HTTP status codes
What do the browser error codes mean?
Status codes are issued by a server in response to a client's request made to the server. Typically when your browser requests a web page the host server will give the browser an informational response, a success report, a redirection request or an error.
Make
Write a program that outputs what each of these HTTP status codes mean: 400, 401/403, 404. Any other code is an unknown error for the purpose of this program.
Use this boilerplate code as a starting point:
Success Criteria
Remember to add a comment before a subprogram or selection statement to explain its purpose.
Complete the subprogram called `http_status` so that it:
- Returns "Bad request" if the status is 400.
- Returns "Authentication error" if the status is 401 or 403.
- Returns "Not found" if the status code is 404.
- Returns "Unknown error" for any other status code.
A typical output from the program when code is 404 would be:
Not found
Knowledge Organiser
Use these resources as a reference to help you meet the success criteria.
Programming guide:
Flowcharts:
Parsons:
Evaluate
Create the unit tests below to check that your program has met the success criteria.
code = 400
Bad request
code = 401
Authentication error
code = 403
Authentication error
code = 404
Not found
code = 500
Unknown error
Check that you have:
- Used comments within the code to describe the purpose of subprograms and conditions.
- Used meaningful identifier names. That means the names of subprograms and variables indicate what they are for.
