Sending 405 from express.js when there is a route match but no HTTP method match

Question

I\'m looking for a clean way to have my express app return 405 Method Not Allowed if a client sends a request that matches a mapped url route but does not match the mapped H

Answer 1

Due to ambiguity, there really is no other way. Personally, I would do something like this:

var route = '/page/:id/comments'
app.get(route, getComments)
app.all(route, send405)

function send405(req, res, next) {
  var err = new Error()
  err.status = 405
  next(err)
}

Either way, you have to check the routes twice.