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Express Session manually assign session
Something I don't understand about the express session middleware is the reassignment of sessions. E.g. When someone opens my page for the first time, the middleware will create a fresh new session ...
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middleware order confusion over an express application
I have these middlewares in the yelp app in this order (assuming order matters):
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(methodOverride('_method')...
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In a node.js + express application, use a proxy route as middleware for another proxy
I have a node.js app with an api-gateway that routes to several microservices. One of the microservices is the authentication microservice. I want to use the route auth/verifySession to check if the ...
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Express sessions not persisting after redirect in node.js
Using node.js and pgAdmin. I have set up all the necessary code for a server, sessions, cookies, and all that. The error I'm getting is "TypeError: Cannot read property 'username' of undefined&...
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Can fs.writeFile called in a file routed to express, middlewared by session, delete the session cookie?
I routed a js file to the main js file using express and it's router middleware. Also each path is middlewared by session. After authentication, a get request which is received only when req.session....
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Node express server session management middleware?
I want to do only cookie based authentication for my app. No pwd or email need to be given.
It is like the guest user feature in some webapps (like discord). You can use the app like
a logged in user ...
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Express app, sessions and legal implications
How do I implement sessions in an Express app, and are there any legal implications of doing so?
I've tried googling the answer, but it seems that there are a lot of different approaches. What would ...
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require method called by function not working
I ran into this while setting some middleware only for certain routes. In my application, I only need session and csrf on my contact page.
Here's the problem. When I require them outside and use the ...
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ExpressJS session save in cookie
I want create session cookie for track user in site. For this purposes I use "express-session" middleware:
var express = require('express');
var session = require('express-session');
app.use(session(...
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Cannot get session data from middleware in node.js
I have a function that gets the id of the user when she registers
user.save(function(err, id){
if(err) return next(err);
req.session.uid=id; ...
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Node, express.session as middleware does not set cookie
this question is related to NodeJS + Express - Apply session middleware to some routes which I first thought would solve my problem. But it did not.
I'm trying to build a site where the first default-...
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Why does this flash policy module (express middleware) use _.clone() in Sails.js?
From a tutorial on Sails, this is a Sails policy - essentially Express middleware:
module.exports = function(req, res, next) {
res.locals.flash = {};
if (!req.session.flash) return next();
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Do I need to authenticate session data in Express middleware?
Currently my authentication middleware for my Express 3.0 app looks something like this:
return function (req, res, next) {
if (!isProtected(req.path)) {
debug('Allowed path "' + req.path ...
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why is my express middleware session undefined?
I'm trying to use the express middleware for sessions (I'm not understanding but I feel that I am very close).
the reason I have ended up asking is that the express docs (http://expressjs.com/api....
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What is the difference between 'session' and 'cookieSession' middleware in Connect/Express?
There are two session-related middleware packages bundled with Connect/Express.
What is the difference? How do I choose?
I'm assuming that session middleware is the same as cookieSession middleware - ...
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Node.js - Issue with res.redirect in middleware
I'm trying to use a authenticateUser() middleware before loading all of my pages. Instead of including it in each call (as in app.get('/', authenticateUser, function()...)), I tried setting it with ...
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Can't set session property in an Express Route Middleware [closed]
I'm currently developing an API using NodeJS and Express.
var express = require('express');
var app = express.createServer();
app.configure(function() {
app.use(express.cookieParser());
app.use(...
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