Express session can't get stored session values for next request

Question

I'm trying to learn how express session is used. I wrote the following code. When I visit the /session route from Postman, every time it shows following in console:

not set

vikaskumar

What I expect is vikaskumar only, after first request. I guess it is saving this string in session but not storing in memory store. But as per docs, the memory store is default, so it should save it automatically?

Here's the code:

app.use(session({
    secret: 'keyboard cat',
    resave: false,
    saveUninitialized: true
}));

app.use(function (req, res, next) {
    var views = req.session.username;

    if (!views) {
        console.log("not set");
        req.session.username = 'vikaskumar';
    }

    next();
});

app.get("/session", function(req, res){
    console.log(req.session.username);
    res.write(req.session.username);
    res.end();
});

you have to use Postman Interceptor to work with cookies in Postman, that's why it's not setting the session. — tbking, Jun 20 '17 at 07:13
Well it's working. Could you please answer this? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44608114/whats-the-difference-between-reconnectionattempts-and-pingtimeout — Vikas, Jun 20 '17 at 07:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 20 '17 at 13:20

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As mentioned in the comments, you need to use Postman Interceptor for cookies to work with Postman.

answered Jun 20 '17 at 13:20

tbking

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which answer are you talking about? And what's properly? – tbking Jun 21 '17 at 04:24
The question about pingTimeout on my another account. – Vikas Jun 21 '17 at 11:11
It's not related to this question – tbking Jun 21 '17 at 19:30
see this: It's still not working even when tried with browser. It works only for GET requests: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44712538/cant-save-express-session-in-nodejs – Vikas Jun 23 '17 at 04:21

Express session can't get stored session values for next request

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