Separating routes into files in Express - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to import the Express module.

Express

const express = require('[1]');

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Aexpress

Brouter

Croutes

Dapp

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'router' or 'routes' instead of 'express'.

Leaving the string empty.

You need to import the 'express' module to use Express features.

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medium

Complete the code to create a new router instance.

Express

const router = express.[1]();

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Aroute

Bapp

Croutes

DRouter

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Common Mistakes

Using 'route' instead of 'Router'.

Using lowercase 'router'.

The method to create a router is express.Router() with a capital R.

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hard

Fix the error in exporting the router from the routes file.

Express

module.exports = [1];

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Arouter

Bapp

Cexpress

Droutes

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Common Mistakes

Exporting 'express' or 'app' instead of 'router'.

Forgetting to export anything.

You export the router instance so it can be used in other files.

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hard

Fill both blanks to import and use the router in the main app file.

Express

const [1] = require('./routes');
app.use([2]);

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Arouter

Broutes

Dexpress

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Common Mistakes

Using 'express' instead of the router variable.

Mixing variable names between import and use.

You import the router as 'router' and then use it with app.use(router).

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hard

Fill all three blanks to define a GET route in the router file.

Express

router.[1]('[2]', (req, res) => {
  res.[3]('Hello from route!');
});

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Aget

B/hello

Csend

Dpost

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Common Mistakes

Using 'post' instead of 'get'.

Forgetting the slash in the path.

Using 'res.sendFile' instead of 'res.send'.

Use router.get to define a GET route, specify the path '/hello', and respond with res.send.