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Reputation: 693

Access express app in LoopBack 4 to add middleware

How can I access the express app instance within a LoopBack 4 application to add a middlware such as helmet or compression via app.use()?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 924

Answers (2)

Rifa Achrinza
Rifa Achrinza

Reputation: 1585

Since the previous answer, LoopBack 4 has provided support for Express.js middleware support alongside the existing LoopBack 4 middleware:

This includes additional features that enable integration with the Context for dependency injection, wrapping the middleware in a factory function for dynamic configuration, and using it as an interceptor.

Upvotes: 1

Miroslav Bajtoš
Miroslav Bajtoš

Reputation: 10785

LoopBack 4 does not have a first-class support for Express middleware yet, please join the discussion in the following GitHub issue:

Our current recommendation is to create a top-level Express application (where you can mount middleware like helmet) and then mount the LoopBack4 application as a sub-component. You can learn more in the following tutorial:

Upvotes: 1

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