get sessions to work, better middleware design pattern

index.js

@@ -11,27 +11,12 @@ if (process.env.APP_DEBUG == 'true') {
 const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
 const session = require('express-session');
-const cookie_parse = require('cookie-parser');
-const cookie_encrypt = require('cookie-encrypter');
-const Redis = require("ioredis");
 const bodyparser = require('body-parser');
 
-let redisClient = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_PORT, process.env.REDIS_HOST);
+const { APP_PORT } = process.env;
-let RedisStore = require("connect-redis")(session)
-
-const { APP_PORT, APP_KEY } = process.env;
 
 app.use(bodyparser.json());
 app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
-app.use(cookie_parse(APP_KEY))
-app.use(cookie_encrypt(APP_KEY));
-app.use(session({
-	secret: APP_KEY,
-	resave: false,
-	saveUninitialized: true,
-	cookie: { secure: true },
-	store: new RedisStore({ client: redisClient })
-}));
 app.use(require('./middleware'));
 
 app.use(require('./routes'));

middleware/cookie.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+
+const cookie_parse = require('cookie-parser');
+const cookie_encrypt = require('cookie-encrypter');
+
+const { APP_KEY } = process.env;
+
+router.use(cookie_parse(APP_KEY))
+router.use(cookie_encrypt(APP_KEY));
+
+module.exports = router

middleware/index.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const glob = require('glob');
 
+router.use(require('./cookie'));
 router.use(require('./session'));
 router.use(require('./session_back'));
 

middleware/session.js

@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 
+const express   = require('express');
+const session   = require('express-session');
+const crypto    = require('crypto');
+const router    = new express.Router();
+const parser    = require('cookie-parser');
+
 const Redis = require("ioredis").Redis;
 /** @type {import('ioredis').Redis} */
 const redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_PORT, process.env.REDIS_HOST);
+const ConnectRedis = require('connect-redis')(session);
+const store = new ConnectRedis({client: redis});
 
-const express = require('express');
+router.use(parser())
-const router = express.Router();
+router.use(session({
-
+    secret: process.env.APP_KEY,
-async function session(req, res, next) {
+    store: store,
-    res.send(req.cookies);
+    cookie: {
-    return;
+        // secure cookies didnt work for some reason
+        secure: false
+    },
+    resave: true,
+    genid: (req) => {
+        return crypto.randomBytes(256).toString('base64');
     }
-
+}));
-router.use(session);
 
 module.exports = router;