Express.js Routing wrong route

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I have 3 express.js routes

app.get('/packages/:name', (req, res) => {...});
app.get('/packages/search/', (req, res) => {...});
app.get('/packages/search/:name', (req, res) => {...});

The first and thrid routes are working just fine. But the second route is never triggert. When I browse to "localhost/packages/search/" it will trigger the first route with res.params.name = "search/"

I can do an "if" to check if its "search/" but i don't think thats a good solution.

Am I doing something wrong?

Routes are executed in the order they are defined, reverse your order. — Ben Fortune, Apr 07 '17 at 09:57
because in packages/:name , :name is dynamic so package/search will go in packages/:name , move package/search on first and it will work then — RITESH ARORA, Apr 07 '17 at 10:02

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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Routes in express.js are executed in order.

For detail Node.js Express route naming and ordering: how is precedence determined?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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answered Apr 07 '17 at 10:07

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