Express route not working - nodejs

Question

I have a simple scenario. I am following Max tutorial.

My http://localhost:3000/message always returns index page. That is only the first route is working. The new route is not working. I am simply trying to put node.hbs on /message

/routes/app.js

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

router.get('/', function (req, res, next) {
    res.render('index');
});
router.get('/messsage', function (req, res, next) {
    res.render('node', { message: 'hello' });
});
module.exports = router;

app.js

var appRoutes = require('./routes/app');
app.use('/', appRoutes);

// catch 404 and forward to error handler
app.use(function (req, res, next) {
    return res.render('index');
});

You have a typo in your route path: 'messsage` when the URL you are requesting has 'message'. — Jason Cust, May 22 '18 at 15:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '18 at 15:54

Your code is working. The requested URL http://localhost:3000/message is not matching any of your declared paths so it is defaulting to your custom 404 page which is the same as your index page. Without changing your code and simply requesting http://localhost:3000/messsage will match the path of /messsage on your router. It's a typo.

Express route not working - nodejs

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