@types/cookie-parser
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The @types/cookie-parser package provides TypeScript type definitions for the cookie-parser middleware, which is used in Express applications for parsing Cookie header and populating req.cookies with an object keyed by the cookie names. Essentially, it enables strong typing for TypeScript projects using cookie-parser, ensuring that developers can work with cookies in a type-safe manner.
Type Definitions for Cookie Parsing Middleware
This code demonstrates how to use the cookie-parser middleware in an Express application with TypeScript. The @types/cookie-parser package provides the necessary type definitions for TypeScript to understand and correctly type the `req.cookies` object, allowing for a more robust and error-free development experience.
import express from 'express';
import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
const app = express();
app.use(cookieParser());
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
console.log(req.cookies);
res.send('Cookies: ' + JSON.stringify(req.cookies));
});
app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));cookie-session is a middleware for Express that enables session support through cookies. Unlike @types/cookie-parser, which is focused on parsing cookies and populating req.cookies, cookie-session is used for managing session state in web applications, storing session data on the client-side within cookies. It provides a different layer of functionality compared to simply parsing cookies.
express-session is another session management middleware for Express, but unlike cookie-session, it supports storing session data on the server-side, with the session ID being stored in a cookie on the client-side. This approach offers more control and security over session data compared to storing all session data within cookies. While @types/cookie-parser is focused on parsing cookies, express-session deals with sessions more comprehensively.
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npm install --save @types/cookie-parser
This package contains type definitions for cookie-parser (https://github.com/expressjs/cookie-parser).
Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/cookie-parser.
import * as express from "express";
declare global {
namespace Express {
// Inject additional properties on express.Request
interface Request {
/**
* This request's secret.
* Optionally set by cookie-parser if secret(s) are provided. Can be used by other middleware.
* [Declaration merging](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/declaration-merging.html) can be used to add your own properties.
*/
secret?: string;
}
}
}
declare function cookieParser(
secret?: string | string[],
options?: cookieParser.CookieParseOptions,
): express.RequestHandler;
declare namespace cookieParser {
interface CookieParseOptions {
decode?(val: string): string;
}
function JSONCookie(jsonCookie: string): object | undefined;
function JSONCookies<T extends { [key: string]: string }>(jsonCookies: T): { [P in keyof T]: object | undefined };
function signedCookie(cookie: string, secret: string | string[]): string | false;
function signedCookies<T extends { [key: string]: string }>(
cookies: T,
secret: string | string[],
): { [P in keyof T]?: string | false };
}
export = cookieParser;
These definitions were written by Santi Albo, and BendingBender.
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TypeScript definitions for cookie-parser
The npm package @types/cookie-parser receives a total of 1,057,111 weekly downloads. As such, @types/cookie-parser popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @types/cookie-parser demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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