HowTo : Share session between multiple routes files

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HowTo : Share session between multiple routes files

[LM1LC3N7]

Session is stored in a cookie, so it is accessible from any file !

It is working now.

app.js (my express JS server)

var express = require('express');
// [...]
var routes = require('./routes/index');
var session = require('./routes/session');
// [...]
var randomstring = require("randomstring");
var cookieSession = require('cookie-session');
// [...]
var app = express();

// [...]

app.set('trust proxy', 1);
app.use(cookieSession({
                    name: 'session'
                    , secret: randomstring.generate()
                    , httpOnly: true
                    , maxAge: 30 * 60 * 1000
                    , secure: false
                    , overwrite: false
              }));


app.use('/', routes);
app.use('/session', session);

// [...]

Routes/index.js

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

//- GET home page.
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
    req.session.lastPage = '/home';
    printSession(req.session);

    res.render('home');
});

// [...]

module.exports = router;

Routes/session.js

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

router.get('/:variable?', function(req, res, next) {
    var variable = req.params.variable;
    var session = req.session;

    if(variable && session[variable] ){
        res.status(200).json(session[variable]);
    }else{
        res.status(400).end();
    }
});

// [...]

module.exports = router;