Using express.static middleware in an authorized route

Question

I\'m using node with express and passportjs to restrict access to files located in a private folder. I have reduced my code to the following. Everything in the public static

Answer 1

You can also add express.static(__dirname + '/private'); to your app.config.

app.configure(function() {
  app.use(app.router);
  app.use(express.logger('dev')); 
  app.use('/public',express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
  app.use('/private',express.static(__dirname + '/private'));
});

The private path middleware would be executed anytime a path began with private.

Answer 2

sheesh staring at me the whole time

app.get('/private/:file', function(req, res, next){
    console.log('about to send restricted file '+ req.params.file);
    req.url = req.url.replace(/^\/private/, '')
    staticMiddleware(req, res, next);
});

Edit 11-29-2014

So after someone posted to the question I came back to this answer to find that even though I mention passportjs I never showed how I ended up using this function.

var staticMiddlewarePrivate = express['static'](__dirname + '/private');

app.get('/private/*/:file', auth.ensureAuthenticated, function(req, res, next){
    console.log('**** Private ****');
    req.url = req.url.replace(/^\/private/, '');
    staticMiddlewarePrivate(req, res, next);
});