ExpressJS with NuxtJS middleware passing post data to page - express

Question

Can someone help me understand how to pass data from post request to the nuxt page that is loaded. I dont know how to send the data to the page that will be loaded.
I want to be able to process the POST request, then send that data for usage on the following page. I am open to suggestions but I can't find proper documentation, tutorials or examples to accomplish this task.
I don't want to use axios here (with JSON type response), because I would prefer to send POST data and load new page. Therefor if page is reloaded, POST data must be submitted again.
const express = require('express')
const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
const { Nuxt, Builder } = require('nuxt')
const app = express()
const host = process.env.HOST || '127.0.0.1'
const port = process.env.PORT || 3000
// parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
// parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json())
app.set('port', port)
// Import and Set Nuxt.js options
let config = require('../nuxt.config.js')
config.dev = !(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production')
async function start() {
// Init Nuxt.js
const nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
// Build only in dev mode
if (config.dev) {
const builder = new Builder(nuxt)
await builder.build()
}
// Routes added
app.post('/events/booking', function (req, res, next) {
console.log('REQUEST:', req.body)
res.set('eventId', req.body.eventId)
res.set('moreData', ['some', 'more', 'data'])
next()
})
// Give nuxt middleware to express
app.use(nuxt.render)
// Listen the server
app.listen(port, host)
console.log('Server listening on http://' + host + ':' + port) // eslint-disable-line no-console
}
start()

Answer 1

I believe the source of your issue is the disconnect between Nuxt's implementation of Express, the deprecation/version-conflicts of bodyParser middleware and/or the Node event system.
I would personally take a step back by removing the custom express routing, handle the body parsing yourself in the middleware and take advantage of the Vuex store.
store/index.js
export const state = () => ({
postBody: null,
postError: null
})
export const mutations = {
postBody: (state, postBody) => {
state.postBody = postBody;
},
postError: (state, postError) => {
state.postError = postError;
},
}
export const getters = {
postBody: state => state.postBody,
postError: state => state.postError,
}
middleware/index.js
export default ({req, store}) => {
if (process.server && req && req.method === 'POST') {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
req.on('data', data => resolve(store.commit('postBody', JSON.parse(data))));
req.on('error', data => reject(store.commit('postError', JSON.parse(data))));
})
}
}
pages/index.vue
<template>
<div>
<h1>Test page</h1>
<div v-if="postBody">
<h2>post body</h2>
<p>{{postBody}}</p>
</div>
<div v-if="postError">
<h2>post error</h2>
<p>{{postError}}</p>
</div>
<div v-if="!postError && !postBody">
Please post JSON data to this URL to see a response
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
export default {
middleware: 'post-data',
computed: mapGetters({
postBody: 'postBody',
postError: 'postError'
})
}
</script>
Below is a live and working example project of the above. POST JSON data using a client app (Postman, web form, etc) to see the posted data rendered on the page.
Live Code: https://glitch.com/edit/#!/terrific-velociraptor
Live Example: https://terrific-velociraptor.glitch.me/