Connect is a middleware framework for Node.js. It processes or decorates HTTP requests and responses to provide features such as session handling, authentication, asset management or compression.
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Using express.static middleware in an authorized route
I'm using node with express and passportjs to restrict access to files located in a private folder. I have reduced my code to the following.
Everything in the public static folder works great but route targeting the private folder through the use of…

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difference between app.js and index.js in Node.js
I am newbie to Nodejs. I have an app.js and an index.js inside the route directory. I have an app.use(multer....). I also have app.post('filter-reports') defined which actually uploads the file contents to the server.
I have business logic to be…

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Error: Cannot find module 'connect'
It appears that this simple app can't find the 'connect' module after I just installed it in the file directory.
var connect = require ('connect');
connect.createServer(function(res, req, next) {
res.simpleBody("Connect you son of a…

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socket.io parse connect (>= 2.4.1) signed session cookie
With the latest version of connect (as of 2012-07-26), I've found the following way to get a session ID from socket.io that will work with a connect-redis store.
var express = require('express')
, routes = require('./routes')
, fs = require('fs')
,…

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Routes with parameters gets called twice?
I am creating a NodeJS web application via ExpressJS. I have the following two routes (among others):
app.get('/user/reset/verify', function(req, res) {
console.log("Executing verification index.");
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Express js body parser not working and req.body is undefined?
I have the following in my node server using Express (truncated to the important parts):
var app = express.createServer();
app.all(/test/,function(req,res){
console.log(req.headers);
console.log(req.body);
res.send("");
});
function…

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What does (NodeJS) Express provide over just using Connect?
What does Express provide over just using Connect?
Most of the features of Express seem to be features of Connect.
Is there a list of what Express provides?

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In App redirect in expressjs using middleware
I am trying to make a middleware for handling url aliases, what I am doing right now is :
// [...]
module.exports = function() {
return function(req, res, next) {
// getAlias would get an object {alias:"alias/path",source:"/real/path"} or…

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express/connect middleware which executes after the response is sent to the client
Is it possible to write a middleware which executes after the response is sent to a client or after the request is processed and called just before sending the response to client?

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How to use cookieSession in express
I'm trying to use the built in cookieSession object of connect, but I cannot get it to work properly with express.
I have this app:
var express = require('express');
var connect = require('connect');
var app =…

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Scope of middleware functions in express.js
I'm learning express.js / node.js and have a good but not excellent understanding of the javascript prototype model. Hence, I'm a bit confused on the way middleware can be stacked in express.js's routing mechanisms.
Say we have this code
function…

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How to get Stylus to work with Express and Connect in CoffeeScript
My app.coffee looks like this:
connect = require 'connect'
express = require 'express'
jade = require 'jade'
stylus = require 'stylus'
app = express.createServer()
# CONFIGURATION
app.configure(() ->
app.set 'view engine', 'jade'
app.set…

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Live reload fails - Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
I am starting live reload via Gulp:
var $$ = require('gulp-load-plugins')();
gulp.watch('*', function (file) {
$$.livereload().changed(file.path);
});
gulp.task('connect', function(){
var connect = require('connect');
return connect()
…

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HTTPS with nodejs and connect
I'm currently using nodejs with connect as my HTTP server.
Is there anyway to activate HTTPS with connect?
I cannot find any documentation about it.

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How would one make connect/express use non-expiring caching on a particular directory
I'm working on an app that uses connect/express with node.js. It uses the "static" middleware like this:
var express = require("express");
var io = require("socket.io");
var app = express.createServer(
express.static(__dirname +…

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