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adarian
adarian

Reputation: 395

How to organize express endpoints properly

I am having trouble wrapping my head around how to use the /:variable notation effectively. In my setup I have this layout.

router.route("/").get()
router.route("/:id").get().put().post().delete()
router.route("/auth").get().put().post()

When I call /auth it fails to go there, instead it triggers the method under the /:id. How can I make sure when I say /auth it does not goto that /:id path.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 239

Answers (1)

Lin Du
Lin Du

Reputation: 102597

You need to adjust the order of route definition. Move /auth route to /:id before route.

E.g.

import express, { Router } from 'express';

const app = express();
const port = 3000;

const router = Router();
router.route('/auth').get((req, res) => {
  res.send('auth');
});
router.route('/:id').get((req, res) => {
  res.send({ id: req.params.id });
});

app.use('/user', router);

app.listen(port, () => console.log(`HTTP server is listening on http://localhost:${port}`));

Test and output:

 ⚡  curl http://localhost:3000/user/auth
auth%                                 
 ⚡  curl http://localhost:3000/user/123 
{"id":"123"}%

Upvotes: 1

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