Error: req.flash() requires sessions

Question

I\'m new to node and I\'m pretty sure I\'ve set up the middle ware and express to use flash messaging however I still get the error:

Error: req.flash() requires se

Answer 1

From the readme (emphasis mine):

Flash messages are stored in the session. First, setup sessions as usual by enabling cookieParser and session middleware. Then, use flash middleware provided by connect-flash.

Using express-sessions with express 4, cookieParser is no longer required.

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

//...


app.use(session({ cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }, 
                  secret: 'woot',
                  resave: false, 
                  saveUninitialized: false}));