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4/18/2014 - 7:59 PM

Basic Express 4.0 Setup with connect-flash

Basic Express 4.0 Setup with connect-flash

{
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.0.0",
    "express-session": "^1.0.2",
    "cookie-parser": "^1.0.1",
    "connect-flash": "^0.1.1"
  }
}
var express = require('express');
var session = require('express-session');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var flash = require('connect-flash');
var app = express();

app.use(cookieParser('secret'));
app.use(session({cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }}));
app.use(flash());

app.all('/', function(req, res){
  req.flash('test', 'it worked');
  res.redirect('/test')
});

app.all('/test', function(req, res){
  res.send(JSON.stringify(req.flash('test')));
});

app.listen(3000);

module.exports = app;