routers express code example

Example 1: express router file

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

// middleware that is specific to this router
router.use(function timeLog (req, res, next) {
  console.log('Time: ', Date.now());
  next();
});
// define the home page route
router.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('Birds home page');
});
// define the about route
router.get('/about', function (req, res) {
  res.send('About birds');
});

module.exports = router;

Example 2: express route parameters

app.get('/users/:userId/books/:bookId', function (req, res) {
  res.send(req.params)
})

Example 3: nodejs express routing

// You need to install the following packages
npm install --save mysql express
// And if you don't want to restart your server after every little change
npm install -g nodemon