Keep temporary data until send response - Nodejs

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I'm working on express server application and there are bunch of api endpoints that I configured. Almost all create and update requests, I need to store requested user's userId in order to keep log. I created a middleware function that verify user JWT access token and retrieve userId from access token payload. In my current situation, I add user info as req.body.loggedUser in req body. I think this is not a good thing to do. I do it like,

req.body.loggedUser = accessTokenPayload.user[0];

This works fine in every POST request. But I need to do it in right way. And also this method cannot use in GET requests. If nodejs can keep temporary variable until a request done its process I can keep log on GET requests also. So all I need to do is keep user info as temporary data until request process done. How I can do it.

Why dont you add user info straight in req?

Darth
– Darth

2020-07-28 15:53:24 +00:00
Commented Jul 28, 2020 at 15:53 — Darth
– Darth, Commented Jul 28, 2020 at 15:53

JSchirrmacher · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-28 16:03:31Z

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Just add it to the req variable:

req.loggedUser = accessTokenPayload.user[0]

This works in GET requests as well

answered Jul 28, 2020 at 16:03

JSchirrmacher

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