Express middleware for storing messages in the session. Connect-flash was part of Express until Express 3. connect-flash
Questions tagged [connect-flash]
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How to use connect-flash with ejs in express 4.x
I have a project that I need to use connect-flash, I am using view engine as ejs. Even I configure everything fine, in my opinion, connect-flash doesn't work. Could anybody please help me abput that?
Here how did I define the session, connect-flash…
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Express connect-flash displays only after refresh not on the same page.how to solve this?
below is register route
router.post("/register", function(req, res){
var newUser= new User({username:req.body.username});
User.register(newUser,req.body.password, function(error,user){
if(error){
req.flash("error",…
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how to include variable in connect-flash message to create dynamic link
I am struggling to create a dynamic link (include variable :id) into error flash message.
The link should redirect to existing entry.
JS
req.flash('errors', 'Name already in use!'+'Edit existing player…
Average Joe
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How do I get connect-flash to return multiple messages, or a single message with newline characters?
I'm building an app using nodejs.
I created a form, and I'm working on back-end validation of user input. Basically, I have a var, "messages", and each time I encounter an input error, I append the error to messages.
var messages…
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How to call flash on the client-side?
CODE:
login.ejs
header.ejs
<% if (success_msg != false){ %>
<%=…
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Unable to show flash message from Passport.js
I'm having problem with sending a flash if authentication fails. Except that everything is OK. When I'm copying example (https://github.com/jaredhanson/connect-flash) to my app flash messages are working fine...
Here is my…
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What's the best way to handle Node.js flash messages?
I am a beginner with Node.js and i absolutely love it. I wonder how can i handle flash message the best and easiest way.
I used connect-flash package in my site. Does it have better ones?
I always put my flash messages in my render function like…
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Access flash messages from Jade in Express 4
I am currently learning NodeJS using the Express framework. For some reason, there's not alot of guides for Express 4, but alot for Express 3.
I am trying to pass errors from a "register" function back to the Jade template using…
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Why are messages not appearing when using connect-flash with res.locals in express.js and ejs templating?
here are some of the relevant code snippets.
connect-flash is able to show messages on test1 and test2.
the problem is that no messages is showing for test 3: user registration when all three tests are redirected to the same 'testing'…
aidwiz
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How to refresh the page without it reloading as a new one?
I am currently trying to use connect-flash to send flash messages to the same page
req.flash('error_login', 'Incorrect Username/Password');
res.redirect(req.get('referer'));
In doing this I effectively reload the page so that the flash message…
Donald Jackman
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connect-flash shows [ ] instead of a message (express)
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newArticle.save((err,newArticle)=>{
if(err){
req.flash('error','Sorry , an error has occured. Thamk you try again later')
//when i use console.log(req.flash('error')) it shows normally in the terminal
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Passport.js authenticate failureRedirect with parameters
Working on Passport.js authentication and want to display messages to client when login is not successful.
My current logic:
app.route('/login').post(passport.authenticate('local', { failureRedirect: '/' }),
(req, res) => {
…
enszrlu
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connect-flash is working correctly but not displaying messages
i'm new in node and express. i'm trying to make a register page using connect-flash for validation and using ejs template engine .
everything is working correct but nothing displayed in my alert box.
here is my registerController.js…
Milad Amell
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Login middleware throws a "variable is not defined" error in conjunction with Passport.js
I am currently following a Node.js course by Colt Steele on Udemy and I came across an error that I have no idea how to fix. To be more specific, this error occurs whenever I try to log in to my web app with the correct credentials (it works fine…
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How do you access the messages in the done methods of passport without flash / in a react app?
[Update] Question now contains necessary details because of which the author was successful at finding a solution and hence should be reopened for answers.
Question in the title. Is there a way to use connect-flash in the back end (express) so that…
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