm.tv/subject/46458",
"type": 0,
"name": "アイカツ! -アイドルカツドウ!-",
"name_cn": "偶像活动",
"summary": "",
"eps": 0,
"air_date": "2012-10-08",
"air_weekday": 1,
"images": {
"large": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/l/db/7f/46458_8mM39.jpg",
"common": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/c/db/7f/46458_8mM39.jpg",
"medium": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/m/db/7f/46458_8mM39.jpg",
"small": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/s/db/7f/46458_8mM39.jpg",
"grid": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/g/db/7f/46458_8mM39.jpg"
},
"collection": {
"wish": 0,
"collect": 0,
"doing": 44,
"on_hold": 0,
"dropped": 0
}
},
{
"id": 57150,
"url": "http://bgm.tv/subject/57150",
"type": 0,
"name": "LINE OFFLINE ～サラリーマン～",
"name_cn": "离线LINE - 上班族 -",
"summary": "",
"eps": 0,
"air_date": "2013-01-07",
"air_weekday": 1,
"images": {
"large": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/l/71/28/57150_Kz171.jpg",
"common": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/c/71/28/57150_Kz171.jpg",
"medium": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/m/71/28/57150_Kz171.jpg",
"small": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/s/71/28/57150_Kz171.jpg",
"grid": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/g/71/28/57150_Kz171.jpg"
},
"collection": {
"wish": 0,
"collect": 0,
"doing": 206,
"on_hold": 0,
"dropped": 0
}
},
{
"id": 58709,
"url": "http://bgm.tv/subject/58709",
"type": 0,
"name": "ハヤテのごとく! Cuties",
"name_cn": "旋风管家 Cuties",
"summary": "",
"eps": 0,
"air_date": "2013-04-08",
"air_weekday": 1,
"images": {
"large": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/l/15/28/58709_H7uj8.jpg",
"common": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/c/15/28/58709_H7uj8.jpg",
"medium": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/m/15/28/58709_H7uj8.jpg",
"small": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/s/15/28/58709_H7uj8.jpg",
"grid": "http://lain.bgm.tv/pic/cover/g/15/28/58709_H7uj8.jpg"
},
"collection": {
"wish": 0,
"collect": 0,
"doing": 219,
"on_hold": 0,
"dropped": 0
}
},
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