How to have multiple routes use the same route function in express.js

Question

I can use

app.get('/:someVar/xxxxx', function(req, res) { /* etc */ });

to get someVar by req.params.someVar. However, I want both www.example.com/12345/xxxxx and www.example.com/xxxxx to go into the same app.get

How should I approach this problem?

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– royhowie, Commented Jun 5, 2015 at 8:49

monkeyinsight · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-16 04:05:31Z

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Assign function to variable

var yourFunction = function (req, res) {
...
}

And you can use it afterwards as parameter passed to app.get()

app.get('/:someVar/xxxxx', yourFunction);
app.get('/xxxxx', yourFunction);

answered Nov 16, 2014 at 4:05

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talk about FGITW

royhowie · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-05 08:41:40Z

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Don't repeat yourself. Pass an array to express.js's route method:

app.route(["/12345/xxxxx", "/xxxxx"])
   .get(function (req, res) { /* etc */ })

answered Nov 16, 2014 at 4:05

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