Simple express session demo

package.json

{
  "name": "sample-node",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "connect-mongo": "^1.3.2",
    "express": "^4.14.0",
    "express-session": "^1.14.0"
  }
}

server-mongo.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var session = require('express-session');
var MongoStore = require('connect-mongo')(session);


app.use(session({
  name: 'my-session',
  cookie:  {
    //Current Server time + maxAge = expire datetime
    maxAge: 1000 * 60,

    //Allows for the cookie to be read only by a server (no JS)
    httpOnly: false,

    //Set for the root of the domain.
    path: '/',
  },
  secret: 'foobarbazfizzbuzz',

  store: new MongoStore({
    url: 'mongodb://localhost/sample-node'
  })
}));


app.use((req,res,next) => {
  var visit = req.session.visit;

  if(!visit) {
    visit = req.session.visit = {
      count: 1
    }
  } else {
    visit.count++;
  }
  next();
});

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('you viewed this page ' + req.session.visit.count + ' times')
})


app.listen(3000);

server-session.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var session = require('express-session');

app.use(session({
  name: 'my-session',
  cookie:  {
    //Current Server time + maxAge = expire datetime
    maxAge: 1000 * 60,

    //Allows for the cookie to be read only by a server (no JS)
    httpOnly: true,

    //Set for the root of the domain.
    path: '/',
  },
  secret: 'foobarbazfizzbuzz'
}));


app.use((req,res,next) => {
  var visit = req.session.visit;

  if(!visit) {
    visit = req.session.visit = {
      count: 1
    }
  } else {
    visit.count++;
  }
  next();
});

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('you viewed this page ' + req.session.visit.count + ' times')
})


app.listen(3000);

server.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello world!');
});

app.get('/foo', (req, res) => {
  res.send('You navigated to foo!');
});

app.listen(3000);