express.js request.url is always /

Question

I just created my first app with node.js and express. And I only want to print out current url, so I add these lines:

app.use('/test', function(request, response){
    console.log('current url is '+request.url);
    response.end();
})

Now when I run on browser at localhost:3000/test in will print me: current url is / Can someone explain it to me?

I think you might also have another console.log, which prints the 'current url is /' — manish, Oct 29 '15 at 13:40

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 26 '19 at 10:01

7

i had the same issue and the solution was so obvious...

I had a "express rule" like:

app.all('*', function(req, res) {
    res.redirect('/')
})

And that redirect me automaticly to "/" route so it doesn't work...

In your case, I think the problem comes from your keywork "use" used with express. Try this:

app.get('/test', function(request, response){
    console.log('current url is '+request.url);
    response.end();
})

answered Mar 26 '19 at 10:01

Axel Paris

1

using get instead of use resolved this issue for me. app.use is in fact mounting middleware rather than routing requests. – Howie May 13 '19 at 22:02
The second part of this answer should be the accepted answer. – Daghall Jun 14 '23 at 06:57

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

4

Try for this:

var Url = req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + req.originalUrl;

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

Community

answered Oct 29 '15 at 13:11

Subburaj

2 Answers2