what's cors in node code example

Example 1: express js cors

var express = require('express')
var cors = require('cors')  //use this
var app = express()

app.use(cors()) //and this

app.get('/user/:id', function (req, res, next) {
  res.json({user: 'CORS enabled'})
})

app.listen(5000, function () {
  console.log('CORS-enabled web server listening on port 5000')
})

Example 2: cors npm

/* 
Installation
$ npm install cors
*/

// Simple Usage (Enable All CORS Requests)
var express = require("express");
var cors = require("cors");
var app = express();

app.use(cors());

app.get("/products/:id", function (req, res, next) {
   res.json({ msg: "This is CORS-enabled for all origins!" });
});

app.listen(80, function () {
   console.log("CORS-enabled web server listening on port 80");
});