examples/session/redis.js
'use strict'
/**
* Module dependencies.
*/
var express = require('../..');
var logger = require('morgan');
var session = require('express-session');
// pass the express to the connect redis module
// allowing it to inherit from session.Store
var RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(session);
var app = express();
app.use(logger('dev'));
// Populates req.session
app.use(session({
resave: false, // don't save session if unmodified
saveUninitialized: false, // don't create session until something stored
secret: 'keyboard cat',
store: new RedisStore
}));
app.get('/', function(req, res){
var body = '';
if (req.session.views) {
++req.session.views;
} else {
req.session.views = 1;
body += '<p>First time visiting? view this page in several browsers :)</p>';
}
res.send(body + '<p>viewed <strong>' + req.session.views + '</strong> times.</p>');
});
app.listen(3000);
console.log('Express app started on port 3000');