How to configure express router along with ES6?

Question

I have the following code for an router file in express.

import express from 'express';
import  _  from 'lodash';
import { Devices, OwlElecMonitors } from '../models/';

var router = express.Router();

router.get('/api/devices/:id',function (req, res) {
    console.log(req);                   
    Devices.getDevicesByUserId({ userId: req.params.id },function(err, resp) {
        res.send(resp);
    });
});

export default router;

and I am trying to import it into the main file using the following code

import api from './routes';
app.use('/api', api);

But the code returns a 404 error. Where am I going wrong ? What changes do I need to make for this to work ?

Solution 1

Your api is currently set to /api/api/devices/:id. Remove the /api from the router get definition:

router                  
    .get('/devices/:id',function (req, res) { 

Solution 2

Can also be resolved by skipping the mount param:

import api from './routes';
app.use(api);

Comments

[Bazinga777]

Thanks, that was the issue.

[Insanovation]

That actually worked for me. Interesting, if I provide the mount param - it will break and return "Cannot GET /foo"... Why?

[Insanovation]

Ah, found it: // use the router and 401 anything falling through app.use('/admin', router, function (req, res) { res.sendStatus(401) }) At: expressjs.com/en/guide/using-middleware.html