[solved] - Webapp | Meteor API Docs - what is next()?

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I don’t understand how to use the next function described there.

  • next - a function. Calling this function will pass on the handling of this request to the next relevant handler.

Can some1 post an exampl plz?

2

You can define multiple handlers:


WebApp.connectHandlers.use('/', (req, res, next) => {
  // do something
});


WebApp.connectHandlers.use('/', (req, res, next) => {
  res.writeHead(200);
  res.end(`Hello world from: ${Meteor.release}`);
});

Those handlers will be executed one by one. However you should call next to allow the other handler to be called like below:


WebApp.connectHandlers.use('/', (req, res, next) => {
  // do something
  next();
});
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Thanks. Hard to guess by itself… dough

4

Its documented in 2 places. On is the docs itself:

Its also documented in the connect docs:

The Meteor docs also provide a reference to this documentation by mentioning that webapp exposes the connect api

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