How to change the maxage of a session for a specific user?

[azeemba]

In express3.x this was possible using req.session.cookie.maxAge.
However it seems that req.session.cookie is undefined. So is it possible to change the properties of the cookie without changing them globally?

[azeemba]

Duplicate #5

[azeemba]

Nevermind that doesn't solve issue about changing it for specific cookies.

[ghost]

I added a simple function which allows you to change session options. The code is here: 6038e56

Usage example in the pull request: #25

You can use this to update any of the options described in the cookie-session ReadMe. I'm not sure if it breaks anything. It works for me, but use at your own risk.

[dougwilson]

Hi! Sorry this module has been sitting around for so long! I have added how you can do this with req.sessionOptions.maxAge in the readme, which has been available for the lifetime of this module, but just undocumented.

[dougwilson]

Eh, nevermind. That doesn't work right. This module needs a serious overhaul :)

[dougwilson]

For now, with version 1.2.0, the solution would be as follows if you want a sticky maxAge:

app.use(cookieSession())
app.use(function (req, res, next) {
  req.sessionOptions.maxAge = req.session.maxAge || req.sessionOptions.maxAge
})