How to use window.sessionstorage in node.js

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I store a hash in session storage using javascript like:

window.sessionStorage.setItem('test', true);

How do I read this key using node.js?

you can use it on the front-end such as for React.js, etc – PositiveGuy May 27 '17 at 17:32 — PositiveGuy, May 27 '17 at 17:32

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '16 at 05:16

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You don't.

sessionStorage is a browser side API for storing values locally for the life of the browser session, that does not automatically get transmitted to the server. NodeJS is a framework and engine for creating server side applications.

Perhaps you're needing the functionality of cookies.

answered Jul 21 '16 at 05:16

Will

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you can use it on the front-end for Single Page apps – PositiveGuy May 27 '17 at 17:32

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '19 at 13:14

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I have made a simple package to emulate browser's sessionStorage.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-sessionstorage

You can use it like this:

const storage = require('node-sessionstorage')

storage.setItem('foo', 'bar')

console.log('item set:', storage.getItem('foo'))

answered Jan 23 '19 at 13:14

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for removing item for session storage? – Bryan Lumbantobing Jul 28 '20 at 13:43
@BryanLumbantobing Yes, here are the sources: https://github.com/caffeinum/node-sessionstorage/blob/master/index.js – caffeinum Jul 30 '20 at 14:09

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 18 '20 at 10:59

I created this npm package since i'm having the same issue on my own projects,

    npm i sessionstorage-for-nodejs

again this is my npm package and i created it.

    const sessionStorage = require('sessionstorage-for-node');

    sessionStorage.setItem('id', 'value');
 
    console.log('product: ', sessionStorage.getItem('id'));
 
    sessionStorage.removeItem('id', 'value');

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered May 26 '20 at 12:48

You can use express-session module on Node.js:

$ npm install express-session

But it can be more complicated than the way you use window.sessionStorage, e.g. some security needs to be taken care of. For express-session documentation, click here. For more info about how it works, click here.

How to use window.sessionstorage in node.js

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