NodeJS + Express - Apply session middleware to some routes

Question

I have an Express application with some routes, only two of them need to support sessions. I read everywhere that the middleware definition (app.use(express.session({...) ap

Answer 1

Don't use app.use(express.session({ ... })).

Instead, initialize the session middleware, save a reference to the resulting function then include it directly in the routes you want it on.

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

var session = express.session({
    //session configuration
});

app.use(app.router);


// must come after app.use(app.router);
app.get('/your/route/here', session, function(req, res){
    // code for route handler goes here
});

Slightly simpler than the answer included in the update (you don't need the wrapper function).