middle-man

Simple express middleware manager. Pull your middleware out server.js and into seperate modules. Instead of worrying about middleware execution order, focus on what dependencies exist between them, if any.

npm install --save middleman

Usage

// Require middleman
var middleman = require('middleman');

// Generate express middleware from your directory of middleware objects
var middlewareArray = middleman.generate({directory: path.resolve(__dirname, '/middleware')});
// Pass in your new, ordered middleware array into Express
app.use(middlewareArray);

Middleware Plugins

Format

module.exports = {
  name: // The name of the middleware plugin, used to reference as a dependency, etc.
  middleware: // A function or array of functions to register with your express application
  dependencies: // [Optional] An array of muddleware plugin names that must be run before this one
  priority: // [Optional] if true, order this middleware before any non-priority plugins
};

Examples

Simple Middleware

module.exports = {
  name: 'simple-plugin',
  middleware: function simplePlugin(req, res, next) {
    next();
  }
};

Middleware with Dependencies

module.exports = {
	name: 'complex-plugin',
	dependencies: ['simple-plugin'],
	middleware: [
		function middlewareA(req, res, next) {
			next();
		},
		function middlewareB(req, res, next) {
			next();
		},
		function middlewareC(req, res, next) {
			next();
		}
	]
};

Setup Middleware

module.exports = {
	name: 'setup',
	middleware: function setupPlugin(req, res, next) {
		// If you have a plugin named 'setup', it will be run first, no matter what. Do any early setup here
		next();
	}
};