express.static() doesn't exist

Question

When using express.static() in the code below I get an error telling me that the function doesn't exist.

This is my code:

var app = require("express");
var consign = require("consign");
var bodyParser = require("body-parser")
var expressValidator = require("express-validator");

var express = app();
express.set('view engine', 'ejs');
express.set('views', './app/views');

express.use(express.static("./app/public"));
express.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
express.use(expressValidator());

consign()
    .include('app/routes')
    .then('config/db.js')
    .then('app/models')
    .then('app/controllers')
    .into(express);

module.exports = express;

please make sure to always post questions in english here on stackoverflow or use pt.stackoverflow.com if you want to post in portuguese — DannyM
– DannyM, Commented May 11, 2020 at 1:57
You're assigning the wrong thing to your express variable. It should be const express = require('express') and const app = express();. Then, you can use express.static() and app.use(). — jfriend00
– jfriend00, Commented May 11, 2020 at 3:34

Isolated · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-11 01:55:09Z

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var express = require("express"); // !!!
var consign = require("consign");
var bodyParser = require("body-parser")
var expressValidator = require("express-validator");

var app = express(); // !!!
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.set('views', './app/views');

app.use(express.static("./app/public"));
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
app.use(expressValidator());

consign()
    .include('app/routes')
    .then('config/db.js')
    .then('app/models')
    .then('app/controllers')
    .into(app); // !!!

module.exports = express;

https://expressjs.com/en/starter/static-files.html

Eu falo inglês, desculpe. Eu normalmente daria uma explicação.

English: I speak English, sorry. I would usually give an explanation.

answered May 11, 2020 at 1:55

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