callback when session expire
bash
$ npm install express-session
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API
`js
var session = require('express-session')
`
$3
Create a session middleware with the given options.
Note Session data is _not_ saved in the cookie itself, just the session ID.
Session data is stored server-side.
Warning The default server-side session storage, MemoryStore, is _purposely_
not designed for a production environment. It will leak memory under most
conditions, does not scale past a single process, and is meant for debugging and
developing.
For a list of stores, see compatible session stores.
#### Options
express-session accepts these properties in the options object.
##### cookie
Settings for the session ID cookie. See the "Cookie options" section below for
more information on the different values.
The default value is { path: '/', httpOnly: true, secure: false, maxAge: null }.
##### genid
Function to call to generate a new session ID. Provide a function that returns
a string that will be used as a session ID. The function is given req as the
first argument if you want to use some value attached to req when generating
the ID.
The default value is a function which uses the uid2 library to generate IDs.
NOTE be careful to generate unique IDs so your sessions do not conflict.
`js
app.use(session({
genid: function(req) {
return genuuid() // use UUIDs for session IDs
},
secret: 'keyboard cat'
}))
`
##### name
The name of the session ID cookie to set in the response (and read from in the
request).
The default value is 'connect.sid'.
Note if you have multiple apps running on the same host (hostname + port),
then you need to separate the session cookies from each other. The simplest
method is to simply set different names per app.
##### proxy
Trust the reverse proxy when setting secure cookies (via the "X-Forwarded-Proto"
header).
The default value is undefined.
- true The "X-Forwarded-Proto" header will be used.
- false All headers are ignored and the connection is considered secure only
if there is a direct TLS/SSL connection.
- undefined Uses the "trust proxy" setting from express
##### resave
Forces the session to be saved back to the session store, even if the session
was never modified during the request. Depending on your store this may be
necessary, but it can also create race conditions where a client makes two
parallel requests to your server and changes made to the session in one
request may get overwritten when the other request ends, even if it made no
changes (this behavior also depends on what store you're using).
The default value is true, but using the default has been deprecated,
as the default will change in the future. Please research into this setting
and choose what is appropriate to your use-case. Typically, you'll want
false.
How do I know if this is necessary for my store? The best way to know is to
check with your store if it implements the touch method. If it does, then
you can safely set resave: false. If it does not implement the touch
method and your store sets an expiration date on stored sessions, then you
likely need resave: true.
##### rolling
Force a cookie to be set on every response. This resets the expiration date.
The default value is false.
##### saveUninitialized
Forces a session that is "uninitialized" to be saved to the store. A session is
uninitialized when it is new but not modified. Choosing false is useful for
implementing login sessions, reducing server storage usage, or complying with
laws that require permission before setting a cookie. Choosing false will also
help with race conditions where a client makes multiple parallel requests
without a session.
The default value is true, but using the default has been deprecated, as the
default will change in the future. Please research into this setting and
choose what is appropriate to your use-case.
Note if you are using Session in conjunction with PassportJS, Passport
will add an empty Passport object to the session for use after a user is
authenticated, which will be treated as a modification to the session, causing
it to be saved.
##### secret
Required option
This is the secret used to sign the session ID cookie. This can be either a string
for a single secret, or an array of multiple secrets. If an array of secrets is
provided, only the first element will be used to sign the session ID cookie, while
all the elements will be considered when verifying the signature in requests.
##### store
The session store instance, defaults to a new MemoryStore instance.
##### unset
Control the result of unsetting req.session (through delete, setting to null,
etc.).
The default value is 'keep'.
- 'destroy' The session will be destroyed (deleted) when the response ends.
- 'keep' The session in the store will be kept, but modifications made during
the request are ignored and not saved.
#### Cookie options
Note Since version 1.5.0, the cookie-parser middleware
no longer needs to be used for this module to work. This module now directly reads
and writes cookies on req/res. Using cookie-parser may result in issues
if the secret is not the same between this module and cookie-parser.
Please note that secure: true is a recommended option. However, it requires an https-enabled website, i.e., HTTPS is necessary for secure cookies.
If secure is set, and you access your site over HTTP, the cookie will not be set. If you have your node.js behind a proxy and are using secure: true, you need to set "trust proxy" in express:
`js
var app = express()
app.set('trust proxy', 1) // trust first proxy
app.use(session({
secret: 'keyboard cat',
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: true,
cookie: { secure: true }
}))
`
For using secure cookies in production, but allowing for testing in development, the following is an example of enabling this setup based on NODE_ENV in express:
`js
var app = express()
var sess = {
secret: 'keyboard cat',
cookie: {}
}
if (app.get('env') === 'production') {
app.set('trust proxy', 1) // trust first proxy
sess.cookie.secure = true // serve secure cookies
}
app.use(session(sess))
`
By default cookie.maxAge is null, meaning no "expires" parameter is set
so the cookie becomes a browser-session cookie. When the user closes the
browser the cookie (and session) will be removed.
$3
To store or access session data, simply use the request property req.session,
which is (generally) serialized as JSON by the store, so nested objects
are typically fine. For example below is a user-specific view counter:
`js
app.use(session({ secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }}))
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
var sess = req.session
if (sess.views) {
sess.views++
res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html')
res.write('views: ' + sess.views + '
')
res.write('expires in: ' + (sess.cookie.maxAge / 1000) + 's
')
res.end()
} else {
sess.views = 1
res.end('welcome to the session demo. refresh!')
}
})
`
#### Session.regenerate()
To regenerate the session simply invoke the method, once complete
a new SID and Session instance will be initialized at req.session.
`js
req.session.regenerate(function(err) {
// will have a new session here
})
`
#### Session.destroy()
Destroys the session, removing req.session, will be re-generated next request.
`js
req.session.destroy(function(err) {
// cannot access session here
})
`
#### Session.reload()
Reloads the session data.
`js
req.session.reload(function(err) {
// session updated
})
`
#### Session.save()
`js
req.session.save(function(err) {
// session saved
})
`
#### Session.touch()
Updates the .maxAge property. Typically this is
not necessary to call, as the session middleware does this for you.
$3
Each session has a unique cookie object accompany it. This allows
you to alter the session cookie per visitor. For example we can
set req.session.cookie.expires to false to enable the cookie
to remain for only the duration of the user-agent.
#### Cookie.maxAge
Alternatively req.session.cookie.maxAge will return the time
remaining in milliseconds, which we may also re-assign a new value
to adjust the .expires property appropriately. The following
are essentially equivalent
`js
var hour = 3600000
req.session.cookie.expires = new Date(Date.now() + hour)
req.session.cookie.maxAge = hour
`
For example when maxAge is set to 60000 (one minute), and 30 seconds
has elapsed it will return 30000 until the current request has completed,
at which time req.session.touch() is called to reset req.session.maxAge
to its original value.
`js
req.session.cookie.maxAge // => 30000
`
Session Store Implementation
Every session store _must_ be an EventEmitter and implement the following
methods:
- .get(sid, callback)
- .set(sid, session, callback)
- .destroy(sid, callback)
Recommended methods include, but are not limited to:
- .touch(sid, session, callback)
- .length(callback)
- .clear(callback)
For an example implementation view the connect-redis repo.
Compatible Session Stores
The following modules implement a session store that is compatible with this
module. Please make a PR to add additional modules :)
[![Github Stars][cassandra-store-image] cassandra-store][cassandra-store-url] An Apache Cassandra-based session store.
[cassandra-store-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cassandra-store
[cassandra-store-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/webcc/cassandra-store.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][connect-mssql-image] connect-mssql][connect-mssql-url] A SQL Server-based session store.
[connect-mssql-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/connect-mssql
[connect-mssql-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/patriksimek/connect-mssql.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][connect-mongo-image] connect-mongo][connect-mongo-url] A MongoDB-based session store.
[connect-mongo-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/connect-mongo
[connect-mongo-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/kcbanner/connect-mongo.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][connect-mongodb-session-image] connect-mongodb-session][connect-mongodb-session-url] Lightweight MongoDB-based session store built and maintained by MongoDB.
[connect-mongodb-session-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/connect-mongodb-session
[connect-mongodb-session-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mongodb-js/connect-mongodb-session.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][connect-redis-image] connect-redis][connect-redis-url] A Redis-based session store.
[connect-redis-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/connect-redis
[connect-redis-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tj/connect-redis.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][connect-session-knex-image] connect-session-knex][connect-session-knex-url] A session store using
Knex.js, which is a SQL query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite3, and Oracle.
[connect-session-knex-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/connect-session-knex
[connect-session-knex-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/llambda/connect-session-knex.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][level-session-store-image] level-session-store][level-session-store-url] A LevelDB-based session store.
[level-session-store-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/level-session-store
[level-session-store-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/scriptollc/level-session-store.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][mssql-session-store-image] mssql-session-store][mssql-session-store-url] A SQL Server-based session store.
[mssql-session-store-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mssql-session-store
[mssql-session-store-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jwathen/mssql-session-store.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][session-file-store-image] session-file-store][session-file-store-url] A file system-based session store.
[session-file-store-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/session-file-store
[session-file-store-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/valery-barysok/session-file-store.svg?label=%E2%98%85
[![Github Stars][session-rethinkdb-image] session-rethinkdb][session-rethinkdb-url] A RethinkDB-based session store.
[session-rethinkdb-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/session-rethinkdb
[session-rethinkdb-image]: https://img.shields.io/github/stars/llambda/session-rethinkdb.svg?label=%E2%98%85
Example
A simple example using express-session to store page views for a user.
`js
var express = require('express')
var parseurl = require('parseurl')
var session = require('express-session')
var app = express()
app.use(session({
secret: 'keyboard cat',
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: true
}))
app.use(function (req, res, next) {
var views = req.session.views
if (!views) {
views = req.session.views = {}
}
// get the url pathname
var pathname = parseurl(req).pathname
// count the views
views[pathname] = (views[pathname] || 0) + 1
next()
})
app.get('/foo', function (req, res, next) {
res.send('you viewed this page ' + req.session.views['/foo'] + ' times')
})
app.get('/bar', function (req, res, next) {
res.send('you viewed this page ' + req.session.views['/bar'] + ' times')
})
``