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Basic Express 4.0 Setup with connect-flash
var express = require('express');
var session = require('express-session');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var flash = require('connect-flash');
var app = express();
app.use(cookieParser('secret'));
app.use(session({cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }}));
app.use(flash());
app.all('/', function(req, res){
req.flash('test', 'it worked');
res.redirect('/test')
});
app.all('/test', function(req, res){
res.send(JSON.stringify(req.flash('test')));
});
app.listen(3000);
module.exports = app;
{
"dependencies": {
"express": "^4.0.0",
"express-session": "^1.0.2",
"cookie-parser": "^1.0.1",
"connect-flash": "^0.1.1"
}
}
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