express post code example

Example 1: express hello world

//to run : node filename.js
const express = require('express')
const app = express()
const port = 3000

app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('Hello World!'))

app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`))

//visit localhost:3000
// assuming you have done 1) npm init 2) npm install express

Example 2: express js post request body

const express = require('express')

const app = express()

app.use(express.json()) // for parsing application/json
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true })) // for parsing application/x-www-form-urlencoded

app.post('/profile', function (req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.body)
  res.json(req.body)
})

Example 3: express receive post data

const { id } = req.body;

Example 4: route parameter in node

var express = require('express');
var fs  = require('fs');
var app= express();
 app.get('/index/profile/:id',function(req,res){
    //  res.send('profile with id' + req.params.id)

    
    
 });
app.listen(3000,'127.0.0.1');
console.log('lsitng');

Example 5: accept Post with no midleWare express

const express=require('express');
const app=express();
//accept Post with no midleWare express
app.post("/register/",function(req,res){
    var bodyStr = '';
    req.on("data",function(chunk){
        bodyStr += chunk.toString();
    });
    req.on("end",function(){
        res.send(bodyStr);
    });

});