NodeJS and console.log not logging

Question

So, its been a hot minute since I've used node, and i can not for the life of me, understand why this isn't working.

const body_parser = require("body-parser");
var express = require("express");
var app = express();

app.use("/", express.static(__dirname +  "/Contents/"));

app.get("/", function(req, res) {
    //Why wont this log to my terminal when a user visits the site?
    console.log("log it pleaseeeeeeeeee");
});

app.listen(5004, () => {
   console.log("server up and listening on port 5004");
});

I'm trying to log "Log it Pleaseeeee" every time a user visits the site, into the terminal where my nodejs app is running. Why wont this work?

Answer 1

You can't have 2 seperate handlers for an endpoint, in your case "/"

To achieve what you want, you must provide a middleware function.

express will know based on the type of the second argument what to do. middleware functions expect 3 arguments; the last being a callback so it knows when you are ready.

You should change your code by moving your get function into your app.use('/', ...) function and including the callback parameter as follows:

const body_parser = require("body-parser");
var express = require("express");
var app = express();

app.use("/", function(req, res, callback) {
   console.log("log it pleaseeeeeeeeee");
   callback()
}, express.static(__dirname +  "/Contents/"));

/** GET RID OF THIS
app.get("/", function(req, res) {
   //Why wont this log to my terminal when a user visits the site?
   console.log("log it pleaseeeeeeeeee");
});
*/

app.listen(5004, () => {
   console.log("server up and listening on port 5004");
});