Middleware & Sessions
Express 4.13.3
| Intermediate
- 12 videos | 37m 33s
- Earns a Badge
Building on the Express API, explore the power of the Express Middleware. Learn how to use Middleware to interact with user input and form data, including validation, cookies, variables, and sessions.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Describe middleware and how it helps express
Install the express-validator middleware
Use the express-validator middleware to do input validation
Retrieve and use variables passed in on the url
Retrieve form data via post variables
Use the cookie-parser middleware to set and get cookies -
Use the body-parser middleware to parse and format data using json
Describe session handling with express
Configure express-session for use in an express app
Create a session for a successfully logged-in user
Check session states and display a simple menu to users who are already logged in
Create an interface to log out a user and remove the user's session
IN THIS COURSE
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5m 44sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to describe middleware and how it helps Express. FREE ACCESS
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2m 29sLearn how to install the express-validator middleware. FREE ACCESS
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3. Using Express-Validator for Input Validation3m 50sLearn how to use the express-validator middleware for input validation. FREE ACCESS
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4. Using GET Variables2m 29sDuring this video, you will learn how to retrieve and use variables passed in on the URL. FREE ACCESS
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5. Using Forms and POST Variables2m 23sIn this video, you will learn how to retrieve form data via POST variables. FREE ACCESS
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6. Using Cookies4m 53sIn this video, you will learn how to use the cookie-parser middleware to set and retrieve cookies. FREE ACCESS
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7. Using JSON2m 31sIn this video, find out how to use the body-parser middleware to parse and format data using JSON. FREE ACCESS
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8. Describing Session Handling3m 17sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to describe session handling with Express. FREE ACCESS
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9. Configuring express-session1m 50sIn this video, you will learn how to configure express-session to use in an express app. FREE ACCESS
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10. Creating a Session2m 15sLearn how to create a session for a user who has successfully logged in. FREE ACCESS
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11. Keeping Session State2m 18sIn this video, you will check session states and display a simple menu to users who are already logged in. FREE ACCESS
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12. Removing a Session on Logout3m 33sIn this video, you will create an interface to log out a user and remove the user's session. FREE ACCESS
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