How to use koa router to define a default?
How to use koa router to define a default?
1 answer
by
haylee.mertz ,
4 months ago
@darrion.kuhn
To define a default route in the Koa Router, follow these steps:
- Install the required dependencies:
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npm install koa koa-router |
- Import the necessary modules:
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const Koa = require('koa');
const Router = require('koa-router');
const app = new Koa();
const router = new Router();
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- Define your routes:
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// Define your default route
router.get('/', (ctx, next) => {
ctx.body = 'Default route';
});
// Define other routes
router.get('/users', (ctx, next) => {
ctx.body = 'Users route';
});
router.get('/products', (ctx, next) => {
ctx.body = 'Products route';
});
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- Define the default route at the end of your route definitions:
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router.get('(.*)', (ctx, next) => {
ctx.body = 'Invalid route';
});
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- Use the router middleware in your Koa app:
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app .use(router.routes()) .use(router.allowedMethods()); |
- Start the server:
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app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('Server running on port 3000');
});
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With this setup, if a user visits the root URL '/', they will see the message 'Default route'. If a user visits a route that is not defined, they will see the message 'Invalid route'. Other specific routes like '/users' or '/products' can be defined as needed.
Note: The default route (.*) should be defined at the end of the route definitions to catch any undefined routes.