CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.jsexpress
lch
lch

Reputation: 4931

Express js session undefined

server.js

var express=require('./config/express');
var app=express();
app.listen(3000);

expressjs

var express=require('express'),
        cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'),
        session=require('express-session');

var app=express();
    var routes=require('../app/routes/index.server.routes');
    routes(app);

    app.use(cookieParser());
        app.use(session({
            saveUninitialized: true,
            resave: true,
            secret: "This is a secret"
        }));

routes.js

module.exports=function(app){
    var indexController=require('../controllers/index.server.controller');
    app.get('/',indexController.render);
}

controller

exports.render=function(request,response){
    if(request.session.lastVisit){
        console.log(request.session.lastVisit);
    }
    request.session.lastVisit=new Date();
    response.render('index',{
        model:'lokesh'
    })
}

error

Cannot set property 'lastVisit' of undefined
   at exports.render (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\app\controllers\index.server.controller.js:9:30)
   at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:76:5)
   at next (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:100:13)
   at Route.dispatch (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:81:3)
   at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:76:5)
   at C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:227:24
   at Function.proto.process_params (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:305:12)
   at C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:221:12
   at Function.match_layer (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:288:3)
   at next (C:\Users\phani\Desktop\Node\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:182:10)

I install the required modules needed. Still it could not create a session. can someone point out the mistake. Updated complete code

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2142

Answers (1)

xdc
xdc

Reputation: 116

Register your routes after you register your middlewares:

var app=express();
var routes=require('../app/routes/index.server.routes');

app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(session({
    saveUninitialized: true,
    resave: true,
    secret: "This is a secret"
}));
routes(app);

Upvotes: 4

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