exports() — express Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the exports() function in index.js from the express codebase.

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graph TD
  0440e415_18ed_420a_3709_d12304568015["exports()"]
  993f3e35_4d43_5344_325a_626a07e0ef64["index.js"]
  0440e415_18ed_420a_3709_d12304568015 -->|defined in| 993f3e35_4d43_5344_325a_626a07e0ef64
  style 0440e415_18ed_420a_3709_d12304568015 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

examples/mvc/controllers/user/index.js lines 11–22

exports.before = function(req, res, next){
  var id = req.params.user_id;
  if (!id) return next();
  // pretend to query a database...
  process.nextTick(function(){
    req.user = db.users[id];
    // cant find that user
    if (!req.user) return next('route');
    // found it, move on to the routes
    next();
  });
};