Learn All The Nodes Episode 27

What's new in Express 4 (Part 2 - the router)

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Notes

Express 4 migration guide

Express 4 router documentation

router.use

Episode code

var adminRouter = express.Router()

adminRouter.use('/', ensureAdmin)
adminRouter.route('/users')
  .get(formRoute)
  .post(genericRoute)
adminRouter.get('/accounts`', genericRoute)
adminRouter.get('/transactions', genericRoute)

var authRouter = express.Router()
authRouter.get('/sign_in', genericRoute)
authRouter.get('/sign_out', genericRoute)
authRouter.get('/register', genericRoute)

var coreAppRouter = express.Router()
coreAppRouter.get('/widgets', genericRoute)
coreAppRouter.get('/tasks', genericRoute)

app.use('/admin', adminRouter)
app.use('/auth', authRouter)
app.use('/app', coreAppRouter)