express cookie session code example

Example 1: express get cookie

const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
app.use(cookieParser());

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  console.log('Cookies: ', req.cookies);
  console.log('Signed Cookies: ', req.signedCookies);
});

app.listen(3000);

Example 2: experss cookie session

var cookieSession = require('cookie-session')
var express = require('express')

var app = express()

app.use(cookieSession({
  name: 'session',
  keys: [/* secret keys */],

  // Cookie Options
  maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 24 hours
}))